move_uploaded_f ile, fileowner, chown etc.

[Perttu Pulkkinen]

I have a form handler script that creates a new folder for the files sent in
the form. Move_uploaded_f ile transfers then puts those files there.

But problem is that apache becomes automaticly owner of folder and files, so
later I cannot delete/rename/transfer those files trough winscp. Only load
them if permissions are set ok.

Chown doesn't work, because only superuser can change file's owner. What can
I do? Make 24 h agreement with superuser? Become superuser? Now i fell more
like superloser. I create files but i cannot delete them.

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[Alvaro G Vicario]

*** Perttu Pulkkinen wrote/escribió (Thu, 02 Jun 2005 09:08:02 GMT):

Chown doesn't work, because only superuser can change file's owner. What can
I do?

Try changing the group with chgrp() and giving rights to the group. In many
Linux distros user's main group is a group named after the username that is
created automatically. That's it, user john belongs to group john.
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[Perttu Pulkkinen]

"Alvaro G Vicario" wrote:

*** Perttu Pulkkinen wrote/escribió (Thu, 02 Jun 2005 09:08:02 GMT):

Chown doesn't work, because only superuser can change file's owner.

Try changing the group with chgrp() and giving rights to the group. In many Linux distros user's main group is a group named after the username that is created automatically. That's it, user john belongs to group john.

Chgrp doesn't work either, because only superuser can change file's group.

[Kenneth Downs]

Perttu Pulkkinen wrote:

"Alvaro G Vicario" wrote:

*** Perttu Pulkkinen wrote/escribió (Thu, 02 Jun 2005 09:08:02 GMT):

> Chown doesn't work, because only superuser can change file's owner.

Try changing the group with chgrp() and giving rights to the group. In

many

Linux distros user's main group is a group named after the username that

is

created automatically. That's it, user john belongs to group john.

Chgrp doesn't work either, because only superuser can change file's group.

It does work. The apache user must be in the group.

So if user John is in group "John", and you want John to be able to
manipulate files uploaded by apache, then put apache into that group also.
Then apache will be able to chgrp its own files to group John.

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[Marcos Gutierrez]

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Try using FTP

Something like...

$id_con = ftp_connect("lo calhost");
$resultado_logi n =
ftp_login($id_c on, "ftp_user", "ftp_pass") ;
if ((!$id_con) || (!$resultado_lo gin)) return 0;

if(!file_exists ("my_folder" ))
ftp_mkdir($id_c on,"/_other_/_ftp_folders/my_folder");
$carga = ftp_put($id_con ,
/_other_/_ftp_folders/my_folder/myfile,
$_FILES["myfile"]['tmp_name'], FTP_BINARY);
if(!$carga) return 0;
else return 1;
ftp_close($id_c on);

This is what I do to avoid the problem ^^

Greets.
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