Bug #53658 [Opn->Fbk]: is_writable returns always false

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53658&edit=1 ID: 53658 Updated by: rasmus@php.net Reported by: pierregobin at free dot fr Summary: is_writable returns always false -Status: Open +Status: Feedback Type: Bug Package: Filesystem function related Operating System: Linux 2.6.35 PHP Version: 5.3SVN-2011-01-05 (SVN) Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Are you absolutely sure your web server is running as user apache? Do a "ps -aux | grep httpd" or "ps aux | grep apache" and see which user it is running as. is_writable works fine everywhere as far as I know. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-01-05 22:38:05] pierregobin at free dot fr Description: ------------ When php script is run via apache is_writable always returns false : 'is_writable()' always returns 'false' whatever : - the permission write sets or not. - safe_mode on or off - the owner of the file being root:root or apache:apache on the other side, 'is_readable()' returns the correct value (either 'true' when the file is made readable or 'false' when the file is made unreadable). But, when the same script is run by the php command line (under root) - is_writable returns the correct value. Test script: --------------- <?php if (is_writable("toto")) { echo "is_writable<br>"; } else { echo "is not writable!!!<br>"; } ?> Expected result: ---------------- is_writable in case 'toto' is writable is not writable in case 'toto' is not writable ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53658&edit=1