Re: mkdir() , making 'mode' parameter optional

On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 12:31:39AM +0100, Melvyn Sopacua wrote : > At 00:02 11-1-2002, Markus Fischer shared with all of us: > > >On Thu, Jan 10, 2002 at 11:46:50PM +0100, Melvyn Sopacua wrote : > >> Markus Fischer said at 22:41 10-1-2002: > >> > >> > Is there someone who would object modifying mkdir() so it > >> > only needs the dirname to create and mode is optonal and > >> > defaults to 0777 ? > >> > >> defaults to php_value php_umask ? > > > > Pardon, can you elaborate? > > An ini-setting (and thus apache directive), which specifies the > umask for file/dir-creation. This would help especially in hosting > environments, with less skilled users. I wasn't talking about adding 'a new feature' or so. > >> Same for 'touch' and fopen("w")? > >> > >> touch is now 600, so either align them or configurable. > > > > Where do you see this default value in the source ? I can't > > spot it. > > Sorry - I confused two things: > it's the default for move_uploaded_file. That could use an optional > argument mode :-). > > Judging from the a quick testscript, the default for touch is indeed > the umask of the user. > > In any case - a hardcoded 0777 isn't logical, apart from being less safe. It makes totally sense because it only relies on the umask() being set. -- Please always Cc to me when replying to me on the lists.