RE: [PHP] Uploading Files Via PHP

A world writeable directory is a security risk. Why not just fix the owner/group and only give the permissions needed, 775 at most. -----Original Message----- From: Dan Rossi [mailto:daniel@electroteque.org] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 1:45 AM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: RE: [PHP] Uploading Files Via PHP did u even read it ? chmod 777 + owned by httpd -----Original Message----- From: Jason Wong [mailto:php-general@gremlins.biz] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 9:40 PM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] Uploading Files Via PHP On Thursday 27 March 2003 18:25, Marek Kilimajer wrote: > not necesserily both, either of them is enought: Not quite true :) If owned by 'httpd' then 'httpd' still needs write permission (o+w). > drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 188416 Mar 27 11:23 /tmp > or > drwx------ 2 apache apache 188416 Mar 27 11:23 > /var/www/uploads > > daniel wrote: > >possibly a permissions problem , dir needs to be 777 and owned by httpd -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * ------------------------------------------ Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general ------------------------------------------ /* In good speaking, should not the mind of the speaker know the truth of the matter about which he is to speak? -- Plato */ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php