Re: Re: Permissions

On Tue, 2013-08-27 at 16:16 +0930, David Robley wrote: > Ethan Rosenberg wrote: > > > Dear List - > > > > Tried to run the program, that we have been discussing, and received a > > 403 error. > > > > rosenberg:/var/www# ls -la StoreInventory.php > > -rwxrwxrw- 1 ethan ethan 4188 Aug 26 20:26 StoreInventory.php > > > > rosenberg:/var# ls -ld www > > drwxrwxrw- 37 ethan ethan 20480 Aug 26 20:26 www > > > > I had set the S bit [probably a nasty mistake] and I thought I was able > > to remove the bit. [it doesn't show above] > > > > How do I extricate myself from the hole into which I have planted myself? > > > > TIA > > > > Ethan > > This is in no way a php question, as the same result will happen no matter > what you ask apache to serve from that directory. > > You have the directory permissions set to 776 not 777. > -- > Cheers > David Robley > > Steal this tagline and I'll tie-dye your cat! > > 776 won't matter in the case of a directory, as the last bit is for the eXecute permissions, which aren't applicable to a directory. What It's possible that this is an SELinux issue, which adds an extra layer of permissions over files. To see what those permissions are, use the -Z flag for ls. Also, check the SELinux logs (assuming that it's running and it is causing a problem) to see if it brings up anything. It's typically found on RedHat-based distros. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk