m3rajk — Wed, 20 Aug 2003 20:04:19 +0000

np. if you'd like some help with posix, i know that to some degree (i've done sys ad work) so i can try to guide you, but if you're not root, then it's moot. you'd need your sys ad to do the stuff

just an fyi, here's the section of the ini that deals with the gid:

Quote: ; By default, Safe Mode does a UID compare check when
; opening files. If you want to relax this to a GID compare,
; then turn on safe_mode_gid.
safe_mode_gid = Off

TonyMontana — Wed, 20 Aug 2003 19:47:01 +0000

Thanks. For now I'll stick with this approach, because I know close to nothing about the setup and settings. And this works, .

<?php
$uCatArray = array(\"one\",\"two\",\"three\");
$si = sizeof ($uCatArray);

$connection = ftp_connect('ftp.yoursite.com');

$username = 'username';
$pass = 'password';
$login_result = ftp_login($connection,$username,$pass);
// check to make sure you're connected:


if ((!($login_result)) or (!($connection)))
{
  echo \"no login\";
}


else
{
// create root folder

$rootFolder=\"sumFolder\"; 
  $dir = '/var/www/html/anotherFolder/';
  ftp_chdir($connection,$dir);
 echo \"Current directory is now : \", ftp_pwd($connection), \"\n\";

if(ftp_mkdir($connection,$rootFolder)) print (\"File is created!\"); 
$chmod_cmd=\"CHMOD 0777 \".$rootFolder; 
$chmod=ftp_site($connection, $chmod_cmd); 
}

// change to new folder
ftp_chdir($connection,$rootFolder);

for ($i=0;$i<$si;$i++){
 $newDir = $dir . $rootFolder . \"/\" . $uCatArray[$i];
  //ftp_chdir($connection,$dir);

if(ftp_mkdir($connection,$newDir)) print (\"File is created!\"); 
  $chmod_cmd=\"CHMOD 0777 \".$uCatArray[$i]; 
  $chmod=ftp_site($connection, $chmod_cmd); 
}

ftp_quit($connection); 
?>

m3rajk — Wed, 20 Aug 2003 19:32:40 +0000

Quote: Originally posted by TonyMontana
'if it's set to chec gid, then set the gid of the server and php to be the same. at this point it will be able to in safe mode'

m3rajk, can you explain exactly how to access and change those settings?

TM

/etc/php.ini (if you're on a posix box) has the php settings. make sure safe mode does gid checking as well as uid.

if not, and you're not root, then youhave to talk to root for both things.

root has to set groups. i believe they need to have the same primary group to automatically work right. that's inthe user/group mantainence

druagord — Wed, 20 Aug 2003 19:19:48 +0000

Quote: Originally posted by TonyMontana

Actually the initial folder is created, with file permission 0777. It's the subdirectories within it that are not being made due to a limitation in SAFE MODE where the server takes ownership of the new folder, and restricts access to the php script which has a different uid.

Are you running PHP in cgi or as a module if it's as a module the first folder should be created with the user under under wich apache is running as the owner and the subfolder too.

Quote: Originally posted by TonyMontana

SAFE MODE Restriction in effect. The script whose uid is 743 is not allowed to access ../rootFolder

after carefully checking the error message i am wondering if .. in ../rootFolder is correct i don't see where it comes from in the script

TonyMontana — Wed, 20 Aug 2003 18:52:05 +0000

'if it's set to chec gid, then set the gid of the server and php to be the same. at this point it will be able to in safe mode'

m3rajk, can you explain exactly how to access and change those settings?

m3rajk — Wed, 20 Aug 2003 18:37:38 +0000

if other is set to rwx, then regaurdless of who OWNS the folder, everyone has complete access. i believe safemode only checks uid, and gid (optional)

so there IS something you can do, if it's set to chec gid, then set the gid of the server and php to be the same. at this point it will be able to in safe mode

TonyMontana — Wed, 20 Aug 2003 18:08:49 +0000

'it sounds like the issues is that it doesn't have permission, which means that the call to the folder when being created is setting permissions wrong'

Actually the initial folder is created, with file permission 0777. It's the subdirectories within it that are not being made due to a limitation in SAFE MODE where the server takes ownership of the new folder, and restricts access to the php script which has a different uid.

Cheers,

m3rajk — Wed, 20 Aug 2003 17:37:49 +0000

i agree with druagord here. it sounds like the issues is that it doesn't have permission, which means that the call to the folder when being created is setting permissions wrong. double check that it's being set to 777, or that the webserver has rwx (needs all three because you need r-x to read the folder and w to write to it. the other groups permissions are moot in this case)

druagord — Wed, 20 Aug 2003 12:57:10 +0000

could you suply what the resulting permission from the first folder are. from what i see they should be 777 but the warning seems to say otherwise

TonyMontana — Wed, 20 Aug 2003 08:07:36 +0000

The only workaround I've seen, without switching SAFE MODE off is conncting via ftp_connect(), which appears to work thus far, although it is a more clunky way of working.