i cannot fwrite from my new server without chmodding

[soniclnd]

hello.... i recently changed servers and noticed that with my previous host i didn't need to chmod any files(they were all in 644) and i could use fwrite() succesfully. however, with my new host all files are also in 644 but to use fwrite() i have to chmod the file to 777.... can anybody tell my why that is happening, and how can i make it so I don't have to chmod the files on my new server

PS: both servers use PHP4.3.11

 

[sleipnir214]

It's a permissions problem.

Your scripts will run using the permissions as which your web browser runs. The web server's user doesn't have permission to write to the directory or file.

One thing I would check is whether Apache (I assume Apache from your permission values) is running as a defined user or as "nobody", which won't have much permissions to anything.


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[soniclnd]

thank you for your fast answer.... so if i understand you right, the webserver user does not appear as the "owner", therefor it is only able to "read" files...... so how can i give the webserver user more permissions? or if i myself cannot(because i don't have acces to apache itself), what should i tell my host provider to do.....

 

[sleipnir214]

What I generally do is make sure that the web server is a member of the group which owns the file, then make sure the permission on the file is 664.


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[soniclnd]

turns out i'm a nobody on the server.... i don't have owner permissons nor group permissions....... how could i fix that?....

 

[sleipnir214]

That sounds like something only your hosting provider and do.


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