I have my script running on plesk latest version and plesk does not have write permissions. I have to write a configuration file with the values from database.
I tried the following,
$pathconn = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/mysite/_conn.php";
if(file_exists($pathconn)){
chmod($pathconn, 0777);
}
$file_contents = file_get_contents($pathconn);
$file_contents = str_replace("webuser_admin", $username."_admin", $file_contents);
$file_contents = str_replace("webpass", $mysql_password, $file_contents);
$file_contents = str_replace("web_db", $username."_ss", $file_contents);
file_put_contents($pathconn, $file_contents);
The php variables are coming from database and I need to update _conn.php file with those variables to run the website. I cannot do that because of permission issue.
Is there any other way to do that? I read somewhere that we can do that as a apache or root user. But I am not sure what does that mean. Help please..
Depending on the linux distribution that you installed in your VPS you will have to type different commands but those steps remain the same :
1.you have to log in to your server with SSH
2.find the name of your web server username
3.Give permissions to web server with (chmod, chown) for the directory where you want to write data
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I am working on update feature for a CMS. But I stuck on this. The scenario is user will able to upload a zip file, the updater script will extract it and replace the old one.
I have a problem with replacing, I've done the following
<?php rename($old, $new);
I always get "Permission Denied"
using ftp_rename:
<?php
$conn = ftp_connect($host);
ftp_login($conn, 'user', 'pass');
ftp_rename($conn, $src, $dest);
I always get
Warning: ftp_rename(): Rename Failed. on....
Is there a proper way to do this ? thanks.
Depending on your linux distro, php actually executes command as a specific user. Check your apache (or whatever server you are using) settings and put the permission accordingly
For example in apache, it is set
export APACHE_RUN_USER=www-data
export APACHE_RUN_GROUP=www-data
You can then change that upload folder to be owned by www-data
For more information you can read this useful discussion
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/30879/what-user-should-apache-and-php-be-running-as-what-permissions-should-var-www
I'm trying to simply write to a text file with PHP and every time I try it doesn't return an error but just doesn't write. I'm doing...
$fp = fopen('file.txt', 'w');
fwrite($fp, '1') or die('error');
fclose($fp);
And very time it returns "error". file.txt is definitely in the same directory as the PHP file. I figured PHP couldn't get access to the file. I'm using Windows Server 2008. Does anyone know what the problem could be?
Two things can be happening.
One, consider setting the full path to the file within the directory like this; change /full/path/to/the/file/ to match the actual full path to the file:
$fp = fopen('/full/path/to/the/file/file.txt', 'w');
fwrite($fp, '1') or die('error');
fclose($fp);
Next, does the file itself have permissions that allow the server itself to access it. Remember, the Apache server will run as another user other than you. So need to make sucre the ownership & permissions match the Apache user.
I'm making a utility that provides a GUI to easy edit certain values in a csv file on a remote server. My boss wants the utility in php running on the private webserver. I'm new to php, but I was able to get the GUI file modifier working locally without issues. The final piece now is rather than the local test file I need to grab a copy of the requested file off of the remote server, edit it, and then replace the old file with the edited one. My issue is uploading and downloading the file.
When I searched for a solution I found the following:
(note in each of these I am just trying to move a test file)
$source = "http://<IP REMOTE SERVER>/index.html";
$dest = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."index.html";
copy($source, $dest);
This solution ran into a permissions error.
$source ="http://<IP REMOTE SERVER>/index.html";
$destination = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."newfile.html";
$data = file_get_contents($source);
$handle = fopen($destination, "w");
fwrite($handle, $data);
fclose($handle);
This also had a permissions error
$connection = ssh2_connect('<IP REMOTE SERVER>', 22);
ssh2_auth_password($connection, 'cahenk', '<PASSWORD>');
ssh2_scp_recv($connection, '/tmp/CHenk/CHenk.csv', 'Desktop/CHenk.csv');
This solution has the error Fatal error: Call to undefined function ssh2_connect() which I have learned is because the function is not a part of the default php installation.
In closing, is there any easy way to read/write files to the remote server through php either by changing permissions, having the php extension installed, or a different way entirely that will work. Basically I'm trying to find the solution that requires the least settings changes to the server because I am not the administrator and would have to go through a round about process of getting any changes done. If something does need to be changed instructions on doing so or a link to instructions would be greatly appreciated.
Did you set the enable-url-fopen-wrapper in your php.ini?(only if your php version is older)
Please look # php remote files storing in example 2
So, I have this simple little php script. It runs and compiles fine and works the way I want it to on the machine that I coded it. I'm running it on a personal home web-server running Debian 6.0.6, 32bit. It's apache with php. And I know for a fact that php is working on the server.
<?php
$hitsfile = "hits.txt"; #name of file
$filehandle = fopen($hitsfile, 'r') or die ("Couldn't read file."); #Opens file, 'hitsfile' to be read.
$hits = fread($filehandle, 5); #reads file to the introduced variable, 'hits'
fclose($filehandle); #closes file
$hits++; #increments the variable that it read.
$filehandle = fopen($hitsfile, 'w') or die ("Couldn't write to file."); #opens file to be read.
fwrite($filehandle, $hits); #writes the hits variable to file.
fclose($filehandle); #closes file.
echo $hits; #outputs the hits variable.
?>
When I access the file from the server, via a web browser, I get the "Couldn't write to file." error. So then, it's opening the file properly, and reading it. And when it opens it to write, it fails. I'm assuming this is some sort of problem with permissions or something. I'm sort of at a loss as to how to solve the issue. Any ideas? Assistance would be greatly appreciated! I've googled for a couple days now, and I can't solve the issue. I'm a php 'noob' and I'm very new to running a linux-based web-server, but hey, you gotta learn somehow. :*l
tried to check the permissions to the file? The Linux file system have a very strict permission system. Write on terminal:
ls -la /path/to/my/file.txt
This would give you your permissions on the left column. Please read this article to be sure, and check if Apache have the "write" permissions to the file. If not, use the chmod command to give Apache access to the file (or the chown command, to change the owner of this file to apache, if the owner of this file have writing permissions).
I am trying to copy() a file from a remote server with the copy() command as below:
<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
$url = $_GET['url'];
if (copy( $url, '/tmp/copy_from_url.jpeg'))
{
echo 'copied';
}
?>
It seems to work as copied is displayed however there is no file to be found.
Any ideas on how I can track down the problem here?
I am running MAMP on Lion both the latest versions. The file in question is a .jpeg and allow_url_fopen is on.
Edit: the folder Applications/MAMP/tmp is actually a symbolic link to /private/tmp where the files ARE being copied but are not visible.
Is there a way to change PHP tmp folder?
If these are your permissions ls -l /tmp
lrwxr-xr-x# 1 root wheel 11 Jul 20 23:44 /tmp -> private/tmp – ian 9 hours
That looks like ordinary processes don't have write permission then. The last r-x means that te other users (not root or wheel group) lack the w write right. Usually Apache runs under a separate accounts, which is why PHP also cannot access it.
your code should be fine, but i think had better using file_get_contents() and file_put_contents() to more reliable reason, like
<?php
$source = $url;
$destination = '/tmp/copy_from_url.jpeg';
$data = file_get_contents($source);
$handle = fopen($destination, "w");
fwrite($handle, $data);
fclose($handle);
?>
see if that work ?
You should change users for apache and mysql server in MAMP setting from 'www/mysql' to 'user/user' where 'user' is you mac os user - http://screencast.com/t/wzyPmFTmj6LC