Change file permissions on Upload?

[invision2]

Hi,

I'm using the following code(just a snippet of a larger script) to upload files to my server.

$uniq  = gmdate( 'dmYHis' ) . '_' . md5_file( $_FILES['file']['tmp_name'] ) . $ext;
                      if ( move_uploaded_file( $_FILES['file']['tmp_name'], realpath( '../wdocs' ) . '/' . $uniq ) ) {
                          $ipdf = $uniq;
                      } else {
                          $ipdf = $row['cvfile'];
                      } 

However, when I log in to the FTP, I can't download the files that have been uploaded.

Is there a way to set the file permissions to CHMOD 777 on upload?


Many thanks

[PHPycho]

Hi,

I'm using the following code(just a snippet of a larger script) to upload files to my server.

$uniq  = gmdate( 'dmYHis' ) . '_' . md5_file( $_FILES['file']['tmp_name'] ) . $ext;
                      if ( move_uploaded_file( $_FILES['file']['tmp_name'], realpath( '../wdocs' ) . '/' . $uniq ) ) {
                          $ipdf = $uniq;
                      } else {
                          $ipdf = $row['cvfile'];
                      } 

However, when I log in to the FTP, I can't download the files that have been uploaded.

Is there a way to set the file permissions to CHMOD 777 on upload?


Many thanks

check out the link:
http://php.net/chmod.
Additionally you can look at this also:
http://php.net/umask

[Shrapnel_N5]

sure, there is ol'good chmod() function in php
do not set it to 0777 tho. 0666 is ok and safe for files

[hash]

edit: ninja'd

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.chmod.php

not sure that's the problem tho, what's the error from the ftp client?

[invision2]

Wow, great response fellas

So with my code, would it be like this:

$uniq  = gmdate( 'dmYHis' ) . '_' . md5_file( $_FILES['file']['tmp_name'] ) . $ext;

if ( move_uploaded_file( $_FILES['file']['tmp_name'], realpath( '../wdocs' ) . '/' . $uniq ) ) {

chmod("../wdocs/$uniq", 0666);

$ipdf = $uniq;

} else {

$ipdf = $row['cvfile'];

} 

[Shrapnel_N5]

hash, it is very common problem.
web servers often run with privileges of user nobody. so, if file was created by web server, it belongs to nobody
need "read by all" permission to read this file with ftp

[invision2]

Hi Shrapnel, can you confirm if my most recent post code is suitable for adding file permissions to the uploaded file?

Thanks again

[Shrapnel_N5]

sure. especially if it works as desired

[invision2]

Oooooh. Like a glove!

Thanks for the help guys