What's wrong with this [CHMOd using Php]

[unknowngiver]

Hey
I am trying to install a script for my schools site but the ftp doesnt give me permissions to change the CHMOD so i got this handy script to do it but its giving me a parse error

<?php
if(isset($_POST['dir'])){
$set = chmod($dir, 0.$num);
if(!$set){ echo "Error setting permissions"; } else { echo "Success!"; }

} else {
echo "<form action='$PHP_SELF' method='POST'>
Enter the directory to CHMOD
<input type='text' maxlength='48' length='24' name='dir'><br>
Enter permissions: <input type='text' maxlength='3' length='5' name='num'>
</form>";
}
?>

error is :

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in chmod.php on line 3

 

[Dan]

Try $_POST['dir'] and $_POST['num'] instead of $dir and $num

 

[Eric]

<?php

if(isset($_POST['dir']))
{
  $set = chmod($_POST['dir'], 0.(int)$_POST['num']);
  if(!$set)
  {
    echo "Error setting permissions";
  }
  else
  {
    echo "Success!";
  }
}
else
{
  echo "<form action='$PHP_SELF' method='POST'>
  Enter the directory to CHMOD
  <input type='text' maxlength='48' length='24' name='dir'><br>
  Enter permissions: <input type='text' maxlength='3' length='5' name='num'>
  </form>";
}
?>

Dan beat me to it :p

 

[Jim_]

Unless I'm mistaken, you can't chmod a file via php unless php has ownership of the directory or file. :\

 

[unknowngiver]

hey second version
i tried tht ..and i get

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_INT_CAST in F:\InetPub\wwwroot\schools\Laurascrds\v2\gallery\chmod.php on line 5

and dan i tried doing wt u told me and i got this

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in F:\InetPub\wwwroot\schools\Laurascrds\v2\gallery\chmod.php on line 3

 

[Eric]

Just tested it and it worked for me:

<?php

if(isset($_POST['dir']))
{
  $num = '0'.$_POST['num'];
  $dir = $_POST['dir'];
  
  $set = chmod($dir, $num);
  if(!$set)
  {
    echo "Error setting permissions";
  }
  else
  {
    echo "Success!";
  }
}
else
{
  echo '<form action="'.$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'].'" method="POST">
  Enter the directory to CHMOD
  <input type="text" maxlength="48" length="24" name="dir"><br>
  Enter permissions: <input type="text" maxlength="3" length="5" name="num">
  <input type="submit" name="submit" value="CHMOD">
  </form>';
}

?>

 

[unknowngiver]

wel the script is on but its not setting permissions
i get

Error setting permissions

 

[Dan]

I don't know how you got a different error from what I said.. we said the same thing, he just gave you the whole code.

 

[hozt]

Is PHP running at the server level or user? User Apache / Nobody will not be able to modify permissions on files they do not own or are a group of.

 

[Tree]

What's the current permission of the file you're trying to CHMOD?

 

[sacx13]

Your hosting is on windows server ?

Regards
Adrian

 

[cashboy]

what ftp client are you using? I would suggest not to waste time with the php thing if it doesnt work; try WS_FTP Pro, it'd prolly do the trick!

GoOD LucK!

 

[Tree]

If you're on a Windows server, I don't believe that CHMODding works. I think it's just a *NIX thing.

 

[cashboy]

If you're on a Windows server, I don't believe that CHMODding works. I think it's just a *NIX thing.

not only unix, but linux too

 

[Tree]

*NIX meaning all flavors of Unix and Linux

 

[cashboy]

*NIX meaning all flavors of Unix and Linux

everyday we get to learn new things... it happens