Uploaded file permissions

Hello all,

I created a php upload form that only contains a file box and submit button. I configured DFP to upload the file to a root directory of newImages/ and newImages/thumbs/. The problem I have is when the file is uploaded through this form I have no permissions to change it, I have tried cpanel, dreamweaver and ftpzilla. I'm not able to delete, move, or change the permissions. If I upload a file to this folder by any other method other than DFP all is normal. If it matters the permissions for the files are loaded as 0644, which is the same when uploaded directly.

Thanks for any help.

Folder Ownership maybe?

Yes, I would agree with folder ownership issue.

The permission level 644 means:

Owner: read, write
Group: read
User: read


using a script to upload the files, the owner will become the internet guest account. using FTP or another method where you log in to gain access to the folder, your account is the owner of the uploaded file. Try 666 permissions:

Owner: read, write
Group: read, write
User: read, write

This should allow you to modify files uploaded by the internet guest account. You could also have your user account added to the same group as the internet guest account then you would be able to use the 664 permisions level:

Owner: read, write
Group: read, write
User: read

Thanks for the ideas, I will check those changes. I found the issue with the unable to change the permissions on the cpanel is a host problem, but I was unsure as to why the scripted upload only wasn't working. Again thanks for the help and I will post any major findings.

It also depends on the server's policy for permissions. The only permission sets, in my experience, that have worked on the various servers I have used have been either 777 or 755.

So I would try the other ones first, then go to 755, and then 777 as the last resort.

Best regards,

Brian