[BlueOnyx:01088] Re: PHP method for changing folder / file owner?

[Stephanie Sullivan]

If the files are uploaded with ftp they need to be chmod'd for world write
(or group write if using suggestions below). Not set by default.

If php safe mode is on you should set "safe_mode_gid = On" in php.ini

When wordpress is installed the directories do not have the group S
protection (chmod g+S *) enabled. This forces the default file creation
group to be the same as the containing directory. It's on by default on the
directories that BQ/BX creates. With this you should only need group write
enabled. (chmod g+w ... and can be set by mod ftp clients). You will still
need to (once) set the group to the site's group.

Wordpress is really kind of a pain in the BX/BQ environment, but works fine
once it's setup well.

	Thanks,
		-Stephanie

Stephanie Sullivan, President
AVIA web development and hosting
a division of AVIA Consulting, Inc.
GSEC Certified IT Security Consultant
Phone: 508-393-0750
Mobile: 508-954-2842
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it [mailto:blueonyx-
> bounces at blueonyx.it] On Behalf Of Jeff Jones
> Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 5:30 AM
> To: Blueonyx at blueonyx.it
> Subject: [BlueOnyx:01086] PHP method for changing folder / file
> owner?
> 
> Hi guys,
> 
> I have a real hosting pain on my hands with BX with someone that is
> insisting on uploading files via wordpress via FTP using the admin
> user account, but not being able to write to them via wordpress. Due
> to the particular setup we run, we are not able to change folder
> ownership / perms via FTP.
> 
> The only current solution is that I need to manually (each time) log
> in and change the ownership to apache, and that generally sorts it.
> 
> I know there was talk of some sort of tickbox / permissions fixer -
> but in the meantime can anyone think of another way I can get around
> this?
> 
> I have thought of perhaps they could upload a PHP file and put a
> CHOWN
> change request in that. The file would only be uploaded when they
> wanted to change perms, and I understand I would have to disable safe
> mode. But I'm rubbish as PHP so I was thinking perhaps someone knew
> how to do this?
> 
> Are there any other suggestions?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jeff
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