[SOLVED] mkdir problem

[Nandini]

Hi i am using ubuntu.

I want to create directory named as 'directory' using php. i am using following script. But not able to create directory. Can any one help me about the problem. My script is as follows

 

$thisdir="/usr/local/netzgate/var/lib/netzgate";

$req_dir=$thisdir."/directory";

chmod($req_dir, 0755);

$dir=mkdir($req_dir);

if(!$dir)

{

  echo "Directory not created...";

}

else

{

  echo "Directory created ";

}

 

It is displaying always as 'Directory not created'. I dont know whats the  problem.

[ratcateme]

what is the permissions on /usr/local/netzgate/var/lib/netzgate ?

i needs to be writable by 'apache'.

 

Scott.

[mtoynbee]

Should these be the other way round?

 

chmod($req_dir, 0755);
$dir=mkdir($req_dir);

 

Should be

 

$dir=mkdir($req_dir);
chmod($req_dir, 0755);

 

You can't chmod a directory that doesn't exist yet.

 

[Nandini]

root@nani:/usr/local/netzgate/var/lib# ls -lrt

total 4

drwxr-xr-x 9 root ng-data 4096 2008-11-20 23:41 netzgate

root@nani:/usr/local/netzgate/var/lib#

 

These are the permissions

[Nandini]

Hi

 

the problem was solved. I ts a permssions problem.

First i have changed the permissions using 'chmod 0777 netzgate' on commandline. After that i have execute the script. Directory was created.

 

Thanq very much for every help.