permissions question

knight47 · February 11, 2007

ok I have a php file that simply creates a html file, but whats different is that this php file is in the public_html folder, (usually, when I have a script that generates a file that is inside a folder, I set the folder to 777, and the file to 755). I currently have the settings for the file at 777 (it is password protected), but when I try to generate a file, it says:

Warning: fopen(testsdf.htm) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/sbai/public_html/test.php on line 113

What permission should it be at??

Thanks

Jessica · February 11, 2007

I think the password protection is the problem...take that off and try again?

knight47 · February 11, 2007

I think the password protection is the problem...take that off and try again?

well, it's password protected by another php file.

this is how I have it set up:

login.html - you login with a username and pass

then login.php - if the login info is correct, it "echos" another form, this new form is linked to another php file, which generates the html file.

so in total there are 3, including 1 html file with just a login form.

hope that made sense. if you need me to i can post the code

Jessica · February 11, 2007

So it's 777 and you still can't open it? That's kind of odd. Are you sure it's the right file?

Can you post the code you use to open it?

knight47 · February 11, 2007

here is the code:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>Please Login...</title>
<style type="text/css">
<!--
.style1 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif}
-->
</style></head>

<body>
<div align="center">
  <p class="style1">Please Login...</p>
  <form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="login.php">
    <label><span class="style1">Username:<br />
      <input name="name" type="text" id="name" />
      <br />
      Password:<br /> 
      <input name="pass" type="text" id="pass" />
    </span></label>
    <span class="style1"><br />
    </span><br />
    <label>
    <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Create" />
    </label>
    <br />
  </form>
  </div>
</body>

</html>

login.php:

 <?php

  if ($_POST['Submit'] && $_POST['name'] == "username" && $_POST['pass'] == "password")
  
{
  echo "<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN\" \"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd\">
<html xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\">
<head>
<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\" />
<title>Create a Video page</title>
<style type=\"text/css\">
<!--
.style1 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif}
body,td,th {
color: #FFFFFF;
}
body {
background-color: #000000;
}
-->
</style>
</head>

<body>
<form action=\"gen.php\" method=\"post\" name=\"form1\" class=\"style1\" id=\"form1\">
  <label>
  <div align=\"center\">
    <p> </p>
    <p> </p>
    <p> </p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Page Link:<br />
      <input name=\"link\" type=\"text\" class=\"style1\" id=\"link\" />
    </p>
  </div>
  <p align=\"center\">
    <label>Page Title:<br /> 
    <input name=\"title\" type=\"text\" class=\"style1\" id=\"title\" />
    </label>
  </p>
  <p align=\"center\">
    <label>
    YouTube or Google Code:<br />
    <input name=\"code\" type=\"text\" class=\"style1\" id=\"code\" />
    </label>
  </p>
  <p align=\"center\">
    <label>Description:<br />
    <textarea name=\"desc\" cols=\"49\" rows=\"5\" class=\"style1\" id=\"desc\"></textarea>
    </label>

    <label></label>
  </p>
  <p align=\"center\">
    <label>
    <input name=\"create\" type=\"submit\" class=\"style1\" id=\"Create!\" value=\"Submit\" />
    </label>
  </p>
</form>
</body>
</html>";
}
else { echo "Sorry, wrong password."; }
  ?>

and gen.php

<?php

// variable swap
$link = $_POST['link'];
$title = $_POST['title'];
$code = stripslashes($_POST['code']); // needs to be cleaned out!
$desc = $_POST['desc'];



$site_code = "<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN\" \"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd\">
<html xmlns=\"undefined\">
<head>
<link rel=\"shortcut icon\" href=\"http://www.sbai.xenweb.net/index_files/images/favicon.ico\" />

<title>$title </title>
<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\">
<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" href=\"index_files/style.css\">
<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\"><style type=\"text/css\">
<!--
a:link {
text-decoration: none;
}
a:visited {
text-decoration: none;
}
a:hover {
text-decoration: underline;
}
a:active {
text-decoration: none;
}
.style3 {
font-size: 24px;
font-weight: bold;
}
-->
</style></head>

<body bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">
<div id=\"fw-window\">
  <div style=\"background-color: rgb(69, 127, 201);\" id=\"fw-window-col\">
    <div style=\"display: none;\" id=\"fw-search\">
      <table>
        <tbody>
          <tr>
            
          </tr>
          <tr> </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table>
    </div>
    <div style=\"display: none;\" id=\"fw-thumbs\"> </div>
  </div>
</div>
</div>
<div class=\"fw-container\"><div class=\"fw-head\">
<div class=\"fw-home-link\"> <a href=\"#\">Home</a> </div>
  </div>
  <div class=\"fw-nav-menu\">
    <ul>
       <li><a class=\"section\" href=\"index.htm\">Home</a></li>
      <li><a class=\"section\" href=\"pictures.htm\">Pictures</a></li>
      <li><a class=\"section\" href=\"videos.htm\">Videos</a></li> 
        <li><a class=\"section\" href=\"downloads.htm\">Downloads</a></li>	
      <li><a class=\"section\" href=\"experiments.htm\">Experiments</a></li>
      <li><a class=\"section\" href=\"/forum\">Forum</a></li>
   <li><a class=\"section\" href=\"http://www.knight47.com/store\">Store</a></li>
    </ul>
    <hr>
  </div>
  <div class=\"fw-with-mini fw-content\">
    <div class=\"fw-paragraph\">
      <h2 align=\"center\">$title </h2>
      <div class=\"fw-text\">

        <div align=\"center\">
          <table width=\"40%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">
            <tr>
              <td> $code </td>
            </tr>
          </table>
          <p>$desc </p>
          <p> <script src=\"http://www.knight47.com/index_files/comments.js\"></script></p>
          <p><br>
            <!-- ParagraphBodyEnd -->
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class=\"fw-footer\">
    <hr>
    <p align=\"center\">knight47 ©</p>
  </div>
  <div class=\"fw-tracker\">
    <div align=\"center\">site created by riad sbai <a href=\"#\" onClick=\"this.style.behavior='url(#default#homepage)';this.setHomePage('http://www.sbai.xenweb.net');\"></a></div>
  </div>
</div>
<script src=\"http://www.knight47.com/index_files/urchin.js\" type=\"text/javascript\">
</script>
<script type=\"text/javascript\">
_uacct = \"UA-492454-1\";
urchinTracker();
</script>
</body>
</html>";

$file = $link . ".htm";

if ($_POST['create'] && !file_exists($file))
{
    $create = fopen($file, 'w') or die("Hm... There seems to be a problem, I hope you didn't break anything!");
    fwrite($create, $site_code);
    fclose($create);
}
else { echo "oops, i think you have already created a file that already exists, OR your not supposed to be here! GET OUT!!!...";
echo '<meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url=http://www.knight47.com/create/' . $file . '>';
} 
?>

heckenschutze · February 11, 2007

ouch, that hurts my face.

knight47 · February 11, 2007

ouch, that hurts my face.

what hurts your face? am I a sloppy coder? lol

Jessica · February 11, 2007

We don't need to see the HTML, just the PHP code and use the code tags!

knight47 · February 11, 2007

We don't need to see the HTML, just the PHP code and use the code tags!

Sorry!

I can't modify the old post.

Jessica · February 11, 2007

I don't see an fopen in that code at all?

knight47 · February 11, 2007

it's at the very end:

$file = $link . ".htm";

if ($_POST['create'] && !file_exists($file))
{
    $create = fopen($file, 'w') or die("Hm... There seems to be a problem, I hope you didn't break anything!");
    fwrite($create, $site_code);
    fclose($create);
}
else { echo "oops, i think you have already created a file that already exists";	

echo '<meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url=http://www.knight47.com/create/' . $file . '>';
}

Jessica · February 11, 2007

"Note: When safe mode is enabled, PHP checks whether the directory in which you are about to operate has the same UID (owner) as the script that is being executed."

I wonder if that could be it?

Yesideez · February 11, 2007

Instead of having to scape all those quotes and other stuff try this method:

<?php
  if ($_POST['Submit'] && $_POST['name'] == "username" && $_POST['pass'] == "password") {
?>
<html>
<body>
 This is a bit easier to read
</body>
</html>
<?php
  } else {echo "Sorry, wrong password.";}
?>

Not helping with your problem much but it might help you read and write code easier

knight47 · February 11, 2007

Instead of having to scape all those quotes and other stuff try this method:
<?php
  if ($_POST['Submit'] && $_POST['name'] == "username" && $_POST['pass'] == "password") {
?>
<html>
<body>
  This is a bit easier to read
</body>
</html>
<?php
  } else {echo "Sorry, wrong password.";}
?>
Not helping with your problem much but it might help you read and write code easier

Didn't know you could do that! Thanks!!

jesirose, I will look into that. thanks

knight47 · February 12, 2007

Hello again, I set the permission to 770, and that seems to be working fine, but do you think this is safe?

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