EXEC FUNCTION HELP

[l0ve2hat3]

I need to run "chmod 777 home/user/public_html -R"  is there a way I can do this via exec or shell_exec functions?

 

I've tried :

 

<?

shell_exec("chmod 777 /home/newharp/public_html/ -R");

?>

 

and had no luck

 

 

[btherl]

What happens when you try that?  Any error message?  Blank page?

[l0ve2hat3]

blank

[l0ve2hat3]

im sorry i run this:

 

<?
$output = shell_exec("chmod 777 /home/newharp/public_html/ -R");
echo $output; 
?>

 

and i also tried:

 

<?
$output = exec("chmod 777 /home/newharp/public_html/ -R");
echo $output; 
?>

 

both returned empty variables

[trq]

It is highly unlickely that the apache user has permissions to chmod /home/newharp/public_html/ even if it did, chmod'ing that directory to 777 would be a massive security hole.

[l0ve2hat3]

could i login as root from the shell_exec function?

[l0ve2hat3]

chmod'ing that directory to 777 would be a massive security hole.

 

Well what permissions do I need for the php files to be able to write in that directory.  could I get rid of the execute permission?

[l0ve2hat3]

can anybody help me?

[discomatt]

tried this?

 

http://php.net/chmod/

 

 

BTW - don't CHMOD 777 your webroot

[l0ve2hat3]

wow thank you. exactly what im looking for.