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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Only allowing chmod 777 for file upload folder Post 302459069 by Neo on Sunday 3rd of October 2010 02:14:29 PM
Old 10-03-2010
When you upload a file via a web server, generally, the user id of the process writing the file is the user id of the web server.

Do you know the UID of your web server process?

You need to start there. What is it?

Then look at the user and group ids of the directory where the file is uploaded, as well as the permissions of the directory.

If you have to open the directory up to 777 for the web server to write to it, that usually means the directory is not owned by the web server (process), or group (of course), depending on how things are set up.

What are these users, groups and permissions?

These are the basics you need to look at (nothing very complex).
 

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