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Old 03-04-2009
its running under root.

but i checked in error_log: the error msg is

mkdir: cannot create directory `image': Permission denied

how to i get permission to create a directory.i am logged in as root.
# 9  
Old 03-04-2009
how do i enable suexec?

is thr no other way.I mean by using su or sudo?
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Old 03-04-2009
# 11  
Old 03-04-2009
If the script is running as root, it should be able to do it, but if it's being called from a website, it won't be running as root.
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Old 03-04-2009
i need help wIth respect to suexec,
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Old 03-04-2009
Is there no way by which i can change permissions to that of root from within the cgi-script instead of suexec?
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