Al wrote:
> I need to determine if a file is truly deletable by a php script,
> Deleting permissions seem to be the same as writing, they probably
> have the same criteria.
>
> is_writable() seems to virtually useless in most cases. It doesn't
> take into account the directory ownership/permissions; which, best I
> can tell, is the real determining factor.
>
> I've resorted to having to determine the directory's ownership and
> then compare the directory's rights with the owner's and then the
> other ['world'].
>
> E.g., Assume my script was loaded with ftp, so it's ownership is the
> site-name, and I want the scrip to be able to determine if it can
> delete a file. Thus, the file in question must have its "other"
> permissions include write.
>
> Surely, there must be an easier way.
>
> Thanks, Al........
>
Hi,

Maybe this is what you need:

http://nl.php.net/manual/en/function.fileperms.php
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Aschwin Wesselius

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