Changing file owner

Is there a way to change the owner of a file useing php. Like when a photo
gallery script creates thumbnails they seam to have a different owner than
files I upload.

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While sitting in a puddle Michael Vilain scribbled in the mud:

> In article <Xns9624872103A59httpwipkipbiz@130.133.1.4>,
> Duende <usenetshit@sify.com> wrote:
>
>> Is there a way to change the owner of a file useing php. Like when a
>> photo gallery script creates thumbnails they seam to have a different
>> owner than files I upload.
>
> http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.chown.php
>
> However, the files you upload and create with your web server's mod_php
> are probably owned by the web server process. Unless you're root on a
> Unix box, you won't be able to change that ownership. This is just the
> way this setup works. You have to access those files via php on the
> web, but that's it.
>
> If you want to have the files owned by your UID, use a CGI script (perl
> or php as a command line) with CGIwrap:
>
> http://cgiwrap.sourceforge.net/
>

Thanks Michael


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