How to determine if file is writable and deletable

On Sun, 2008-05-11 at 18:09 -0400, Al wrote:
> I ended up using posix_access() which is what is_writeable() should be. is_writeable() is virtually
> useless.

So you're saying is_writeable() shouldn't work on Windows systems? :p
Seems you want is_writeable() to sing AND dance... perhaps too much
expecting.

Cheers,
Rob.
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Al wrote:
> I ended up using posix_access() which is what is_writeable() should be.
> is_writeable() is virtually useless.
>
> 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........
Not if you read Robin's post.

-Shawn