chmod

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

chmodChanges file mode

Description

bool chmod ( string $filename , int $mode )

Attempts to change the mode of the specified file to that given in mode.

Parameters

filename

Path to the file.

mode

Note that mode is not automatically assumed to be an octal value, so strings (such as "g+w") will not work properly. To ensure the expected operation, you need to prefix mode with a zero (0):

<?php
chmod
("/somedir/somefile"755);   // decimal; probably incorrect
chmod("/somedir/somefile""u+rwx,go+rx"); // string; incorrect
chmod("/somedir/somefile"0755);  // octal; correct value of mode
?>

The mode parameter consists of three octal number components specifying access restrictions for the owner, the user group in which the owner is in, and to everybody else in this order. One component can be computed by adding up the needed permissions for that target user base. Number 1 means that you grant execute rights, number 2 means that you make the file writeable, number 4 means that you make the file readable. Add up these numbers to specify needed rights. You can also read more about modes on Unix systems with 'man 1 chmod' and 'man 2 chmod'.

<?php
// Read and write for owner, nothing for everybody else
chmod("/somedir/somefile"0600);

// Read and write for owner, read for everybody else
chmod("/somedir/somefile"0644);

// Everything for owner, read and execute for others
chmod("/somedir/somefile"0755);

// Everything for owner, read and execute for owner's group
chmod("/somedir/somefile"0750);
?>

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Notes

Note:

The current user is the user under which PHP runs. It is probably not the same user you use for normal shell or FTP access. The mode can be changed only by user who owns the file on most systems.

Note: This function will not work on remote files as the file to be examined must be accessible via the server's filesystem.

Note:

When safe mode is enabled, PHP checks whether the files or directories you are about to operate on have the same UID (owner) as the script that is being executed. In addition, you cannot set the SUID, SGID and sticky bits.

See Also

Коментарии

In the previous post, stickybit avenger writes:
    Just a little hint. I was once adwised to set the 'sticky bit', i.e. use 1777 as chmod-value...

Note that in order to set the sticky bit on a file one must use '01777' (oct) and not '1777' (dec) as the parameter to chmod:

<?php
    chmod
("file",01777);   // correct
     
chmod("file",1777);    // incorrect, same as chmod("file",01023), causing no owner permissions!
?>

Rule of thumb: always prefix octal mode values with a zero.
2003-04-19 18:45:42
http://php5.kiev.ua/manual/ru/function.chmod.html
If you cannot chmod files/directories with PHP because of safe_mode restrictions, but you can use FTP to chmod them, simply use PHP's FTP-functions (eg. ftp_chmod or ftp_site) instead. Not as efficient, but works.
2005-04-01 07:20:47
http://php5.kiev.ua/manual/ru/function.chmod.html
Usefull reference:

Value    Permission Level
400    Owner Read
200    Owner Write
100    Owner Execute
40    Group Read
20    Group Write
10    Group Execute
4    Global Read
2    Global Write
1    Global Execute

(taken from http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/php/2003/02/06/php_foundations.html)
2005-07-11 00:23:49
http://php5.kiev.ua/manual/ru/function.chmod.html
an update to 'neil at 11 out of 10's code for changing mode using FTP.

changes: proper array added within the function (better for those of us who only need to connect to one ftp server) so only the mode and directory name need to be passed.

the octal added, for completeness and predictable stability.

<?php
function changemode($xcite)
{
$ftp_details = array(
ftp_user_name => 'username'
ftp_user_pass => 'password'
ftp_user_root => '/public_html/'
ftp_server => 'ftp.something.org' 
);

$path "public";
$mod intval($xcite8);

   
// extract ftp details (array keys as variable names)
   
extract ($ftp_details);
   
   
// set up basic connection
   
$conn_id ftp_connect($ftp_server);
   
   
// login with username and password
   
$login_result ftp_login($conn_id$ftp_user_name$ftp_user_pass);
   
   
// try to chmod $path directory
   
if (ftp_site($conn_id'CHMOD '.$mod.' '.$ftp_root.$path) !== false) {
       
$success=TRUE;
   } 
   else {
       
$success=FALSE;
   }

   
// close the connection
   
ftp_close($conn_id);
    return 
$success;
}

?>

for those of you, like me, who were looking for a way to make an 'un-hackable' uploader, here's the closest i got, now for a field test, good luck!
2006-11-30 19:32:33
http://php5.kiev.ua/manual/ru/function.chmod.html
Thanks for your code, "imoldgreg at o2 dot co dot uk". I am using it for an instalation script that has to CHMOD a bunch of files. I have found it faster to use the same connectino for each, as shown below.

<?php

// Thanks to "imoldgreg at o2 dot co dot uk" for the base 'CHMOD via FTP' script.

function chmod_open()
{
   
// Use your own FTP info
   
$ftp_user_name 'chmod@XXXXXXXXX.com';
   
$ftp_user_pass 'XXXXXXXXXX';
   
$ftp_root '/';
   
$ftp_server 'localhost';
   
$conn_id ftp_connect($ftp_server);
   
$login_result ftp_login($conn_id$ftp_user_name$ftp_user_pass);
    return 
$conn_id;
}

function 
chmod_file($conn_id$permissions$path)
{
    if (
ftp_site($conn_id'CHMOD ' $permissions ' ' $ftp_root $path) !== false)
    {
        return 
TRUE;
    }
    else
    {
        return 
FALSE;
    }
}

function 
chmod_close($conn_id)
{
   
ftp_close($conn_id);
}

// CHMOD the required setup files

// Connect to the FTP
$conn_id chmod_open();

// CHMOD each file and echo the results
echo chmod_file($conn_id777'master/cache/') ? 'CHMODed successfully!' 'Error';
echo 
chmod_file($conn_id777'master/files/') ? 'CHMODed successfully!' 'Error';
echo 
chmod_file($conn_id777'master/store/') ? 'CHMODed successfully!' 'Error';
echo 
chmod_file($conn_id766'master/config.php') ? 'CHMODed successfully!' 'Error';
echo 
chmod_file($conn_id777'master/images/avatars/upload/') ? 'CHMODed successfully!' 'Error';

// Close the connection
chmod_close($conn_id);

?>

Here, the same FTP connection is used for each CHMOD command, making the execute time lower. This is essential for me, since my script is also copying a bunch of files.
2007-01-02 20:20:27
http://php5.kiev.ua/manual/ru/function.chmod.html
<?php
error_reporting
(E_ERROR E_PARSE);
/* Makes is so Directories are not browseable to the public,
removing only the Public = Read permission, while leaving 
the other chmod permissions for the file in tact.

If you have exectue already on, and read off, public viewers will only
be able to view files through links, but not browse
around to see what's inside of directories and see what
you've got laying around. */
//-------------------------------------------------------
// Get file mode
// Get file permissions supported by chmod
function getmod($filename) {
   
$val 0;
   
$perms fileperms($filename);
   
// Owner; User
   
$val += (($perms 0x0100) ? 0x0100 0x0000); //Read
   
$val += (($perms 0x0080) ? 0x0080 0x0000); //Write
   
$val += (($perms 0x0040) ? 0x0040 0x0000); //Execute
 
   // Group
   
$val += (($perms 0x0020) ? 0x0020 0x0000); //Read
   
$val += (($perms 0x0010) ? 0x0010 0x0000); //Write
   
$val += (($perms 0x0008) ? 0x0008 0x0000); //Execute
 
   // Global; World
   
$val += (($perms 0x0004) ? 0x0004 0x0000); //Read
   
$val += (($perms 0x0002) ? 0x0002 0x0000); //Write
   
$val += (($perms 0x0001) ? 0x0001 0x0000); //Execute

   // Misc
   
$val += (($perms 0x40000) ? 0x40000 0x0000); //temporary file (01000000)
   
$val += (($perms 0x80000) ? 0x80000 0x0000); //compressed file (02000000)
   
$val += (($perms 0x100000) ? 0x100000 0x0000); //sparse file (04000000)
   
$val += (($perms 0x0800) ? 0x0800 0x0000); //Hidden file (setuid bit) (04000)
   
$val += (($perms 0x0400) ? 0x0400 0x0000); //System file (setgid bit) (02000)
   
$val += (($perms 0x0200) ? 0x0200 0x0000); //Archive bit (sticky bit) (01000)

   
return $val;
}

//-------------------------------------------------------
// Find out if file has mode
function hasmod($perms$permission) {

# User Read = 0400 (256), Write = 0200 (128), Execute = 0100 (64)
# Group Read = 0040 (32), Write = 0020 (16), Execute = 0010 (8)
# Public Read = 0004 (4), Write = 0002 (2), Execute = 0001 (1)

   
return (($perms $permission) == $permission);
}

//-------------------------------------------------------
// Take the read option off of all the subdirectories of the included path
function pathlock($dir$listall false$testrun true) {
   echo 
"START @ " date("F j, Y, h:i:s A") . "<br><br>";
   echo (
$testrun '**Test Run Activated (no changes will be made).**<br><br>' '**Live Run Activated.**<br><br>');
   echo 
$dir " is our directory.<br><br>\n";
   echo 
"[...IN PROGRESS...]<br><br>";

   
$file_list '';
   
$stack[] = $dir;
 
   while (
$stack) {
     
$current_dir array_pop($stack);
      if (
$dh opendir($current_dir)) {
          while ((
$file readdir($dh)) !== false) {
              if (
$file !== '.' AND $file !== '..') {
                 
$current_file "{$current_dir}/{$file}";
               if (
is_dir($current_file)) {
                     
// BEG ADD PATH   
                   
$mode getmod($current_file);    //Get the mode
                     
$HasPubRead hasmod($mode,4);
                   if (
$HasPubRead || $listall) {    // Can the public read this dir?
                  //======================================
                   
$ch true;
                 
$take 0;
                       
// Change the mode:
                     
if ($HasPubRead) {
                         
$take 4;         // Value for Public Read. 4 is the same in octal and decimal.
                         
if (!$testrun) {
                             
$ch chmod($current_file$mode-$take); 
                          }
                      } 

                    echo 
$current_file ",current=" decoct($mode) . 
                        ((
$mode!==$mode-$take) ? ",new=" decoct($mode-$take) : '') .
                        (
$ch '' ',FAILED') . "<br>\n";
                   } 
// end if hasmod
                   // END ADD PATH                           
                     
$stack[] = $current_file;
                  } 
// if if_dir
             
//if ($file !== '.' AND $file !== '..')
         
//while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false)
     
//if ($dh = opendir($current_dir))
// while ($stack)

   
echo "<br>COMPLETE @ " date("F j, Y, h:i:s A") . "<br>\n";
return;
   
//return $path_list;
// end function

//-------------------------------------------------------
    //listall Show all folders, even one's we're not going to process?
    //testrun Do a test run without making any changes
   
pathlock($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"],false,true); // listall?=false, testrun?=true

?>
2007-03-25 09:00:09
http://php5.kiev.ua/manual/ru/function.chmod.html
Note that info at rvgate dot nl's chmodnum function produces INCORRECT results.  The resutls are base-10 numbers that only LOOK like they are octal numbers.  The function also ignores setuid, setgid and sticky bits, and will produce incorrect numbers if such a file is encountered.  Instead, this brute-force code works.  Maybe there is something more slick, but this isn't too CPU-intensive (note that it assumes you've error-checked that you indeed have a 10-character string!):

<?php
      $permissions 
'drwxr-xr-x'// or whatever
     
$mode 0;

      if (
$permissions[1] == 'r'$mode += 0400;
      if (
$permissions[2] == 'w'$mode += 0200;
      if (
$permissions[3] == 'x'$mode += 0100;
      else if (
$permissions[3] == 's'$mode += 04100;
      else if (
$permissions[3] == 'S'$mode += 04000;

      if (
$permissions[4] == 'r'$mode += 040;
      if (
$permissions[5] == 'w'$mode += 020;
      if (
$permissions[6] == 'x'$mode += 010;
      else if (
$permissions[6] == 's'$mode += 02010;
      else if (
$permissions[6] == 'S'$mode += 02000;

      if (
$permissions[7] == 'r'$mode += 04;
      if (
$permissions[8] == 'w'$mode += 02;
      if (
$permissions[9] == 'x'$mode += 01;
      else if (
$permissions[9] == 't'$mode += 01001;
      else if (
$permissions[9] == 'T'$mode += 01000;

     
printf('Mode is %d decimal and %o octal'$mode$mode);
?>
2008-04-24 08:09:50
http://php5.kiev.ua/manual/ru/function.chmod.html
I use the code of haasje@welmers.net, but have a lite alteration. (linux symlink)

<?php
function chmod_R($path$filemode) {
    if (!
is_dir($path))
        return 
chmod($path$filemode);

   
$dh opendir($path);
    while ((
$file readdir($dh)) !== false) {
        if(
$file != '.' && $file != '..') {
           
$fullpath $path.'/'.$file;
            if(
is_link($fullpath))
                return 
FALSE;
            elseif(!
is_dir($fullpath))
                if (!
chmod($fullpath$filemode))
                    return 
FALSE;
            elseif(!
chmod_R($fullpath$filemode))
                return 
FALSE;
        }
    }

   
closedir($dh);

    if(
chmod($path$filemode))
        return 
TRUE;
    else
        return 
FALSE;
}
?>
thanks alls
2008-07-07 08:37:58
http://php5.kiev.ua/manual/ru/function.chmod.html
Автор:
Changes file mode recursive in $pathname to $filemode

<?php

$iterator 
= new RecursiveIteratorIterator(new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($pathname));

foreach(
$iterator as $item) {
   
chmod($item$filemode);
}

?>
2008-12-24 04:14:51
http://php5.kiev.ua/manual/ru/function.chmod.html
Автор:
if you want to chmod directories too, use this 

<?php
$iterator 
= new RecursiveIteratorIterator(new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($pathname), RecursiveIteratorIterator::SELF_FIRST);

foreach(
$iterator as $item) {
   
chmod($item$filemode);
}
?>
2009-06-25 14:06:02
http://php5.kiev.ua/manual/ru/function.chmod.html
Автор:
BEWARE using quotes around the second parameter...

If you use quotes eg

chmod (file, "0644");

php will not complain but will do an implicit conversion to an int before running chmod. Unfortunately the implicit conversion doesn't take into account the octal string so you end up with an integer version 644, which is 1204 octal
2010-02-08 04:13:49
http://php5.kiev.ua/manual/ru/function.chmod.html
Автор:
BEWARE, a couple of the examples in the comments suggest doing something like this:

chmod(file_or_dir_name, intval($mode, 8));

However, if $mode is an integer then intval( ) won't modify it.  So, this code...

$mode = 644;
chmod('/tmp/test', intval($mode, 8));

...produces permissions that look like this:

1--w----r-T

Instead, use octdec( ), like this:

chmod(file_or_dir_name, octdec($mode));

See also: function.octdec
2010-09-02 12:46:49
http://php5.kiev.ua/manual/ru/function.chmod.html
Автор:
I was trying to change permissions of a folder with chmod command with FTP connection. (I needed a writable folder to upload pictures with php)

I got the following respond:
"SITE CHMOD 777 uploads: command not understood"

The reason: Server is running under Windows system that does not allow to set file permissions via FTP. Conversely, the UNIX-running servers allow that.

Solutions:

1. If your web hosting provider has a web-based control panel that lets you set file permissions, then you need to login there and make changes.

2. It is possible to contact the hosting provider and ask them about this issue; maybe they can make the changes.

3. It is possible to change the hosting provider that has servers run on UNIX, and keep the site there.
2011-03-01 16:23:59
http://php5.kiev.ua/manual/ru/function.chmod.html
For recursive chmod'ing both files and directories in one step you can use the function below. Note that this function has one argument for directory permissions and one for file permissions.
In this way you can apply the 'x' permission on directories, and skip it on directories. This function also skips links.

Example usage :

   chmod_R( 'mydir', 0666, 0777);

Makes all files and directories within mydir/ directory accessible for everyone, but doesn't make the files executable.

I guess for very deeply nested directories the recursion with php can become problematic, but I can be wrong because I never investigated this.

<?php
function chmod_R($path$filemode$dirmode) {
    if (
is_dir($path) ) {
        if (!
chmod($path$dirmode)) {
           
$dirmode_str=decoct($dirmode);
            print 
"Failed applying filemode '$dirmode_str' on directory '$path'\n";
            print 
"  `-> the directory '$path' will be skipped from recursive chmod\n";
            return;
        }
       
$dh opendir($path);
        while ((
$file readdir($dh)) !== false) {
            if(
$file != '.' && $file != '..') {  // skip self and parent pointing directories
               
$fullpath $path.'/'.$file;
               
chmod_R($fullpath$filemode,$dirmode);
            }
        }
       
closedir($dh);
    } else {
        if (
is_link($path)) {
            print 
"link '$path' is skipped\n";
            return;
        }
        if (!
chmod($path$filemode)) {
           
$filemode_str=decoct($filemode);
            print 
"Failed applying filemode '$filemode_str' on file '$path'\n";
            return;
        }
    }
}
?>
2011-08-29 05:51:57
http://php5.kiev.ua/manual/ru/function.chmod.html
Windows has a very different file permission model to Unix and integrates them only minimally.

On Windows, all this function can do is to change the "read only" flag, which is turned on if $mode & 0200 does not pass.
i.e. it only checks if u+w is missing from the bitmask, and if it is, it sets the read only flag.

The executable flag cannot be set as Windows determines it based on file extension.
The write flag cannot be set as Windows determines write access based on ACLs, which are not integrated here.
2020-03-02 21:50:12
http://php5.kiev.ua/manual/ru/function.chmod.html
Автор:
Just an update of the solution with octdec. You have to give octdec the string as a parameter.

$mode = '644';
chmod(file_or_dir_name, octdec($mode));

See also: function.octdec
2020-05-15 09:26:13
http://php5.kiev.ua/manual/ru/function.chmod.html
Автор:
use a stored string for the mask is a pain
ex: $mask contains a string 0755
int($mask) not work (return 755)
the only way i found is use octdec($mask)
2021-01-18 23:43:38
http://php5.kiev.ua/manual/ru/function.chmod.html

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