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PHP unlink() Permission Denied

I am trying to unlink a file but keep getting a permission denied error.

The folder I am attempting to modify within has permissions 0775

I am trying to unlink file.pdf from unlink.php... The folder structure is as follows:

root / folder1(PasswordProtected) / unlink.php
root / folder2 / file.pdf

I have tried the following from unlink.php (but to no avail):

if(file_exists("../folder2/file.pdf"))
{
    chmod("../folder2/file.pdf",0777);
    unlink("../folder2/file.pdf");
}

I think my question is similar to permission denied - php unlink but honestly I just don't understand what I have to do...

Additional: If I change folder2 to 0777 in cPanel then I have no issues, but I don't want the public making changes to the file.. (is this correct? or have I misunderstood what 0777 does?)

Thanks for any help.!

Solution

  • Server side issue. Full description of issue was not provided by hosting company. Now resolved.