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mkdir() in php is not setting the folder permission to 0777

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PHP code mkdir('images','0777') creates a folder with 411 permissions! Why?

I am trying to create a folder on my server using php i have been trying this and it is not working it set it to 411 does anyone know why this is happening?

mkdir($create_path, "0777");

i have also tryed chmod but i am getting a safe mode error.

chmod($create_path, '0777');
Solution

  • Both chmod() and mkdir() accept an integer for $mode. It is easier to use octal numbers in that case:

    mkdir('/path', 0777); // using octal
mkdir('/path', 511);  // same thing as previous but using decimal

    Be careful and make sure you prepend your mode (i.e.: 777) with a 0 to tell the parser to use octal. Omitting the 0 will make it use decimal and will give a different result.

    Since '0777' (string) is converted to decimal 777, it is not the same mode as 0777.