How can i get an extended permission form an existing user in facebook application

i am developing a facebook application.now i need to get more permission form user like user_birthday. is it possible to get these permissions from an existing user who has already added this application. or is it possible to ask them these permissions again? anyone please help me...

Solution

IF you are using the graph api then you can follow these steps after creating the object of facebook

//Facebook Authentication part
    $session = $facebook->getSession();
    $loginUrl = $facebook->getLoginUrl(
            array(
            'canvas'    => 1,
            'fbconnect' => 0,
            'req_perms' => 'email,publish_stream,status_update,user_birthday, user_location,user_work_history'
            )
    );

    $fbme = null;

    if (!$session) {
        echo "<script type='text/javascript'>top.location.href = '$loginUrl';</script>";
        exit;
    }
    else {
        try {
            $uid      =   $facebook->getUser();
            $fbme     =   $facebook->api('/me');

        } catch (FacebookApiException $e) {
            echo "<script type='text/javascript'>top.location.href = '$loginUrl';</script>";
            exit;
        }
    }

Add new permission in 'req_perms' parameter It will automatically redirect user to get new permissions You can check the related tutorial here http://thinkdiff.net/facebook/graph-api-iframe-base-facebook-application-development/