Tricks up your sleeve? Re: Directory/File Permissions

I have this problem and I thought maybe I could get some answers here faster
than on the scripts help forum.

I have this directory and the files in it which I cannot change permissions
on, rename, delete etc.

I have tried via FTP and via Cpanel with no luck.

Anyone have any tricks up their sleeve for getting around this? I also want
to be able to upload an .htaccess file
to this directory but I can't do that either due to permission settings
which I can't change.

*grrrrrrrrrr*

Heidi

Heidi wrote:

> Viper wrote:
> : Your host will have to chnage the permissions back to you.
>
> I am my host :p
>
> heidi

You can get root (or similar priviledges)?, then it's easy, if not, they
you are not your host :-D

How did you create those files in the first place? It you did it with a CGI
(or PHP) script, you might be able to delete them using this CGI script (or
PHP).

Can you post the output of ls -al of the directory with the files?

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Heidi wrote:
> Viper wrote:
>> Your host will have to chnage the permissions back to you.
>
> I am my host :p
>
> heidi

If you got root access.. and what John tells you doesnt work check this page
out..
http://www.computerhope.com/unix/uchown.htm

John Bokma wrote:
: How did you create those files in the first place? It you did it with
: a CGI (or PHP) script, you might be able to delete them using this CGI
: script (or PHP).

It was a PHP script that created that directory etc. for the upload of
files.
It is in use for the upload of files but there are some files that are not
in use
and I can't remove them because of permissions.

Heidi

Call me a newb but won't SSH'ing in as root enable you to delete, modify or
change any file?

Heidi wrote:

> John Bokma wrote:
> : How did you create those files in the first place? It you did it
> : with a CGI (or PHP) script, you might be able to delete them using
> : this CGI script (or PHP).
>
> It was a PHP script that created that directory etc. for the upload of
> files.
> It is in use for the upload of files but there are some files that are
> not in use
> and I can't remove them because of permissions.

write a PHP script that deletes them:

<?php

unlink( "path/to/file" );

?>

make sure you remove such one time hacks, or at least make very sure you
are the only one that can use them...

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In article <IfCee.40435$AE6.26432@tornado.texas.rr.com>,
blackcat2l@gmail.com says...
> John Bokma wrote:
> : How did you create those files in the first place? It you did it with
> : a CGI (or PHP) script, you might be able to delete them using this CGI
> : script (or PHP).
>
> It was a PHP script that created that directory etc. for the upload of
> files.
> It is in use for the upload of files but there are some files that are not
> in use
> and I can't remove them because of permissions.

There are functions in PHP that let you change the permissions: chmod,
chown, and chgrp.

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