batch chmod commands?

Customer Support H-Sphere Reseller Hosting
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I wonder if I can make a script to change folder and file permissions using a script? Could I do it like this;

  1. I create a script which includes chmod commands,
  2. and copy it into cgi-bin folder (with .pl extention)?
  3. I run it through the browser; like with awstats.pl?

Another question; is phpSuExec or suPhp running on the server?

Any help or link is appreciated, thank you very much.

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No. Unless root you can’t get ownership back from httpd owned files.

No. I’m waiting for Hpshere support for fastcgi and will be going for it once made available.

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Dear Tanmaya, thanks for your reply, both here and “offtopic”. I am aware that I cannot change file ownership which is run every 24 hours, thanks anyway for the clarification. Please let me rephrase the question;

As I understand it I would need phpSuExec or suPhp running on the server to avoid having to set file permissions to 777 for change in Joomla modules and addons. Whenever I change permissions to 777 I have a security issue, so it is important to change them back. I am looking for a way to handle the security issue more effective by running a script which I can use in several Joomla webs;

  1. Can I make a script like this:
<?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); ?>
  1. make a text file with .php extention
  2. insert the file in a directory of the web
  3. open the file in a web browser to execute it? Hm… I guess the current user to run the script must be the file owner… can I run it by using a cron job?

Thank you very much.

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Or I can simply add ftp login info into php script like this;

function chmod_open()
{
// Use your own FTP info
$ftp_user_name = ‘[email protected]’;
$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;
}

… and run script via browser?

Thanks again.

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I solved it :slight_smile:

Link: PHP: chmod - Manual , I used “webmaster at danopia..” script, in case others need the same…

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Just to add, this can be done from webshell or any FTP client as well (for Linux accounts only).