Weird Permissions Problem With Includes

[kwest]

I just setup a new server with PHP 5 and ran into a problem with
includes. Everytime I call something like

require_once './includes/test.inc'

I get a permissions message like this:

Warning: require_once(./includes/test.inc) [function.requir e-once]:
failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/test2.php on
line 3

Fatal error: require_once() [function.requir e]: Failed opening
required './includes/test.inc' (include_path=' .:/php/includes:/var/www/
html/includes') in /var/www/html/test2.php on line 3

I verified that apache has exectuble permissions all the way through /
var/www/html. As you can see my include path is correct (unless
someone sees something I don't). This is getting really frustrating as
I have spent several hour trying to debug this, any assistance would
be greatly appreciated.

I was able to run the script fine from the command line as well.

[Carl]

Re: Weird Permissions Problem With Includes

On Jan 30, 2:54 pm, "kwest" <kwes...@gmail. comwrote:

I just setup a new server with PHP 5 and ran into a problem with
includes. Everytime I call something like
>
require_once './includes/test.inc'
>
I get a permissions message like this:
>
Warning: require_once(./includes/test.inc) [function.requir e-once]:
failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/test2.php on
line 3
>
Fatal error: require_once() [function.requir e]: Failed opening
required './includes/test.inc' (include_path=' .:/php/includes:/var/www/
html/includes') in /var/www/html/test2.php on line 3
>
I verified that apache has exectuble permissions all the way through /
var/www/html. As you can see my include path is correct (unless
someone sees something I don't). This is getting really frustrating as
I have spent several hour trying to debug this, any assistance would
be greatly appreciated.
>
I was able to run the script fine from the command line as well.

Does each included script have read permission as well?

Carl.

[Carl]

Re: Weird Permissions Problem With Includes

On Jan 30, 3:36 pm, "Carl" <c.gro...@gmail .comwrote:

On Jan 30, 2:54 pm, "kwest" <kwes...@gmail. comwrote:
>
>
>

I just setup a new server with PHP 5 and ran into a problem with
includes. Everytime I call something like

>

require_once './includes/test.inc'

>

I get a permissions message like this:

>

Warning: require_once(./includes/test.inc) [function.requir e-once]:
failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/test2.php on
line 3

>

Fatal error: require_once() [function.requir e]: Failed opening
required './includes/test.inc' (include_path=' .:/php/includes:/var/www/
html/includes') in /var/www/html/test2.php on line 3

>

I verified that apache has exectuble permissions all the way through /
var/www/html. As you can see my include path is correct (unless
someone sees something I don't). This is getting really frustrating as
I have spent several hour trying to debug this, any assistance would
be greatly appreciated.

>

I was able to run the script fine from the command line as well.

>
Does each included script have read permission as well?
>
Carl.

Sorry, that didn't come out right at all.

What I meant to ask was if the apache user had read access each script
you are trying to include? I don't believe that execute permission is
required.

Carl.

[kwest]

Re: Weird Permissions Problem With Includes


Carl,

Yes that is the weird thing, I gave read and execute permission to the
incude I even chmoded them all to 777 to debug the problem and still
get the same error.

If I run the script from the command line it works. So am guessing it
has to be something with Apache. I am using Apache 2 if that helps.

Thank You

- Ken

Carl.

>
Sorry, that didn't come out right at all.
>
What I meant to ask was if the apache user had read access each script
you are trying to include? I don't believe that execute permission is
required.
>
Carl.

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: Weird Permissions Problem With Includes

kwest wrote:

Carl,
>
Yes that is the weird thing, I gave read and execute permission to the
incude I even chmoded them all to 777 to debug the problem and still
get the same error.
>
If I run the script from the command line it works. So am guessing it
has to be something with Apache. I am using Apache 2 if that helps.
>
Thank You
>
- Ken
>

>>Carl.

>Sorry, that didn't come out right at all.
>>
>What I meant to ask was if the apache user had read access each script
>you are trying to include? I don't believe that execute permission is
>required.
>>
>Carl.

>
>

Carl,

PHP scripts are not executed. They are interpreted. You should not
have execute privileges on them.

Your error message indicates the Apache user does not have read access
to the scripts. But this can also show up if you give the file too many
privileges - like 777.

Try just giving it read access to everyone. Or make the Apache user a
member of the group which owns the file and give the file group read access.

Of course, you could also make the apache user the owner of the file.

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[Carl]

Re: Weird Permissions Problem With Includes

On Feb 2, 7:13 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attg lobal.netwrote:

kwest wrote:

Carl,

>

Yes that is the weird thing, I gave read and execute permission to the
incude I even chmoded them all to 777 to debug the problem and still
get the same error.>
If I run the script from the command line it works. So am guessing it
has to be something with Apache. I am using Apache 2 if that helps.

>

Thank You

>

- Ken

>

>Carl.
Sorry, that didn't come out right at all.

>

What I meant to ask was if the apache user had read access each script
you are trying to include? I don't believe that execute permission is
required.

>

Carl.

>
Carl,
>
PHP scripts are not executed. They are interpreted. You should not
have execute privileges on them.
>

Hi Jerry,

I think you misread the attribution on earlier posts in this thread
and mistakenly addressed your post to me instead of the orig poster,
Ken. I certainly never recommended that the scripts need execute
access, and actually suggested that they do not.

As a side note, PHP scripts can infact be executed by the shell
directly (using the "shebang" to invoke the PHP interpreter) when
calling PHP scripts from the command line, cron jobs, etc. In these
cases, execute privileges should be given to the user/group. This does
not apply to this case, however.

Your error message indicates the Apache user does not have read access
to the scripts. But this can also show up if you give the file too many
privileges - like 777.
>

What?!? Why would setting a file permission to 777 deny read access?
It should do exactly the opposite, giving owner, group and all users
complete access to the file! Do you have any sort of reference or
citation for this claim?

@ Ken,

This thread was two days inactive when Jerry revived it, and I hope
you solved your problem by now. If not, double check the permissions
on the file and any directories leading to the file and post back if
your still having problems.

Cheers,
Carl.

Try just giving it read access to everyone. Or make the Apache user a
member of the group which owns the file and give the file group read access.
>
Of course, you could also make the apache user the owner of the file.
>
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[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: Weird Permissions Problem With Includes

Carl wrote:

On Feb 2, 7:13 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attg lobal.netwrote:

>kwest wrote:

>>Carl,
>>Yes that is the weird thing, I gave read and execute permission to the
>>incude I even chmoded them all to 777 to debug the problem and still
>>get the same error.>
>>If I run the script from the command line it works. So am guessing it
>>has to be something with Apache. I am using Apache 2 if that helps.
>>Thank You
>>- Ken
>>>>Carl.
>>>Sorry, that didn't come out right at all.
>>>What I meant to ask was if the apache user had read access each script
>>>you are trying to include? I don't believe that execute permission is
>>>required.
>>>Carl.

>Carl,
>>
>PHP scripts are not executed. They are interpreted. You should not
>have execute privileges on them.
>>

>
Hi Jerry,
>
I think you misread the attribution on earlier posts in this thread
and mistakenly addressed your post to me instead of the orig poster,
Ken. I certainly never recommended that the scripts need execute
access, and actually suggested that they do not.
>

Yep, sorry. By the time I got here I had already read over 1500
messages in several newsgroups. To say my brain was a little fried
would be an understatement :-). Sorry.

As a side note, PHP scripts can infact be executed by the shell
directly (using the "shebang" to invoke the PHP interpreter) when
calling PHP scripts from the command line, cron jobs, etc. In these
cases, execute privileges should be given to the user/group. This does
not apply to this case, however.
>

Yep, it doesn't apply, which is why I didn't mention it here. No use
tossing in unnecessary complications.

>Your error message indicates the Apache user does not have read access
>to the scripts. But this can also show up if you give the file too many
>privileges - like 777.
>>

>
What?!? Why would setting a file permission to 777 deny read access?
It should do exactly the opposite, giving owner, group and all users
complete access to the file! Do you have any sort of reference or
citation for this claim?
>
@ Ken,
>

Because PHP doesn't like a file with *too much* permission. Can't say
as I agree with the PHP developers - but it seems the check it at times
and don't allow you to open a file with too much access.

For reference - search this newsgroup for other, similar messages. It
pops up every couple of weeks. And while I've seen the problem, I've
never seen this documented anywhere.

This thread was two days inactive when Jerry revived it, and I hope
you solved your problem by now. If not, double check the permissions
on the file and any directories leading to the file and post back if
your still having problems.
>
Cheers,
Carl.
>

Yea, sorry it took so long. Was busy rebuilding a crashed disk.

>Try just giving it read access to everyone. Or make the Apache user a
>member of the group which owns the file and give the file group read access.
>>
>Of course, you could also make the apache user the owner of the file.
>>
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>

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