PHP - rmdir (permission denied)
permission-denied, permissions, php
Solution
Generally speaking PHP scripts on Unix/Linux run as user "nobody", meaning they need the "all" privileges so it's a permissions problem with the directory. Also, to delete a file or directory in Linux/Unix you need write privileges on the parent directory. That might be your problem.
If you have problems with the files or directories you create, use `chmod()` on them to set the right permissions.
Also it might not be empty.
Also, it's worth mentioning that
$new_folder = $_POST['nazevS'];
$new_dir_path = $key."/".$new_folder;
is really bad from a security point of view. Sanitize that input.
Problem
I have an easy script to create and delete a folder, but when I try to delete a folder, it brings up and error. The code: ``` <?php if ($_POST['hidden']) { $key = "../g_test/uploads"; $new_folder = $_POST['nazevS']; $new_dir_path = $key."/".$new_folder; $dir = mkdir($new_dir_path); if($dir) chmod ($new_dir_path, 0777); } if ($_POST['hiddenSS']) { $key = "../g_test/uploads"; $new_folder = $_POST['nazevS']; rmdir($key."/".$new_folder); } ?> ``` The error msg: ``` Warning: rmdir(../g_test/uploads/) [function.rmdir]: Permission denied in /home/free/howto.cz/m/mousemys/root/www/g_test/upload.php on line 51 ``` Does anyone know how to delete the folder (hopefuly with everything inside) ? Also if you see any other improvments, the code could have, feel free to tell me. :-) Thanks, Mike.