It depends on the linux distro as to the apache user. On most distros it is nobody, fedora it is apache, and Ubuntu it is www-data. It all depends on the apache package maintainer. From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Homme, James Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 8:22 AM To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [program-l] Re: Apache/linux server dynamically changing file/folder permissions? Hi Jacob, My memory tells me that Apache runs as a user called nobody. That user has very little permissions. That is for security reasons. I'm not sure what the best solution for this is in your scase. Thanks. Jim From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jacob Kruger Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 7:09 PM To: Program-l Subject: [program-l] Apache/linux server dynamically changing file/folder permissions? Just posting this here in case someone has an idea about how to 'fix' this/work around it - since haven't managed to find anything via 'net, or other PHP specific mailing lists as of yet. In that small/simple content-management-system posted about other day, issue seems to be that while am continually/consistently setting output file and folder permissions to 0776 - owner and group rwx, and public rw - for now - using PHP's chmod() function, before and after trying to copy/generate any output content for it, the server seems to be consistently/dynamically/immediately resetting the permissions to something slightly different, which won't let me then view/browse all the content. Silly/simple example is that I will handle image file upload, and copy uploaded image to a folder in a script, but, sort of immediately, that image, and the folder it's in, and that one's parent folder are invisible/unavailable/inaccessible. Before I then run a sort of recursive script to again reset all content permissions, I can't even browse the content via FTP interface - for example. When generating output/static content, I am also then consistently/continually resetting path permissions just before/after creating folders and files, if necessary, and that seems to work, some of the time, but, not for everything. Am going to try it out on another server, just to try figure/find out if it's a specific issue for this server/part of file structure, or something, but, bit irritating thus far...<smile> Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' _____ This e-mail and any attachments to it are confidential and are intended solely for use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not keep, use, disclose, copy or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. The views expressed in this e-mail message do not necessarily represent the views of Highmark, its diversified business, or affiliates.