require_once() Permisson Denied even after chmod 777

Question

I do Dropbox-API

it needs to access the Dropbox-SDK..

Here is the error shown in browser.

Warning: require_once(dropbox-sdk/Dropbox/autoload.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/albert/public_html/test/search.php on line 11

Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required 'dropbox-sdk/Dropbox/autoload.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php:/usr/share/pear') in /home/albert/public_html/test/search.php on line 11

I have been researching about it and try to chmod all the files, also chown all.. but it still show the same error..

Can anyone help? Thx

are you sure that autoload.php file has 777 permission ? did you change the permission using chmod -R ? — Rudy Lee, Nov 25 '13 at 05:55
Whatever it is that you are doing, `chmod 777` is the wrong thing to do. You should revert this change ASAP, or in the worst case reinstall your system. Think about it; you are granting the whole world unrestricted **write** access to code you are going to be executing!? — tripleee, Nov 25 '13 at 06:14
Thx for your advise.. i will gladly change it to 755.. Thx.. — AlbertSamuel, Nov 25 '13 at 06:22

Matteo Tassinari · Answer 1 · 2013-11-25T13:02:34.570

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Check your include path for it may be that you have to change it or include/require the autoload file using its full path.

edited Nov 25 '13 at 13:02

answered Nov 25 '13 at 05:28

Matteo Tassinari

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I have tried to do so.. but unfortunately it still show the similar errors.. Thx – AlbertSamuel Nov 25 '13 at 05:37
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What is the full path to the sdk files? – Matteo Tassinari Nov 25 '13 at 13:01
/home/albert/public_html/test/dropbox-sdk/Dropbox/autoload.php – AlbertSamuel Nov 25 '13 at 23:56
Since the error is "permission denied", what is the permission on those files and directories, and also the owner of the sdk files and test file? – Matteo Tassinari Nov 26 '13 at 07:50
The permission is 777 for all files and folder.. I am sure of it.. and about the owner.. i already do `chown nobody` to all.. – AlbertSamuel Nov 27 '13 at 11:58
How is that "search.php" called? From console or from web server? – Matteo Tassinari Nov 27 '13 at 12:40
i just call it from browser local server.. localhost/albert/test/search.php – AlbertSamuel Nov 28 '13 at 02:39

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 25 '13 at 13:11

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Is dropbox-sdk/Dropbox/autoload.php under . or /usr/share/php or /usr/share/pear, if not, that is your problem - your include path is incorrect, or your installation path for Dropbox was placed in the wrong place

answered Nov 25 '13 at 13:11

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Its under . I am sure i don't write the wrong path.. Because if i do, the error will be file not found.. – AlbertSamuel Nov 25 '13 at 23:54
Is the path /home/albert/public_html/test/dropbox-sdk/Dropbox/ allows to execute code? i.e. does Apache allows this path to run PHP code? – Noam Rathaus Nov 26 '13 at 06:24
yes, its path allows execute code, but i dont know the rest.. How to check if Apache allows this path to run PHP or not? thx – AlbertSamuel Nov 27 '13 at 11:59
Just access the path from the browser, something like http://yoursite/~albert/test/dropbox-sdk/Dropbox/somephpfile.php should not return any error of execution – Noam Rathaus Nov 27 '13 at 12:01
it says 403 forbidden, `You don't have permission to access /albert/test/dropbox-sdk/Dropbox/Client.php on this server. Apache/2.4.6 (Ubuntu) Server at localhost Port 80` What should i do? – AlbertSamuel Nov 28 '13 at 02:55
Allow access, are you the admin if the web server? if not, you need to contact him – Noam Rathaus Nov 28 '13 at 07:05

require_once() Permisson Denied even after chmod 777

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