Managing Permissions on web server for image upload

Question

I have web server which allows for image uploading. When the user uploads an image, it uploads onto the server but when try to access the file using the browser from other pages it is giving me:

403 forbidden

What kind of permissions should the files have for accessing the images publicly?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 08 '15 at 05:39

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i think the permission code you want to change it to is 0644

Here's how to change the permission of a file with php.
chmod()

answered Sep 08 '15 at 05:39

TGammage

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Thanks @TGammage that really helped me – Om Komawar Sep 08 '15 at 06:42
YW. ankhzet is right too... be aware of any .htaccess files (both in the current dir and parent dirs) that might restrict a client from getting an image – TGammage Sep 08 '15 at 06:45

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 08 '15 at 05:36

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Try 3-digit chmod 664 command. The last digit sets the permission for class 'others', which basically encloses all your client-side users. 4 stands for read-only.

answered Sep 08 '15 at 05:36

Alex Goncharenko

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 08 '15 at 05:36

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At least, for reading =). That will be chmod('0644') in PHP.

Make sure, that directory, where image files are placed, also is accessible for reading, thus both access rights and .htaccess settings grants reading access..

answered Sep 08 '15 at 05:36

ankhzet

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Managing Permissions on web server for image upload

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