What is wrong with chmod 0007

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I have a php form that functions nicely with chmod 0007 despite the audible gasps coming from stackoverflow's direction. How to chmod 0007 a lot of directories with php?

Isn't the least permission the best?

What is wrong with 0007?

What permission would you suggest for a form that writes using js/php scripts to .json files that are read and written from a pretty standard html page?

`0007` is not a PHP or apache setting/configuration. I'd start at this thread https://serverfault.com/questions/357108/what-permissions-should-my-website-files-folders-have-on-a-linux-webserver. — user3783243, Aug 04 '18 at 21:53
why are you referencing your own previous post? That seems to be a repost to me. — Funk Forty Niner, Aug 04 '18 at 22:12
@MagnusEriksson Personally, I think you should have posted that as an answer for this. It's all too well explained for being a simple comment. This IMHO. — Funk Forty Niner, Aug 04 '18 at 22:15

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 04 '18 at 22:21

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If you set 0007 as permission, it means that neither the owner or the group will be able to access the file/folder, while everyone else can. That's the opposite of what you want.

When using chmod in PHP, the permissions are (from left to right):

First zero = defining the value as an octal value.
Second number = the owners permission.
Third number = The groups permission.
Fourth number = Everyone else's permission.

You can read up on that function by reading the manual on PHP.net:

http://php.net/manual/en/function.chmod.php

edited Aug 04 '18 at 22:21

Funk Forty Niner

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answered Aug 04 '18 at 22:19

M. Eriksson

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@FunkFortyNiner - No worries. Anything that makes the answer better is welcome. – M. Eriksson Aug 04 '18 at 22:22

What is wrong with chmod 0007

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