chmod() operation not permitted - FatFree framework

Question

I have been developing an app in FatFree framework and now I am trying to deploy it on a server. Everything seems to be fine when I am running it on localhost.

However, when I have deployed it on the server and trying to access it, it gives me a strange error which is -

Internal Server Error

chmod(): Operation not permitted

#0 /var/www/webapp/inc/main.php:62 Template::serve('front_page.php')
#1 /var/www/index.php:65 F3::run()

I have given 777 permissions to the webapp folder so chmod() should be allowed. The above suggests that there is an error while serving the template file front_page.php.

How can I fix this?

Yes. Actually it was that the parent directory did not permissions. It makes a temp directory which it was unable to do. — Siddharth, Mar 19 '12 at 11:30
where is `'front_page.php'` located? And did the `webapp` folder permission of 777 cascade down to the `inc` folder? — redDevil, Mar 19 '12 at 11:42

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 19 '12 at 12:02

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For this you have to give the permissions recursively using -R for your "webapp" folder

answered Mar 19 '12 at 12:02

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score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 19 '12 at 03:16

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Siddharth alludes to the correct answer in the comments:

F3 compiles templates to a temp/ dir before serving. This temp dir needs to a) exist and b) have appropriate permissions.

To achieve this, go the dir where your template file exists and run:

mkdir temp/
chown www-data temp

answered Nov 19 '12 at 03:16

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Yes. But if your parent directory has write permissions by www-data then it will automatically make the temp/ directory. You do not have to make it yourself. – Siddharth Nov 19 '12 at 06:07

user79382 · Answer 3 · 2012-12-03T07:06:44.987

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You can add write permissions for web-server to your [fatfree-web-root-dir]. Not safe!

chmod  o+w  fatfree-web-root-dir  # Then web-server can create "temp" folder.

An other way: You must create "temp" directory with web-server owner:

mkdir  fatfree-web-root-dir/temp
chown  www-data:www-data  fatfree-web-root-dir/temp
# www-data - in Debian for example

edited Dec 03 '12 at 07:06

answered Nov 17 '12 at 22:31

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jpic · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-23T12:22:58.317

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Check intermediary directories permissions It's a common gotcha.

edited Feb 23 '20 at 12:22

answered Mar 19 '12 at 11:33

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chmod() operation not permitted - FatFree framework

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