move_uploaded_file gives “failed to open stream: Permission denied” error

Question

I keep getting this error when trying to configure the upload directory with Apache 2.2 and PHP 5.3 on CentOS.

In php.ini:

upload_tmp_dir = /var/www/ht         


        

Answer 1

Try this:

1. open /etc/apache2/envvars

   sudo gedit /etc/apache2/envvars
   

2. replace www-data with your your_username

   "export APACHE_RUN_USER=www-data" 
   

   replace with

   export APACHE_RUN_USER='your_username'