PHP write outside document root

Question

I\'m trying to create a file in a directory outside the document root of the web server. The folder has permissions 777 but php says Permission Denied: Warning: fopen(/home/site

Answer 1

It sounds like safe mode is on and doc_root has been set. You'll need to set doc_root to empty or turn off safe mode.

Answer 2

The 777 permissions is half the battle. You will also need to change the group to be www-data (if on debian) using the:

chgrp g+w www-data /home/growtent/public_html/images

That "should" work, depending on what system you are running and given that my memory is correct.