# CHMOD to pass a variable to a .swf

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chmod-to-pass-a-variable-to-a-swf/193662
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 14, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chmod-to-pass-a-variable-to-a-swf/193662 "2006-07-14T20:47:57Z")
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### Author: ![nburlington](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/nburlington/32/1365_2.png) [@nburlington](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nburlington)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chmod-to-pass-a-variable-to-a-swf/193662/1 "2006-07-14T20:47:57Z")

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I have a .php page with a .swf in it. I’m trying to pass a variable into the .swf via .php. Like so:

```auto
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>reader</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<!-- URL's used in the movie-->
<!-- text used in the movie-->
<!--Preparing the card, please wait --><OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
 codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0"
 WIDTH=1000 HEIGHT=400>
 <PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="mySWF.swf?session=<?php echo $session; ?>"> <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high> <PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#FFFFFF> <EMBED src="mySWF.swf?session=<?php echo $session; ?>" quality=high bgcolor=#FFFFFF WIDTH=1000 HEIGHT=420 TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></EMBED>
</OBJECT>
</BODY>

```

but what CHMOD permissions do I need?
