# Flash file upload and permissions

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-file-upload-and-permissions/184524>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 5, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-file-upload-and-permissions/184524 "2006-04-05T18:22:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![creatify](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@creatify](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creatify)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-file-upload-and-permissions/184524/1 "2006-04-05T18:22:50Z")

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Does anyone know how to set permissions using php w/ a flash file upload system? The following is the base script I’m starting with (from a friends of ed book)

Thanks!

```php

<?php

//path to storage
$storage = './uploadedFiles';

//path name of file for storage
$uploadfile = "$storage/" . basename( $_FILES['Filedata']['name'] );

//if the file is moved successfully
if ( move_uploaded_file( $_FILES['Filedata']['tmp_name'] , $uploadfile ) ) {
	echo( '1 ' . $_FILES['Filedata']['name']);

//file failed to move
}else{
	echo( '0');
}

?>

```

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**Author:** ![JoshuaJonah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/joshuajonah/32/1775_2.png) [@JoshuaJonah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaJonah)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-file-upload-and-permissions/184524/2 "2006-04-05T18:33:09Z")

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you have to use an FTP program or even dreamweaver can do it, theres no way to set permissions using PHP

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**Author:** ![creatify](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@creatify](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creatify)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-file-upload-and-permissions/184524/3 "2006-04-05T18:50:53Z")

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thanks for the tip!

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**Author:** ![msurgay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@msurgay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/msurgay)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-file-upload-and-permissions/184524/4 "2006-04-06T03:05:50Z")

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you CAN change permissions of the files with PHP, use chmod command, more help here : [http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.chmod.php](http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.chmod.php)

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**Author:** ![creatify](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@creatify](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creatify)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-file-upload-and-permissions/184524/5 "2006-04-06T16:24:50Z")

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Cool thanks for that - I found out that my perm issues are based on our host. I’ve been playing w/ the chmod methods, though, I think they may be restricted by our host.

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**Author:** ![JoshuaJonah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/joshuajonah/32/1775_2.png) [@JoshuaJonah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaJonah)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-file-upload-and-permissions/184524/6 "2006-04-06T16:32:24Z")

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almost all hosts run “safe mode”. That’s why i said it wsn’t possible, its not good practise. But if you were running on your own server, you could do that. Also if you have a dedicated server, they may let you set “safe mode” off aswell.