# Removing created dirs

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-created-dirs/123006>\
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**Created:** [September 19, 2004, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-created-dirs/123006 "2004-09-19T11:35:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![RvGaTe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/rvgate/32/126_2.png) [@RvGaTe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RvGaTe)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-created-dirs/123006/1 "2004-09-19T11:35:49Z")

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I am creating a ftp-like program in php, so that i can do stuff when i dont have a ftp program (only listing, creating/removing dirs, upload/remove files). that is restricted in a given directory.

i got the listing completely done now, and working on the Create Folder function, should sound easy, and it doz work, but, when i create a folder inside a created folder (both done with mdir($pathNewFolder, 0777)) i cant delete those 2 folders anymore… it says:

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[13:31:16] 257 “/public\_html/school/downloads”  
[13:31:16] RMD /public\_html/school/downloads/TEST/TEST  
[13:31:16] 550 Remove directory operation failed.  
[13:31:16] RMD /public\_html/school/downloads/TEST  
[13:31:16] 550 Remove directory operation failed.

ok, could, so i make sure the folder DOWNLOADS has chmod 777, still the same message

so, i tried the other option, with SSH (using putty)

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[rvgate@astrepitum TEST]$ rmdir TEST/  
rmdir: `TEST/': Permission denied

ok, now make sure the chmod is good:

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[rvgate@astrepitum TEST]$ chmod 777 TEST/  
chmod: changing permissions of `TEST/': Operation not permitted

so, im kinda stuck here, and i dont have root acces.  
if someone could give me a solution, please 🙂