File ownership problem in uploads folder

[Greg]

My webhost is moving all my accounts to a new server and we are having problems with all the directories and files in the uploads directory.

The files and directories are showing the user and owner as httpd:httpd
with a CHMOD value of 600.

I cannot download, change ownership of, change permissions or do anything with these files with an FTP program, through CPANEL file manager or any other means. The hosting service is even unable to copy the files to another server.

All actions result in 'Action Denied' 'Permission Denied'

Does anyone have a solution?

[100rk]

If You want a fastest solution, just put in Your root directory file named (for example) 'privs.php' with this content:

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<?php

include './config.php';

$dirs = array(
$config["previews_path"],
$config["root_path"]."/tmp/templates_c",
$config["uploads_path"],
$config["image_uploads_path"]
);

$result = "";

foreach ($dirs as $dir) {
result .= $dir." - ";
if (chmod($dir, 0777)) result .= "OK";
else result .= "ERROR";
result .= "<br>";
}

echo $result;

?>

and run it in Your browser.
Note: this only fix directories which are necessary for full CMSMS functionality, not other dirs and files - upgrade will be not so painless... But now You have a lot of time for sending request by e-mail to Your provider. To be honest, I would like to see those rows of code in CMSMS install procedure

[Greg]

Thanks 100rk - ran the script and just get:

Warning: chmod(): No such file or directory in /hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com/privs.php on line 16

Warning: chmod(): Operation not permitted in /hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com/privs.php on line 16

Warning: chmod(): Operation not permitted in /hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com/privs.php on line 16

Warning: chmod(): Operation not permitted in /hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com/privs.php on line 16
/hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com/smarty/cms/cache - ERROR /hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com/tmp/templates_c - ERROR /hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com/uploads - ERROR /hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com/uploads/images - ERROR

[100rk]

This error message seems like:
a) You use nonstandard 'cache' directory - '/smarty/cms/cache '
b) all directories specified in file config.php are unaccessible for the system - Your web provider did some changes in directory structure also - not only move data (maybe )

OK, now compare lines

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$config["root_path"] = "/hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com";
$config["previews_path"] = "/hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com/tmp/cache";
$config["uploads_path"] = "/hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com/uploads";
$config["uploads_path"] = "/hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com/uploads/images";

if they are identical with proper lines of Your file /config.php and write back - so, if they will be not identical, correct it by hand. ALSO CHECK, if they directories exists in Your webroot directory structure.

[Greg]

Thanks for the info 100rk.

I made the change to the tmp directory, I ensured all config.php settings are exactly as in your post and still get this result:

Warning: chmod(): Operation not permitted in /hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com/privs.php on line 16

Warning: chmod(): Operation not permitted in /hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com/privs.php on line 16

Warning: chmod(): Operation not permitted in /hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com/privs.php on line 16

Warning: chmod(): Operation not permitted in /hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com/privs.php on line 16
/hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com/tmp/cache - ERROR /hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com/tmp/templates_c - ERROR /hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com/uploads - ERROR /hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com/uploads/images - ERROR

[100rk]

Ok Greg, now create file named for example 'dirpath.php', copy into it this code

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<?php
echo dirname(__FILE__));
?>

and load it by browser. This script just display directory of running script, nothing more. Is this output Your 'root_path' from config.php?

[Greg]

/hsphere/local/home/weyburnc/weyburncap.com

Which is the same as my root path in the config.php file.

[100rk]

Next code:

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<?php
$destfile = "uploads/test.bak";

if (copy(__FILE__, $destfile)) {
	$fileowneruid=fileowner($destfile);
	$fileownerarray=posix_getpwuid($fileowneruid);
	$fileowner=$fileownerarray['name'];

	$filegroupgid=filegroup($destfile);
	$filegrouparray=posix_getgrgid($filegroupgid);
	$filegroup=$filegrouparray['name'];

	@unlink($destfile);

	echo "Ownership is ".$fileowner.":".$filegroup; 
}
else {
	echo "cannot copy file";
}

?>

What this script display?

It is one of last chances find out reason of Your problems, Greg...

a) Your script runs under other user/group then httpd:httpd
b) new server configuration has some problems with 'open_basedir' settings or virtual directory support or something
c) I am absolutely stupid

[100rk]

I was changing code in above post right now...

[Greg]

Thanks for all the help. Webhost is moving files now, we will have to re-create them on the new server.

[100rk]

Not at all, nice practice for me
Send my regards to Your provider

[Krocky]

file: ibrowser.php

// upload image
function uploadImg($img) {

global $HTTP_POST_FILES;
global $HTTP_SERVER_VARS;
global $tinyMCE_valid_imgs;
global $imglib;
global $errors;
global $l;
global $tinyMCE_upload_allowed;
global $config;

if (!$tinyMCE_upload_allowed) return false;

$_root = $config['image_uploads_path'].'/';

if ($HTTP_POST_FILES[$img]['size']>0) {
$data['type'] = $HTTP_POST_FILES[$img]['type'];
$data['name'] = $HTTP_POST_FILES[$img]['name'];
$data['size'] = $HTTP_POST_FILES[$img]['size'];
$data['tmp_name'] = $HTTP_POST_FILES[$img]['tmp_name'];

// get file extension
$ext = strtolower(substr(strrchr($data['name'],'.'), 1));
if (in_array($ext,$tinyMCE_valid_imgs)) {
$dir_name = $_root.$imglib;

$img_name = $data['name'];
$i = 1;
while (file_exists($dir_name.$img_name)) {
$img_name = ereg_replace('(.*)(\.[a-zA-Z]+)$', '\1_'.$i.'\2', $data['name']);
$i++;
}
if (!move_uploaded_file($data['tmp_name'], $dir_name.$img_name)) {
$errors[] = '{lang_ibrowser_errorupload}';
return false;
}
## this is change##
if (chmod($dir_name.$img_name, 0666)) $result = "OK";
else $result= "ERROR";
echo $result;
return $img_name;
## this is change##
}
else
{
$errors[] = '{$lang_ibrowser_errortype}';
}
}
return false;
}