[FX.php List] [OFF] PHP upload script won't write to drive B, but will write to drive A

[Chris Hansen]

Bob,

Are there any folders above the one in question with very restrictive permissions?  I've seen things similar to what you describe in situations like that.  Best,

--Chris

On May 24, 2012, at 1:18 PM, Bob Patin wrote:

> I also created a 2nd folder alongside the problematic one, and set permissions for it, changed my PHP script to point to it instead, and it fails too.
> 
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> On May 24, 2012, at 2:15 PM, Bob Patin wrote:
> 
>> I have a simple PHP script that has worked for years, writing to a folder on a website; the site is on a 2nd drive on an Xserve (not the system drive).
>> 
>> I took the same script and changed it to write to a folder on the system drive, and it worked fine; this tells me that the script itself isn't the issue, but rather the drive to which I'm trying to write.
>> 
>> This is an Apple Xserve, running Tiger Server; has anyone seen this before?
>> 
>> I've already reset r/w permissions for that folder, so I know that's not the issue; I can FTP to the folder without any trouble, so I know that writing to the drive isn't an issue (and there are terrabytes of available space).
>> 
>> I'm wondering if using Disk Utility to repair the drive might make a difference, but I can't try it during the day because it unmounts the drive. 
>> 
>> Any ideas are appreciated; thanks,
>> 
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