Writing to a file with PHP

[YellowDog]

I am trying to writ to a file in /tmp but I can not. I'm guessing it's an Apache configuration issue, I've tried the same script on other non Fedora servers and it works fine.

$file = fopen( "/tmp/php.log", "a" );
$datetime = date( "M j, Y, G:i:s T" );
fputs( $file, "$datetime\n" );
fclose( $file );

I get no messages in the log. Any suggestions?

[Doug G]

selinux?
openbasedir restriction in php?
file permissions?

Turn on E_ALL error reporting in php & see if you get more info

Did you look in syslog and the apache error log for clues? There will be something logged somewhere if your script fails.

[jpollard]

Likely it is SELinux.

Apache is constrained to prevent security breaches if the server is penetrated. It doesn't allow for read/write outside its compartmented area.

[cyborg]

Originally Posted by jpollard

Likely it is SELinux.

Apache is constrained to prevent security breaches if the server is penetrated. It doesn't allow for read/write outside its compartmented area.

I agree, there are some Apache flags to look at:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...inux_admin.png