[jasperma]

http://www.jumpstartpunk.com/test/Ch...202/delete.php

why wont it allow me to delete the file? (the permission is set to 777)
this is my code of delete.php:

PHP Code:

<?php

unlink("$DOCUMENT_ROOT/test/Chapter 2/orders/orders.txt");

?>

[ermau]

Do you get any type of error message?

Try using $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] instead of $DOCUMENT_ROOT, so:

PHP Code:

<?php

unliking($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/test/Chapter 2/orders/orders.txt');

?>

[jasperma]

i get this error:

Warning: unlink(/home/jumpstar/public_html/test/Chapter 2/orders/orders.txt): Permission denied in /home/jumpstar/public_html/test/Chapter 2/delete.php on line 2


and your code doesn't work either.

[mikaelf]

the error occurs because your host runs safe mode PHP. although the permission is set to 777, you cannot delete the file because the file owner uid is different with the script executor uid.

[jasperma]

Originally Posted by mikaelf

the error occurs because your host runs safe mode PHP. although the permission is set to 777, you cannot delete the file because the file owner uid is different with the script executor uid.

ok, thanks!