mkdir isn't working on the host?

I have just realized that I can't create a folder on the host using mkdir. The code works fine on my localhost.


Any idea? I guess it might be something with setting of the host to prevent users from creating a directory.

 

Make sure to chmod the parent directory. You can use a FTP program to chmod. Maybe you have to chmod to 777.

 

Thanks it worked. Isn't it a security problem to make the parent 777?

 

when you say parent directory, are you referring to the public_html directory? if so, i personally would not make it 0777, for security reasons, 0755 is acceptable.

and i can mkdir no problem

 

Right. But some time 755 didn't work for me.

 

use caution.

these are my permissions:
folders 0755
php htm txt 0644
config files 0600

i am religious about this, even if a script tells me 0777 i won't, and if the script don't work on MY permissions, it hits the trash.

this is my 10th post, sig time...