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I am trying to execute a script that will read a file written by PHP. The problem is that the script opens and some other files (C-ISAM file based database) and i have no clue what permisions to give at these files.. Should i add www-data to my group ?

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Usually you just do

chgrp www-data yourfile
chmod g+rw yourfile
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my files are already to a group which shouldnt change. – Parhs Sep 19 '11 at 11:17
Does the server support ACLs? Do you have root access? – Kim Sep 19 '11 at 11:59
i have root access.I dont know what ACL is. I tried with sudoers file but it asks me for password for www-data when i try to use sudo. – Parhs Sep 19 '11 at 13:11

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