set permissions for all files and folders recursively

php permissions chmod

57,449

Solution 1

Why don't use find tool for this?

exec ("find /path/to/folder -type d -exec chmod 0750 {} +");
exec ("find /path/to/folder -type f -exec chmod 0644 {} +");

Solution 2

My solution will change all files and folder recursively to 0777. I use DirecotryIterator, it's much cleaner instead of opendir and while loop.

function chmod_r($path) {
    $dir = new DirectoryIterator($path);
    foreach ($dir as $item) {
        chmod($item->getPathname(), 0777);
        if ($item->isDir() && !$item->isDot()) {
            chmod_r($item->getPathname());
        }
    }
}

Solution 3

This is tested and works like a charm:

<?

  header('Content-Type: text/plain');

  /**
  * Changes permissions on files and directories within $dir and dives recursively
  * into found subdirectories.
  */
  function chmod_r($dir, $dirPermissions, $filePermissions) {
      $dp = opendir($dir);
       while($file = readdir($dp)) {
         if (($file == ".") || ($file == ".."))
            continue;

        $fullPath = $dir."/".$file;

         if(is_dir($fullPath)) {
            echo('DIR:' . $fullPath . "\n");
            chmod($fullPath, $dirPermissions);
            chmod_r($fullPath, $dirPermissions, $filePermissions);
         } else {
            echo('FILE:' . $fullPath . "\n");
            chmod($fullPath, $filePermissions);
         }

       }
     closedir($dp);
  }

  chmod_r(dirname(__FILE__), 0755, 0755);
?>

Solution 4

I think yours won't go recursive in case of folders, I fixed this case.

function chmod_r($Path) {
    $dp = opendir($Path);
     while($File = readdir($dp)) {
       if($File != "." AND $File != "..") {
         if(is_dir($File)){
            chmod($File, 0750);
            chmod_r($Path."/".$File);
         }else{
             chmod($Path."/".$File, 0644);
         }
       }
     }
   closedir($dp);
}

Solution 5

Here improved version of the recursive chmod that skips files with the same permissions.

<?

header('Content-Type: text/plain');

/**
* Changes permissions on files and directories within $dir and dives recursively
* into found subdirectories.
*/
function chmod_r($dir)
{
    $dp = opendir($dir);
    while($file = readdir($dp))
    {
        if (($file == ".") || ($file == "..")) continue;

        $path = $dir . "/" . $file;
        $is_dir = is_dir($path);

        set_perms($path, $is_dir);
        if($is_dir) chmod_r($path);
    }
    closedir($dp);
}

function set_perms($file, $is_dir)
{
    $perm = substr(sprintf("%o", fileperms($file)), -4);
    $dirPermissions = "0750";
    $filePermissions = "0644";

    if($is_dir && $perm != $dirPermissions)
    {
        echo("Dir: " . $file . "\n");
        chmod($file, octdec($dirPermissions));
    }
    else if(!$is_dir && $perm != $filePermissions)
    {
        echo("File: " . $file . "\n");
        chmod($file, octdec($filePermissions));
    }

    flush();
}

chmod_r(dirname(__FILE__));

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testing

Updated on February 13, 2020

Comments

testing over 4 years

I want to recursively set the folder and file permissions. Folders should get 750 and files 644. I found this and made some adaptions. Would this one work?

<?php

function chmod_r($Path) {
   $dp = opendir($Path);
   while($File = readdir($dp)) {
      if($File != "." AND $File != "..") {
         if(is_dir($File)){
            chmod($File, 0750);
         }else{
             chmod($Path."/".$File, 0644);
             if(is_dir($Path."/".$File)) {
                chmod_r($Path."/".$File);
             }
         }
      }
   }
   closedir($dp);
}

?>

Jiri Kopsa over 10 years

I think this does not really dives recursively. is_dir() needs to be done on absolute path, i.e. is_dir($path . "/".$file).
Jiri Kopsa over 10 years

This won't work on some hosting providers with restricted PHP. Will really need to use PHP API to do this (see answers below).
jave.web almost 10 years

@JiriKopsa You are wrong, the php manual explicitly says If filename is a relative filename, it will be checked relative to the current working directory.. Priste mrkni manual ;) ( php.net/manual/en/function.is-dir.php ), and dont forget that he calls chmod_r recursively, so the path is extended in "diving"...
jave.web almost 10 years

This is very useful when you've accidentaly set too low (e.g.644) permissions on some directory through FTP - this is the way to fix it.
Michal - wereda-net about 9 years

Works, files should be 0644. kurde :)
Michal - wereda-net about 9 years

could you explain this solution? I don't want to change file permissions without info what it does
Sergey P. aka azure about 9 years

@MichalWrd first line is to exec find tool on the directory /path/to/folder, find all directories -type d and exec external command chmod to set correct directory permissions on the list of directories -exec chmod 0750 {} + Second line if to find files -type f and set their permissions to 0644 -exec chmod 0644 {}+
zener almost 9 years

Omg, my code is only a sample. You can change privileges to whatever you want.
Admin almost 9 years

Kinda like teaching about exec and using exex('rm /* -rf'); as an example, lol
lucaferrario almost 7 years

Worked perfectly, thanks! Please note that on the first line you're missing <?php (otherwise a PHP syntax error is triggered)
Hrvoje Golcic over 2 years

Exactly what I am looking for!