If you'll remember a while back, there was a series over on the O'Reilly Network about some of the file system functions that are built into PHP, and how to use them effectively in your scripts. Well, that series is continued, this morning, with this latest article - Working with Permissions in PHP, Part 1 (a sub-series?).

In this article, they jump into permissions on a Unix-based machine (sorry Windows users, no permissions for you!), and introduce you to some of the commands to get the ball rolling. Unfortunately, that's about all the cover in this one - leaving the actual PHP calls for the next time.

So, if you already know about how to use permissions on a unix box, and were just looking for the PHP uses of it, keep an eye out for the next article in this series. Maybe it'll have some PHP in it!( *gasp*)