JPath/isOwner

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Description[edit]

Method to determine if script owns the path

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Syntax[edit]

isOwner($path)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$path		$path Path to check ownership

Returns[edit]

boolean True if the php script owns the path passed

Defined in[edit]

libraries/joomla/filesystem/path.php

Importing[edit]

jimport( 'joomla.filesystem.path' );

Source Body[edit]

function isOwner($path)
{
        jimport('joomla.filesystem.file');
        jimport('joomla.user.helper');

        $tmp = md5(JUserHelper::genRandomPassword(16));
        $ssp = ini_get('session.save_path');
        $jtp = JPATH_SITE.DS.'tmp';

        // Try to find a writable directory
        $dir = is_writable('/tmp') ? '/tmp' : false;
        $dir = (!$dir && is_writable($ssp)) ? $ssp : false;
        $dir = (!$dir && is_writable($jtp)) ? $jtp : false;

        if ($dir)
        {
                $test = $dir.DS.$tmp;

                // Create the test file
                JFile::write($test, '');

                // Test ownership
                $return = (fileowner($test) == fileowner($path));

                // Delete the test file
                JFile::delete($test);

                return $return;
        }

        return false;
}

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