I need to change file ownership with PHP script

[countrydj]

This is a follow on from my previous problem.

I have now managed, with help, to copy a file to a new file name.
However, the file is useless for use by the user because it is chown apache.apache.
I need it to be countrymusic.apache to be usable.

This is my code up to now:

PHP Code:

// CREATE CLUB CODE
    
    $number = fopen("club_code.txt", "r");
    $club_code = fgets($number);
    $club_code += 1;
    fclose($number);

    $newnumber = fopen("club_code.txt", "w");
    fputs($newnumber, $club_code);
    fclose($newnumber);
    
    $club_code = "fr".$club_code;
    
    //CREATE NEW CLUB INPUT FILE
    if($club_code != '') {
    
        $old = 'fr_addclub.php';
        $new = "add_".$club_code.".php";
        copy($old, $new) or die("Unable to copy $old to $new.");
            }

               //CHANGE OWNERSHIP OF NEW CLUB INPUT FILE
        $user_name = "countrymusic";
        chown($new,$user_name) or print_r(error_get_last()); die(); 


This is the output of the trap:

Array ( [type] => 2 [message] => chown(): Operation not permitted [file] => /home/countrymusic/countrymusic.org.uk/html/clubs/fr_clubs/fr_admin/register-exec.php [line] => 120 )

I suspect that the reason is that only ROOT can perform this operation and the script is running as APACHE.

How can I change to root within the script ???

Can anybody help, please.

[firepages]

can I ask why you need those ownership perms ? , you should be able to chmod them to 0777 would that not be enough ?

[countrydj]

Originally Posted by firepages

can I ask why you need those ownership perms ? , you should be able to chmod them to 0777 would that not be enough ?

Thank you very much for asking the question.
I assumed that I needed to change the ownership of the file, but now realise that chmod 0777 works perfect.

[tangoforce]

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