$pos = strrpos("$photoURL","/"); $newimage = substr("$photoURL",$pos+1); $handler = fopen("/var/www/$newimage","w+"); fwrite($handler,file_get_contents("$photoURL")); $path = "/var/www/$newimage"; $uname = "nobody"; umask (0777); chmod ($path, 0777); chown ($path, $uname); chgrp ($path, $uname);