How does the user running the PHP script impact file deletion permissions on a server?

When a PHP script is executed on a server, it runs with the permissions of the user who owns the script. This means that any file deletion operations performed by the script will be subject to the permissions of that user. To ensure that the PHP script has the necessary permissions to delete files, the user running the script must have appropriate write permissions on the files or directories being deleted. 

// Set the correct permissions for file deletion
// Assuming the user running the script has the necessary permissions

$file_path = '/path/to/file.txt';

if (unlink($file_path)) {
    echo 'File deleted successfully';
} else {
    echo 'Unable to delete file';
}

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PHP script user permissions file deletion server impact

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