apache2 - wwwrun cant create files? Help!

Hi

I've got a standard SuSe9.1 setup with Apache2 - I've got a little script
that calls wget to download an image and then process it. The problem is,
wget says it doesnt have permission to write ANYWHERE, regardless of the
user or permissions I set on whatever path I give it!

Can anyone explain to me what is happening and why... and what I should do.

I've set the user to wwwrun, and chmod a+rwx everything, on several paths,
and pointed wget to write there, only to get the exact same result.

Curiously, wwwrun cant list my /srv/www/htdocs directory.. HMM??/ Even if i
give it permission?
How and why?


Probably my perl that is lacking, too

#!/usr/bin/perl
print "Content-type: text/plain\n\n";
print `pwd`;
print `whoami`;
print `ls /var/lib/wwwrun`;
print `wget http://www.weathersa.co.za/weathersa/RadarMaps/CT.gif ~/ -v -o
/dev/
#print `convert -crop 263x238+177+240 -resize 300% /srv/www/htdocs/CT.gif
/var/l
print 'it is done!';


--------- output:
/srv/www/cgi-bin
wwwrun
--03:47:06-- http://www.weathersa.co.za/weathersa/RadarMaps/CT.gif
=> `CT.gif'
Resolving www.weathersa.co.za... 196.25.43.195
Connecting to www.weathersa.co.za[196.25.43.195]:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 26,225 [image/gif]
CT.gif: Permission denied

Cannot write to `CT.gif' (Permission denied).
/var/lib/wwwrun/: Unsupported scheme.

FINISHED --03:47:06--
Downloaded: 0 bytes in 0 files
it is done!







Coenraad Loubser