WAMP Server - Permission denied in Unknown

[Nutter]

I have a client trying to install a program of mine on a server and they're getting the following error.

Warning: Unknown: failed to open stream: Permission denied in Unknown on line 0

Fatal error: Unknown: Failed opening required 'C:/wamp/www/folder_name/index.php' (include_path='.;C:\php5\pear') in Unknown on line 0

Everything I've found on Google leads me to think it's a permissions issue, but I've also found nothing specific to Windows. He's telling me that the permissions are fine - something along the lines of "with windows permissions are 777 all the time". I don't know enough about Windows servers to disagree with that, but it just doesn't seem correct.

Either way, other PHP files in different folders are working.

Anyone got a "for dummies" explanation of what this error means? Best I can tell is either Apache or PHP isn't able to read the PHP file.

Any suggestions on what to suggest?

[darthmalis]

I gotten permission denied errors when trying to move files while Limewire is using them. I would think that it is more closely related to ypur problem than a real permissions issue. (Is he running a different server at the same time?) 777 is a *nix thing. Windows refuses to function in any way at all like *nix. There is (as far as I've ever been able to figure out) no such equivalent setting in Windows.

[Nutter]

I found a way to replicate the error, although I haven't heard back from him yet whether this is the same issue.

If I deny read access to the SYSTEM user to the .php file it gives this error. Although it looks like all of the files are setup this way on his server.

[eelixduppy]

Definitely a permissions problem it seems. Wait for the response from him and work it out from there.