Managing files owned by the 'apache' user
Overview
Frequently, PHP scripts create files and directories that are owned by the user apache. These files cannot be deleted by the administrative user.
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Options
Via SSH
You can connect to your server via SSH and change the ownership of files using the chown command. Please see: Change permissions, owner, and group for more information.
Via Plesk
You can use the File Manager tool within Plesk to manage these files. For more information, please see this article: Managing your files with File Manager.
Third-party tools
Another option for deleting these files is a PHP-based File Manager.
Below are a few popular ones to choose from. These products are not supported by (mt) Media Temple but should work in most situations: