It sounds like the server is set up the same as mine; hands off anything created by Apache, unless you're in the same group. It simplifies security. Why not just create an empty file on the server, and copy it to the new name? So first you'd prepare it with: (assuming *nix) 
touch blank.file
and in your code: (I haven't had my coffee yet, so this isn't Perl; it's psuedocode.) 
if ( need_new_file() ) {
    copy( blank.file, new.file );
}
open( *NEW_FILE, ">>new.file" );
print NEW_FILE $stuff;
close NEW_FILE;

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Okay, it's a kludge. But, it works. And without needing extra permissions. 

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In reply to RE: RE: Re: How do I create files on the server? by Aighearach
in thread How do I create files on the server? by Russ

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