apache-php file creation question

["Michael Martinell" <mike@dakotasioux.com>]

Hi.

I did ask this question to same apache people and they think it must be the
OS.  So here goes:

I am running debian woody with apache and php.  I have created a php
application that should let me create and edit text files in a particular
directory.  When I try out my program I get a security error from (I think)
debian.

The error when I go to save is as follows:

Warning: fopen(index_blog.html): failed to open stream: Permission denied in
/usr/local/apache/htdocs/blogs/savecreatefile.php on line 38

I have tried changing the permissions on all relevant files to run as
priveleged with 777 just to try to get it to work.  So far I just get the same
error.  Any ideas as to what permissions need to be changed?