# Getting an error while accessing the models folder

**URL:** <https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/getting-an-error-while-accessing-the-models-folder/11738>\
**Category:** Need Help\
**Created:** [December 13, 2023, 7:16am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/getting-an-error-while-accessing-the-models-folder/11738 "2023-12-13T07:16:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sairaghuram.n](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@sairaghuram.n](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/sairaghuram.n)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 7:16am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/getting-an-error-while-accessing-the-models-folder/11738/1 "2023-12-13T07:16:28Z")

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**Warning** : SplFileInfo::openFile(/var/www/html/tmp/cache/models/myapp\_cake\_model\_default\_scores): Failed to open stream: Permission denied in **/var/www/html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Cache/Engine/FileEngine.php** on line **393**

i dont know whats happening here… i have added mask=0666 in the app.php for cache also still i am getting this warnings.

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**Author:** ![deanoj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@deanoj](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/deanoj)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/getting-an-error-while-accessing-the-models-folder/11738/2 "2023-12-19T17:09:00Z")

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