// Initial directory permissions setup

// to give the httpd account daemon the required access
// the following is required performed as root

#install_dir/chgrp -R daemon .

#install_dir/chmod -R 775 .

// ===========================================================================

// required to protect page
$sumo_root = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] .'/sumo/sumo.php'; 
require($sumo_root);

/*
sumo_verify_permissions($level, $group, $user) 
	
	$level    Accept numbers from 1 to 7
	$group    Accept string or array
	$user     Accept string (optional)

This function returns true if all required conditions are satisfied, otherwise returns false	
*/
var_dump(sumo_verify_permissions(3,'edit_readings'));

// ===========================================================================

SUMO class has the following:
[DB]
[config]
[client]
[server]
[page]
[user]
[connection]