Don't use substr, use bit operator
<?php
decoct(fileperms($file) & 0777); // return "755" for example
?>

If you want to compare permission
<?php
0755 === (fileperms($file) & 0777);
?>

This may not be immediately apparent to some, but you can use octdec( $octal_value ) to match the permissions retrieved by file perms

<?php

//assumes file has 2770 permissions
$perm= fileperms( __FILE__ ); 
$bit = "102770";

printf( "%s\n", octdec( $bit ) );
printf( "%s\n", $perm);

?>

Windows has a very different file permission model to Unix and integrates them only minimally.

Here's how Windows calculates the bitmask...

u+w/g+w/o+w is set based on whether the file has the read only flag.

u+r/g+w/o+w is always set.

u+x/g+x/o+x is set based on whether $filename is an inherently executable file (e.g. bat) or a directory.

Windows isn't integrating its ACLs at all.

Here's the source of all this: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/c-runtime-library/reference/stat-functions?view=vs-2019 (but it doesn't provide many details)

Do not forget: clearstatcache();
==============================
 
When ever you make a:

mkdir($dstdir, 0770 ))

or a:

chmod($dstdir, 0774 ); 

You have to call:

clearstatcache();

before you can call:

fileperms($dstdir);