Permission change breaks wordpress

  • Resolved kicker

    (@kicker)


    12 years, 1 month ago

    I have an unmanaged dedicated server, so no help there.
    I have read lots of stuff on permissions this week.
    With that said…
    I can add a theme. But when I try to add a child theme or a graphic I get a failed to write error. With the graphic upload it cannot create /uploads. So I change permissions to write, go back to WP and it is broken. Same story with any child theme.

    On return activated Themes is locked empty with nothing but a bad WIDGETS link. Found no way out other than WP install over again. 10 times now.

    I change the permissions in my FTP program.
    I have some confusion as to if I just change the directory(s) in question, to what number, and if I check the boxes that say ALL CONTAINING FOLDERS and ALL CONTAINING FILES. But it seems to me as soon as I touch it, WP BREAKS.

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  • digitalbox

    (@digitalbox)

    12 years, 1 month ago

    try to change all folders and subfolders to 755 and all files to 644.

    also, do you know what PHP handler run on your box? (DSO, suPHP, Fcgi)

    Thread Starter kicker

    (@kicker)

    12 years, 1 month ago

    I wish I could delete MY own posts! 🙂
    Now it is 13 times… Over 2 weeks I am stuck at this point.
    I have an .htaccess with the WWW code and the PHP code to find the index file.

    I installed WP in public_html/kick/
    Before I try anything, in FTP I change /wp-content from 0775 to 0766 as directions tell me.
    I go to the HELLO POST and add a graphic from computer. I select files I find the graphic, I click UPLOAD.

    –“99lalo.jpg” has failed to upload due to an error
    Unable to create directory /home/kick/public_html/kick/wp-content/uploads. Is its parent directory writable by the server?–

    If I dismiss I am back to square one.
    If I save, or change any permission in FTP to anything, or create my own /uploads, or add a child theme the active theme goes empty except for a bad link called WIDGETS and WP is broken. So for the 13th time now I have had to drop DB tables, delete the files, and re install. That part I am now very good at! 🙂

    please, frustration is building…
    Kicker

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    12 years, 1 month ago

    Try changing the permissions on the wp-content directory to 767. If you still have problems, try 775 or 777. Once your uploads are working, change the permissions on wp-content back to 755 again and check that everything still works OK.

    Thread Starter kicker

    (@kicker)

    12 years, 1 month ago

    Digitalbox. Thanks but 755 is what I had it at. I dont know what my PHP HANDLER is. Whatever dedicated server at GoDaddy is.

    ESMI! I think that worked!
    I got a graphic and child up, changed wp-content back to 755. and did it all again and it worked.
    /themes is now at 755
    /uploads is at 777 and if I try and change it to 755 it refuses and stays at 777. Is that okay you think?

    Big thanx! Looks like I can finally get started!

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    12 years, 1 month ago

    Is that okay you think?

    Check with your hosts. 777 can sometimes represent a security weakness but, ultimately, it does depend upon the way in which your hosts have configured your server and what security they have in place. So they are the best people to give you an informed opinion.

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