How and "Do I Set Permissions Using CHMOD?

  • adhdcelt

    (@adhdcelt)


    15 years, 6 months ago

    I asked this question in another section of the forum and didn’t get and answer, so I thought I’d try this one since this is a “how to” question.

    I’m implementing security measures on a wordpress localhost installation.

    Would someone be so kind as to tell me “where” and how to change folder permissions at the localhost location. I’ve searched for the answer for hours and can’t figure it out.

    I see all these “change permissions” windows that you can access through an ftp client—I have filezilla—but I cannot access such a screen there.

    I see all this stuff about CHMOD, and nothing about where it lives.
    Where does CHMOD live?

    How do I get to these permissions to change them at the localhost installation?

    Thanks

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  • hedronist

    (@hedronist)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    chmod is a Unix/Linux command for changing the mode of a file — i.e. its permissions. See http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?chmod for the man page. But this is only of value if you are at a Linux command prompt.

    From Filezilla you can right-click on a file (or directory) and choose File Permissions at the bottom of the menu. Either toggle the various checkboxes or just supply the chmod value, e.g. 644, which means read/write for user, and read-only for group and other.

    By The Way, you mentioned localhost in your question: is this WP instance running locally on your PC/Mac?

    Clayton James

    (@claytonjames)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    adhdcelt appears to be using Windows XP Home Edition with SP3 with wamp as a server.

    As hedronist has mentioned, chmod values (as casually referenced here) will not apply in a NTFS environment.

    hedronist

    (@hedronist)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    Ah, well, that would create some confusion. 🙂 I was going to ask how you knew that, but then realized he said he had posted it in another section and found it over there.

    Thread Starter adhdcelt

    (@adhdcelt)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    Thanks, folks.
    I appreciate everyone’s help here.
    This permissions thing is all a bit new.

    I went to Filezilla and never could figure out how to even get to the localhost server. Alas, when accessing the wordpress directories, right click wouldn’t give me a file permissions option.

    So, just so I don’t continue draging this dead horse through the streets, may I assume there’s no way to set file permissions in a localhost environment on an NTFS machine before I migrate the site to bluehost’s server?

    Clayton James

    (@claytonjames)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    I assume there’s no way to set file permissions in a localhost environment on an NTFS machine before I migrate the site to bluehost’s server?

    I don’t think anything that can be said about NTFS file permission would be very helpful in this case. In a development environment such as on a home pc, it isn’t really even necessary. But… After you upload your wordpress files and make your site live, you should then address the file and directory permissions and security issues on your live server.

    I recommend without any reservation at all, that you choose a linux option for your hosting package if at all possible. I can only speak for myself here, but it’s just so much more of a pleasant experience in so many ways. Ways you won’t fully feel the impact of until something comes up (and it will) that you find difficult to do on a windows host.

    Then, those permission you noted earlier will actually begin to take on a practical meaning, and you can gain some real experience to go with the knowledge you’ve been acquiring.

    Thread Starter adhdcelt

    (@adhdcelt)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    Yes, thank you, James.
    I’ll take that good advice, and thanks for your gracious input, here.

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