Serendipity Forums

Hi,

after copying all files via FTP (using SmartFTP) to the ftp server, I've set all direccories to 777 to get a proper setup.

I've now read the following:

After the install is complete, you should change those base permissions to allow only your web-server user (e.g. nobody) to access the serendipity directory. All subdirectories should be writeable for the web-server user, all the files should be 644, unless otherwise contained in our installation archive.

What does this mean: "All subdirectories should be writeable for the web-server user"? What CHMOD should I execute? Set this to all directories manually?

What does this mean: "all the files should be 644" ? Or better it's almost impossible to set this for all files using SmartFTP without root access to my web location.

Thanks for any hints,
Roaster

Hi,

I just took a look on my server with s9y running and actually the only directory where s9y/httpd server needs write access is the upload directory. Maybe take a look also for the archives directory.

But everything else can be chmoded to 755 or so (depending on which user is running the httpd daemon and what your own username is).

Regards, Thomas

@Thomas,

what program do you use to set CHMOD XXX on folders *and* subfolders?

Using SmartFTP I can only set/use CHMOD on the first level of a directory. All subfolders and files still carry the old permissions.

cu,
Roaster

You can send raw commands using FlashFXP.

EDIT:
Clarification needed I felt; you can in other words send raw commands, like chmod, using FlashFXP. Not sure wether it applies to the sub-dirs though.

Marinmo,

Not sure wether it applies to the sub-dirs though.

Yes, and this is exactly my problem, SmartFtp does IMO not offers this option, too.

cu,
Roaster

Best way to find out is to try it I guess ...