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Correct directory and file permissions

CHMOD (change mode) is a command-line program that lets you change file attributes such as file permissions.

There are three types of permissions that can be configured for files and scripts.

Description	Explanation	Permission codes
Read permissions:	permission to read files	(r as in read)
Write permissions:	permission to make changes to files	(w as in write)
Execute permissions:	Permission to execute files (programs)	(x as in execute)

Another way to use CHMOD is with numbers for assigning access permissions. Numbers in the octal system (0-7) are used for this.

Hoststar uses the following default permissions:

Directory	Permission codes	Octal system
Folder	rwx r-x r-x	755
File	rw- r-- r--	644

Directory and file permissions and selected PHP settings

If you are having problems creating or uploading files with a content management system or other PHP script installed for your hosting account, check whether you are using PHP in FastCGI mode before you manually change any permissions. This saves you the trouble of having to manually change permissions in most cases.

File permissions for Perl scripts

Executing Perl scripts (.pl files) normally requires rwx r-x r-x (755) permissions.

After uploading via FTP, the permissions must therefore be changed manually. The following section explains how this works.

Change directory and file permissions from your FTP client

If you want to change the directory and file permissions in your FTP client to match the information shown above, follow these steps:

Cyberduck

Right-click on the directory or file you want to change.
Select «Info» and then click the «Permissions» tab.
Configure the permissions according to the principle described above. If you want to use CHMOD code, you can use the «CHMOD calculator».

FileZilla

Right-click on the directory or file you want to change.
Select «File permissions...»
Configure the permissions according to the principle described above. If you want to use CHMOD code, you can use the «CHMOD calculator».

WinSCP

Right-click on the directory or file you want to change.
Select «Properties».
Under «Permissions», make changes according to the principles described above. If you want to use CHMOD code, you can use the «CHMOD calculator».

WS-FTP LE

Right-click on the directory or file you want to change.
Select «Properties».
Configure the permissions according to the principle described above. If you want to use CHMOD code, you can use the «CHMOD calculator».

FTP Commander

FTP Commander does not allow you to change permissions.

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Correct directory and file permissions

Directory and file permissions and selected PHP settings

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Change directory and file permissions from your FTP client

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FileZilla

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FTP Commander

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(Calls from Switzerland 8 centimes / minute)