chmod permissions 777

[deemj]

Copying from osCommerce knowledge base:

 

create a subfolder named "cache" in the "catalog" folder and set the chmod permissions to 777

 

Cannot figure out which action allows to set and modify permissions for a folder.

(Using i.e.6 to upload/configure osCommerce).

 

Thanks in advance :)

[stevel]

Well, I'll answer your question, and then tell you why you don't want to do this...

 

Using MSIE as an FTP client, right click on the folder you created and select Properties. You should be able to set the protection to allow owner:write, which is what you want.

 

However, I gather you are trying to use the Cache feature from admin. I recommend against putting the cache folder anywhere in the tree that is HTTP-accessible. Ideally, you should create it "above" your web site folder - the location will vary by host, but it may be the place your logs and cgi-bin folder are. Adjust the path specified in admin for the cache folder accordingly.

[deemj]

Thank you Steve for the quick reply.

Was trying to figure out where those numbers appear because they are continuously mentioned in the knowledge base of osCommerce. Found out by right-clicking the folder in FlashFXP (instead of MSIE) in the attributes submenu.

 

Also, thank you for the advice on the location of the folder. I'll experiment on this.

:)

[stevel]

Yes, the numbers are a "UNIX thing".

 

The reason for not putting the cache folder in a web-accessible place is that having any writeable folder web-accessible is a security risk.