Nitro187 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I want to use the file manager, but I can't unless I have FULL write permissions ( CHMOD 777) to all the files. I do NOT want this, as anyone would then be able to edit files. But how do I make it so I can, without risking security? I tried setting write permissions to group, nothing.... I MUST set it to public... and that makes no sense. There has to be a way. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Most people, when they go thru the Admin section, are not 'logged' in to the system, except by just going to the page. You need to create a login of your user name that your system recognizes, allowing you to change pages. The easiest way tho, would be to use Dreamweaver, or the like, which allows you to have a copy on your local computer that you modify, then just highlight the file and click on 'put' which will then transfer the file into the proper location with the proper file attributes and you do not compromise security. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro187 Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 So there is no way to 'log on' using an HTTP client? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Is it your server? If it is, you can set up a separate instance of apache that runs as a different user (i.e. not nobody) that is chrooted to a password protected admin directory (may need to add a symlink to allow image access). I haven't done this, so I don't know the details of how to do it. I do know that it is possible. There is also something called phpsuexec that might help you. Hth, Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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