FTP

[Guest]

I am unable to use my FTP to change the permissions...

 

Is there another way or another FTP I could use to do this procedure?

[danielford99]

Hi,

 

Although outdated I use Leech FTP. Really easy to use and set permissions. Have you tried right-clicking on the file? usually this brings up a short menu where you should see something like 'Set Attributes'.

 

Dan

[bluepony]

Create a php file named "secure.php" or whatever. Put the following code in it:

 

 

<?php

chmod('includes/configure.php', 0644);

?>

 

Upload this file to your server in the Catalog folder. Then run it in your browser: http://www.yourwebsite.com/catalog/secure.php

 

Although nothing will show on the screen when you run the file, it will set the permissions correctly.

 

You can pass in any valid chmod values, I just used 644 as an example.

[Guest]

Dan,

 

(Have you tried right-clicking on the file? usually this brings up a short menu where you should see something like 'Set Attributes'.)

 

Yep tried right clicking and nothing No menu. The only thing I can do is modify, rename, view, delete.

 

Modify brings up the html But I don't think I can do the change in that can I?

 

I've already tried this Henry

 

 

<?php

chmod('includes/configure.php', 0644);

?>

 

This gives me an error message...

 

It does this no matter what attribute I use 0444, 0706, 0777, 0644 etc..

 

In my installation it says to change them to 706 or 777

 

I have been stuck here for 3 days trying to get answers... Moving on to download WS- FTP PRO to see if this will help. If not I'll try leech ftp...

 

Thanks if you have any more ideas I'd appreciate it.

 

Jodi

[Guest]

Great News Downloaded WS-FTP Pro and it worked just fine!

[oog]

I have the same prob, have just installed wsftppro, connect to site when I click on chmod I dont have the chancve to type in 0706 etc allk I get is a box that says owner, group, other and the boxes read, write and execute does anyone know what 706 translates to

 

help..........

peter

[milarepa]

This means the file permissions in a *nix file systems.

 

I try to give you an idea of how it works in a code box :

 

You have four groups of three bits. These bits set
the file permissions for a given class of users :
owner of the file
group 
other users (the whole world)

The order of the bits is : Read / Write / Execute

The position of the bit gives its binary value, from
the right to the left :
1st bit : 1 - x (execute)
2nd bit : 2 - w (write)
3rd bit : 4 - r (read)

The octal value represented in the 0766 form is the
addition of the value of each bit set as seen above :

suid/sgid    owner      group       others
  |           |          |           |
  |           |          |           |
  |           +----++----+           |
  +---------------+||+---------------+
                  ||||
                  0766

This means (I let aside suid/sgid) :

suid/sgid    owner      group       others
  |           |          |           |
  |           |          |           |
  |           +--+    +--+           |
  +---------+    |    |    +---------+
            |    |    |    |
binary     000  111  110  110
permission      rwx  rwx  rwx
value/bit  000  421  420  420
added -> octal   7    6    6

 

I hope it's clear... not easy to explain. You can have an explanation at

www.zzee.com/solutions/unix-permissions.shtml

 

Norbert