nadeemshafi9 Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 hi guyswhen installing cms's i am asked to make files writable by the web server, i am forced to use chmod 777, is this write as this indicates that world will be able to alter the file ??? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/32523-chmod/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildteen88 Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 If you give a file/folder the permission of 777 that means that everyone will full permissions over that folder. You should use 755 instead as that should only allow the owner to read, write and execute. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/32523-chmod/#findComment-151323 Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_oliver Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 If it realy forces you to use 777 not 755 (or 775 if appropriate) there will be a good resion! Can always resort to chroot and jail users if this becomes a problem. Gets a bit complex though! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/32523-chmod/#findComment-151329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadeemshafi9 Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 i tried writing to the files that are chmod 777 from the browser and stuff it wont let me so im guessing they should be safe and it has forced me coz i tried every chmod i know its U G W so yes i hav tried 775 755, thanx for the assurance.Thanks V much Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/32523-chmod/#findComment-152749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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