Re: setting file permissions on a web server

John Salerno wrote:
> Thanks, but I'm still a little confused. Since I'm running Windows

You misplaced your period, it goes at the end of that line. ;)

> assume that I can't run the chmod line on my own computer.

Sure you can, install cygwin. chmod only affects files on your computer,
and won't alter the Windows permissions (which use a different scheme), but
you can do it.

> My web server
> uses Unix, but is it possible for me to have access to a command line
> for the server? I didn't know that was possible for basic web hosting
> plans (I'm using 1and1 right now).

It is entirely possible (indeed, I don't know how most things would ever get
done without it). Most basic hosting plans however don't provide shell
access.

> I suppose I could write a script that would set the permissions of all
> the files in a particular folder on my computer to 755, but is there a
> Windows equivalent command for chmod to do this? Or am I stuck having to
> do it on the server side?

1. Settings permissions on your computer won't do a thing.
2. There's probably a Windows-equiv of chmod for your own files, but it
won't affect files placed on another machine.
3. You're stuck having to do it on the server side. Now a good ftp program
can automate this for you, but it's still your job, not the servers.

These sound like good questions for your hosting provider, or failing that,
google.
Received on Mon May 1 00:48:01 2006