Panicking – file permissions need to change

  • Hi,
    I just received this email from my webhost and it has sent shivers down my spine. I wouldn’t have a clue what files are currently set on 777 permissions and which ones are not.
    Message:
    ——If you currently have custom php settings in your .htaccess file, such as php_value, they will need to be stored in a file call php.ini. Once you have done this, please remember to remove the lines that are specific to php from your .htaccess file, or you can simply rename the .htaccess file to .htaccess1 so that the server does not parse this first.
    If you have any file permissions set to 777 these will need to be changed to 755. Also, ensure that if you have any php files executed from within a directory/folder with permissions set to 777 the folder permissions will need to be set to 755.
    Most customers will not notice any issues with their currently installed php programs, however in some cases this may arise.——
    Do I need to start panicking???

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  • The php.ini bit I’m not sure on.
    The file permissions – use your ftp program to get to your WP directory.
    Use the guide here – https://www.mfr.f2s.com/ftp/ – to see how the file permissions may look, and that guide will also help if you do need to chmod to 755.
    The only files that will be 777 in your setup will be those that you have altered, so in that respect, I’d not panic too much ??

    Thread Starter shadow

    (@shadow)

    Hey Podz,
    Do any of the WP files NEED to be 777 in order to work?

    nope. except for i guess the weblogs cache file that is again not exactly related to wp.

    Thread Starter shadow

    (@shadow)

    Thanks for your help guys ??
    I made the necessary changes and I don’t think I need to do anything with my .htaccess so all seems to be ok.
    Thanks again ??

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