What is Chmod777?

I am working with a script and the instructions are as follows.

4. Upload all the files into your server...
5. Chmod to 777 the ebooks, pictures, and smallpictures folder


what does chmod777 mean and how do I do it?

thanks

 

CHMOD option is used to make a file rewritable on server, where any software can install their components on your server easily as you have made the option chmod i.e 777.

 

Try www.bossftp.com to do chmod online:

1. Go to www.bossftp.com, use your FTP info to login,
2. Go to folder contains ebooks, pictures, and smallpictures folder
3. Select them (click on the rows or checkboxes), and click Chmod in line Selected items
4. Enter 0777 and press Enter.
That's it.
Hope this helpfull ^_^

PS: Don't say "I'm afraid my info will be stolen". Create a sub FTP account to use with BossFTP, as explain at http://www.bossftp.com/help.php#sub

 

Right click on the files or folders, select change permissions tick all the colums, and you are done...!

 

Ehm before you chmod 777 think about it
It means read write execute for everyone.
If you are on a shared host where people have shell access you might give other people on the host the ability to modify your stuff.
Can be abused easily

 

Shared host doesn't mean that user A can access the files of user B.

CHMOD is used to grant permissions.

Example :

$ chmod 777 abc.php

More info : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chmod

 

Yeah but what does this site do with it?

 

Is it mandatory to have the files in Chmod777 since they seem unsafe? Do I have a choise around that?

Its an ebook store site,

what if I dont do the chmod777 what will happen?

 

It will depend on the script or app that you're running... It's not mandatory to have 777 on all files and directories. If you do not set this option to the right directories required by the program then it may fail in the middle of installation, which may become a nightmare to fix.

When it comes to unix...if you're not sure then type in man and the name of the command which will give you additional reference materials...

 

Frankly speaking D89 ; If your website vendors says you should CHMOD777 on certain file and folders, do just that or the script wont install. Believe me, i've been there.

 

It means your script needs to have Write permissions on the ebooks, pictures, and smallpictures folder or else the script will not work. Also I'm little skeptical of why it would need write permissions on ebooks. Is your script opening up the ebooks and modifying them? Very strange , but that is what it is.

 

It's actually an ebook store script.

I dont know what the write permition is for.

Either way the script is not working and its really getting to me now

 

for permission of files in you database

 

You can use BossFTP as a FTP client. Simply connect and do every thing you want It support Chmod, too.

Hope this helpfull.

 

you already got a lot of answers...

 

I use Cuteftp and it just do a properties click to change chmod permission. pretty easy to use.

 

Read - Write - Run.


Don't play with CHMOD kid you can get messed up with Internal Server Error!

 

its true

 

777 - refers to read, write, and execute.