Control Panel Support
Changing File Permissions
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The current permission level is listed in the table under the "Perm." column (second column from file/folder name). To change the permission level of a file or folder:
- Place a check (last column) next to the file(s) or folder(s) you want to change.
- Type in the numerical permission in the text box.
- Click the "Set Permission" button.
Some common permission levels are:
Files
- 600 Makes a file inaccessible644 Readable by everyone (e.g. HTML documents)
- 666 File can be read and modified (e.g. for HTML files modified by scripts)
- 755 File can be read and executed by everyone (e.g. for scripts)
- 777 Writable and executable by everyone (not recommended)
Directories
- 711 Files in directory can be read by everyone, but not directory contents
- 755 Files and contents of directory can be seen by everyone
- 777 Allows full read/write/delete access to a directory (not recommended)
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