23 Jul
2008
23 Jul
'08
10:28 p.m.
* Fred Jones [23/07/2008 16:17] :
My admin/settings/file-system page says that /files and /tmp are not writable unless I give them 777 via FTP. I am no genius, but isn't that a bit of a security risk? I thought 775 should be enough?
This depends which user owns the directories /files and /tmp, which groups he belongs to and which user the web server is using to read the files and directories. There's no one "right" answer.
Should I ask the host to try to fix this? This host was chosen by my client, however, as he wanted hosting in England, and like all other English hosts, they are a bit thick. To say the least.
Go for it and see what happens. I'ld point out that this is a operation that only needs be done once, not regularly.
Emmanuel