Changing File Permissions with File Manager

This section provides information about changing file permissions with DirectAdmin's file manager.

Changing File Permissions

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, follow the steps mentioned below:

Step 1.   Place a check (last column) next to the file(s) or folder(s) you want to change.

Step 2.   Type in the numerical permission in the text box.

Step 3.   Click the " Set Permission " button.

Some common permission levels are:

Files

600     Makes a file inaccessible

644     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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