Blimey! WordPress!

November 19, 2010

Blimey! WordPress! Arrrrrrggggghhhhh!
Why do I need to have CHMOD permission on my server? How do I know if I have & what can’t I do if I don’t?

Doug Segal – Doug Segal – Corporate Entertainment

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  • http://new.yodelay.com/dev Duncan Johnson

    When installing WordPress, it is a good idea allow read, write and execute (CHMOD 777) permissions to all server users on the root directory for the duration of the install. This is so that WordPress can be granted permission create a configuration file for itself on the server.

    You can use an FTP client (such as FileZilla) to access your server and setup these permissions.

    The following link to the WordPress Codex will give you a technical outline on the subject:
    http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions

    Of course, you will need to reset these permissions once you have installed WordPress successfully – otherwise a hacker could then get full write and execute access on your server!