How to Change The File Permission In Cpanel
Correctly setting permissions for files on your Web server is important. After all, you don't want just anyone to navigate to your text file containing a list of your passwords. Learning to change the file permission in Cpanel is crucial to protecting your data, and this tutorial will help you with just that.
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Instructions
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Log onto your Cpanel. You will need the user name and password provided by your Web host.
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Select the file manager icon from the group of icons on the right. The file manager is where you can change the permissions of a particular file or folder.
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Browse to the location of the file or folder you would like to change. You may have to click through several folders to find it.
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Click on the file or folder. A list of possible actions will appear at the top right of the interface.
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Click "change permissions" in the list. You will be shown a table allowing you to choose which permissions to enable or disable.
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Select the permissions you want to change by clicking the relevant check boxes.
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Click "change." Your permissions have been saved.
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Tips & Warnings
If you know the particular CHMOD numbers for the permissions you wish to set, you can simply set them in the boxes under the table.
Alternatively, you can use a GUI or text-based FTP program to log in and manually change the permissions using the CHMOD command.
Make sure you're setting the correct permissions. A wrong click and you could be allowing the world to view your personal data.
As with most tools of this nature, Cpanel is not designed to allow you to click around without consequences. Don't mess around with anything that you don't know the function of, as there's no reset button to fix it if anything goes wrong.
