some folders are 777

24 Jul 2010, 2:39 AM

fei2010

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some folders are 777

usually folders with 777 permissions are not secure. I have my zen cart installed by simple scripts(which is provided by hosting) and I found couple folders are 777: cache, media, images and pub. should I be concerned and change them to 755 (and files to 644)? thanks.

24 Jul 2010, 6:05 AM

drbyte

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Re: some folders are 777

You can use whatever permissions are appropriate for your hosting server's configuration to make those folders "writable" by Apache/PHP. If that's 755 for your unique case, then use that. If it's 777, then use that.
Ask your hosting company if you're unsure.

ref: https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=9

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24 Jul 2010, 3:09 PM

fei2010

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Re: some folders are 777

thanks.