How to change File Permissions from the command line?
When installing software on your domain account or server it is often necessary to change file permissions to make software work properly. Here is a quick guide of how to change file permissions on your system (no matter if it is a hosting account or server).
| If you are using a FTP software client, there is usually a menu option or button that allows you to ”Change Permissions”. You will have choices of R(read), W(write), and X(execute) or to set a number code which would represent the permission level you want to set.
If you are using the command line to change file permissions you can use a utility such as PuTTy. The actual command you need to use, is the “chmod” command. If you want to give read permissions, use the following command: chmod 744 filename
To give execute permissions*, use the command: chmod 755 filename
To give read/write permissions, use the command: chmod 766 filename
To give all permissions, use the command: chmod 777 filename
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