I was just informed that all of my .php files are set for 755 where they should be set at 644.

1) Would resetting the permissions upset the web site program?

2) can I remove the file createdb.php because with it being in the root folder, someone can destroy my current database

Thank you,
Brian

Brian Elefant

Hi Brian

Definitely delete the createdb file.


I posted a reply to your post on 21st Oct 2019 - https://www.ecommercetemplates.com/support/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=112144

FYI the following may give you an insight. The permissions are r = read, w = write, x = execute. The below are the most common settings.

The setting -rw------- whose numerical value is 600 means that only the owner has read and write permissions

The setting -rw-r--r-- whose numerical value is 644 means that only the owner has read and write permissions; the group and others have read only

The setting -rwx------ whose numerical value is 700 means that only the owner has read, write, and execute permissions

The setting -rwxr-xr-x whose numerical value is 755 means that only the owner has read, write, and execute permissions; the group and others have only read and execute

The setting -rwx--x--x whose numerical value is 711 means that only owner has read, write, and execute permissions; the group and others have only execute

The setting -rw-rw-rw- whose numerical value is 666 means that veryone can read and write to the file. Be careful with these permissions.
The setting -rwxrwxrwx whose numerical value is 777 means that everyone can read, write, and execute. Again, this permissions setting can be hazardous.

Steve
Manchester, UK

Using ECT since 2004

Typically you want 755 for all directories and 644 for all files. And yes, ditch createdb.php.

Peter


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