File
Manager
There are many sophisiticated FTP utilites available, and
for web site maintenance, you should have one installed
on your workstation. However, cPanel does provide a free
web based File Manager utility which will allow you to manage
your files, and set file permissions.
Setting
File Permissions:
All files and directories on a TCH supported web site can
be assigned access permissions. This simply indicates whether
a person (user) is allow to read, write/modify, or execute
a file. These permissions are usually denoted by using the
letters r, w and x. And you can have various combinations.
A dash (-) symbol is used to denote denying a particular
permission.
Examples:
r-x
Read and execute a file, but not modify
it
rw-
Read and modify a file, but not execute it
r--
Read a file only
--x
Execute a file only
rwx
Read, modify and execute a file
Additionally, each of the three permissions have a numberic
value assigned to them:
r
4
w
2
x
1
By adding up the values, we have a shorthand notation of permissions.
Examples:
r-x
5
r=4, x=1; 4+1=5
rw-
6
r=4,w=2; 4+2=6
r--
4
r=4
--x
1
x=1
rwx
7
r=4,w=2,x=1; 4+2+1=7
Additionally, there are three groups of users that you can
set these access permissions for: you (the owner), others
with login access to your web site (group), and everyone else
(others).
rwx r-x r-x -or- 755
which means:
the owner can read, write and execute the file (rwx)
those in the group can read and execute the file (r-x)
others can read and execute the file (r-x)
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