No Need To CHMOD On Windows Hosted Web Site?

[fchintc]

Hi,

The installation documentation mentions that I need to CHMOD specified directories and files to allow the script to access them. I never did such things on my Windows hosted web site or touch the CONFIG.PHP file. Will it be a problem as a security risk?

Thanks.

Regards,
Frederick

[RonnyK]

Frederick,

quite the opposite, if there is no need to CHMOD, your files will have 755 instead of 777, so with tighter security. Not all users install with the same installer-user as the owner of the files. If you have a user that has write-permissions on the folder, the installer will create the config.php by itself. If there is no such permission, you must create the config.php yourself. The documentation, describes what will work in every occasion, although not all are necessary for all.

Ronny

[fchintc]

Ronny,

Thanks for the information. Does that mean I can leave everything as it is? The site seems to be working fine after installation.

Frederick

[RonnyK]

Frederick,

if the installer works without problems, you can leave as it is......

Ronny

[fchintc]

Ronny,

I tried to use my FTP client to CHMOD the CONFIG.PHP to 444 but the command was recognised. Using WebShell to set the file to ReadOnly was OK but I see the file permissions set to Read and Execute. Is this OK?

Frederick