I can't set permissions to 775, so is my site insecure?
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:17 pm
The installation instructions suggest setting the various directories (such as tmp/cache, etc) to 775 instead of 777 so that they will be secure. I understand that setting directories to 777 means that a third party could upload a file and use it to run a Phishing scam, etc.
I can get the CMS to install if I set the permissions to 777. But if I set them to 775 then it won't work. I guess because PHP or Apache is running as 'Other' instead of owner or group.
This is shared hosting so I can't do too much about the server configuration.
Is there anything I can do to make the site secure?
Thanks.
I can get the CMS to install if I set the permissions to 777. But if I set them to 775 then it won't work. I guess because PHP or Apache is running as 'Other' instead of owner or group.
This is shared hosting so I can't do too much about the server configuration.
Is there anything I can do to make the site secure?
Thanks.