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Leow
22nd August 2009, 07:58
Command: put "/home/leow/Public/house_solution/index.php" "index.php"
Error: /var/www/house_solution/index.php: open for write: permission denied



How do we fix the permission issue?

The server I have set up is based on Perfect Server Ubuntu Guide..
falko
23rd August 2009, 12:34
What's the output of ls -la /var/www/house_solution/?
Leow
23rd August 2009, 17:49
The output is:


drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-07-28 23:51 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 2009-07-28 23:51 . .


What does that mean?


Thanks..
falko
24th August 2009, 13:32
This means that only the root user has write permissions for that directory. Either change the ownership of the directory or its permissions.
Leow
24th August 2009, 16:41
This means that only the root user has write permissions for that directory. Either change the ownership of the directory or its permissions.

Thanks, Falko. I was reluctant to change the permissions as some say it is unsecure to do so..

I will look into this soon..Thanks very much.