In addition, some web applications (MediaWiki and PhpBB to name the ones off the top of my head) expect a write-able location under the web directory tree for attachments/media file …

At first, all of /var is owned by root:root. Clearly I don't want the web directory to be owned by root, so I do chown apache:apache /var/www. However, when someone is ssh 'd in as root, if they …

Apr 29, 2018 · @C0deDaedalus /root is no different from any other folder. To access it in a browser you would either need the folder to be readable by an unprivileged user or have the …

Sep 6, 2023 · By the way, the permission of the files/directorues all the way from the root directory of apache web is root:root and 775, basically same as the /var/www/html.

Aug 15, 2023 · I have read about a bazillion posts about how to set up web server ownership, directory, and file permissions. I have heard use root. Don't use root, use www-data. Don't use …

3 I am running a web application and I want to move a directory containing my php files above the server root directory. Where would be the best place to put them? On my web server I rent …

Aug 23, 2016 · The web root folder has permissions of 755. When I upload a file, that file has permissions of 600. This creates issues with viewing files through HTTP. However, through …

Oct 2, 2020 · As a side question, would leaving the owner of the web root directory set to the root user account, and adding the additional admin_user account to www-data group alongside the …

I have recently installed the Apache web browser in my Debian Squeeze (using command tasksel and selecting [ ] Web server). Now I get it to start via sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 start and then I …

Aug 5, 2021 · Why does it have to be the home directory of alice? Place the web root in /var/www where it belongs, and create a group. Put both users in that group, and set appropriate …