Changing permissions for files and folders in cPanel and via FTP

Changing file and folder permissions in cPanel

To change permissions for a file/folder, go to "File Manager → Root directory of web content (public_html) "

To change permissions en masse, click "Select All " and then "Permissions "

In the window that appears, set the necessary permissions and click "Change Permissions "

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To change permissions for a single folder or file, simply click on the permissions mask on the right side and set the required permissions

Click "Save " to save

Changing permissions of files and folders via FTP

Let's look at changing permissions on the example of the FTP client - FileZilla. When connecting to the account, the root directory will open, where with a right-click you will be able to change the access rights.

Connecting to the account via FTP

Right-click on a file or folder and choose "File Permissions ".

In the new window, set the rights
In the case of a directory, you can change the permissions recursively by choosing "Redirect to subdirectories ".

Saving changes.

Standard access rights:

• "Files-644"
• "Folders-755"
• "Rights-777" - grants all privileges to user, group and other system users.