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Tick the permissions you want to get the chmod number and command, or type a number like 755 to see what it allows.
| Read | Write | Execute | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | |||
| Group | |||
| Everyone else |
Common values
Symbolic
Tick read, write and execute for the owner, the group and everyone else, or type a number like 644.
Read the octal and symbolic values.
Copy the chmod command, with -R to apply it to a whole folder.
Usually 644 for files and 755 for folders, with storage/ and bootstrap/cache/ writable by the web server user (775 if the server runs in your group). Never 777.
7 = read+write+execute (4+2+1), 5 = read+execute, 4 = read only. The three digits are for the owner, the group and everyone else.
It lets every user and process on the server change the files, so a single compromised script elsewhere can modify your site.
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