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[sunrise Friend sunriseJoin date: February 2007Posts: 920Downloads:0Uploads:5 Thanks: 103 Thanked: 166 times in 114 posts]

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I had a thread a couple days ago…

http://www.joomlart.com/forums/topic/problem-with-file-permissions/

…that someone marked as answered. I still have not found the solution to the problem I had, but I’ m glad someone did!?

One of the problems I think I had was ownership of files and folders and want to try to change that. I’ve been looking and reading a bit. But I am new to linux and command line work (since years ago with DOS and CPM)

The questions is, how do I use the command line on the site. Can I use Cpanel, ir some other software I install?

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Hi Sunrise, I marked the thread as answered because I felt it was answered. The solution to the problem is to use the Joomla FTP layer. That is what it is for. But feel free to remove the ‘answered’ if you wish.

To get command line access to your server you will most likely need ‘shell access’. ou could drop an email to your host asking them to change the file owners either.

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Hi scotty, and thanks again for writing. I never used the FTP layer, but will read up on it and try. Maybe that will be the answer. I hope so.

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Info on Joomla Permissions Overview here

There is actually very little to read up on the FTP layer function in Joomla. Not much seems to have been written about it. This is from the Joomla user guide… Due to file system permission and PHP Safe Mode restrictions on certain server hosts, a facility has been introduced in Joomla! 1.5 that will allow all authorised Users to utilize the various Joomla! install & upload processes available within the Control Panel. These include the Media Manager as well as the Installation
Manager. The FTP layer exists to handle file system manipulation.
and from Joomla Help… Joomla!’s new FTP Layer feature has been introduced to overcome perennial problems that have been experienced by many Linux/Unix host Users in the past where there are file write permission issues with the Users Host Provider particularly on Shared Hosting servers. This can significantly affect the installation of new Extensions or writing to the configuration.php file. Using the FTP Layer eliminates the need to make directories and files writable and thus improves overall security of the installation and server. It also makes the site administrators job a lot easier!

…and that’s about all I could find on the subject but hope it helps.

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