{"id":10153,"date":"2021-03-20T10:07:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T10:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=10153"},"modified":"2022-02-19T11:55:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T11:55:42","slug":"how-to-change-file-permissions-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-change-file-permissions-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Change File Permissions In cPanel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial provides information about changing the file permissions in cPanel. File permissions are important for the operating systems to know how they are supposed to process the requests to manage the files.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>There are three types of file permissions that you can set, The \u2018Read\u2019 permission enables the file to be read, the \u2018Write\u2019 permission enables the file to be modified, and the \u2018Execute\u2019 permission enables the file to be executed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are the steps for changing file permissions in cPanel:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Login to cPanel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/technical-support.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13861 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/technical-support.png\" alt=\"technical support\" width=\"360\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/technical-support.png 360w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/technical-support-293x300.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the \u2018Files\u2019 section and click on \u2018File Manager\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/file-manager.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13862 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/file-manager.png\" alt=\"file manager\" width=\"728\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/file-manager.png 728w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/file-manager-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All the files will be displayed in the File Manager, select the file for which you want to change the permission, right-click and click on the \u2018Change Permissions\u2019 option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/change-permissions.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13863 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/change-permissions.png\" alt=\"change permissions\" width=\"1004\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/change-permissions.png 1004w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/change-permissions-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/change-permissions-768x255.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1004px) 100vw, 1004px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A dialog box will be displayed where you can check the existing permissions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/existing-permissions.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13865 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/existing-permissions.png\" alt=\"existing permissions\" width=\"721\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/existing-permissions.png 721w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/existing-permissions-300x148.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three categories are displayed in the permissions section \u2013 User, Group, and World along with their read write, and execute permissions. When you check any checkbox, it means that permission is granted. You can select or unselect the necessary boxes for changing the permissions and according to this; the permission value is automatically updated at the bottom.<\/li>\n<li>Once you have made the necessary changes, click on \u2018Change permissions\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is important to be careful while adding or changing the file permissions as it can have an effect on the functioning of your website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial provides information about changing the file permissions in cPanel. 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