{"id":11699,"date":"2021-09-25T04:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-25T04:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=11699"},"modified":"2024-04-24T06:29:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T05:29:49","slug":"change-file-permissions-directadmin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/change-file-permissions-directadmin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change File Permissions via DirectAdmin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is standard procedure to set file permissions to limit access to only authorized users. It is necessary because it raises the overall security of your hosting. However, if you wish, you can change these permissions for a file from DirectAdmin.<\/p>\n<h2>To Change File Permissions<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to DirectAdmin.<\/p>\n<p>2. Go to the <strong>System Info &amp; Files<\/strong> section and click <strong>File Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9984\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/file-manager-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"417\" height=\"171\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The File Manager interface will open in a new tab. The following procedure is pretty basic but, if you want a detailed description, please refer to this article, where you will<a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/learn-to-configure-file-permissions-in-file-manager\/\">\u00a0Learn to configure File Permissions in File Manager<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>3. Select the\u00a0File or Directory to change its permissions.<\/p>\n<p>4. Click the button with three dots that will appear on the file selection.<\/p>\n<p>A list of options will appear as a dropdown menu.<\/p>\n<p>5. Select<strong> Set Permissions<\/strong> from the dropdown menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/da_file_manager_set_permissions_censored.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1577\" height=\"760\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Set Permissions window will pop up. Here, you can set the file permissions as per your requirements.<\/p>\n<p>6. Tick the boxes for <strong>Read<\/strong>\/<strong>Write<\/strong>\/<strong>Execute<\/strong> permissions assigned for the three access levels <strong>Owner<\/strong>\/<strong>Group<\/strong>\/<strong>Public<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>7. Once you finish setting the permissions, click on <strong>SAVE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/da_file_manager_set_permissions_save.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"vlt-box vlt-blue\">\n<div class=\"box-title\"><strong>Note<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"box-content\">\n<p>By default, the file permission should be 644 and the folder permission should be 750 or 755.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The File Manager that you accessed via DirectAdmin will revise and change the permissions for the directory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is standard procedure to set file permissions to limit access to only authorized users. It is necessary because it raises the overall security of your hosting. However, if you wish, you can change these permissions for a file from DirectAdmin. 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