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Step 3 - (CHMOD) Setting File Permissions

An example 755 CHMOD setting in CuteFTP 7.0 ProfessionalAfter you have completed the section of this guide titled "Step 2 - Uploading," you must now set the file permissions on the files listed in the table below. Since this is a Linux/*nix function, Windows server users will not be able to do this. On a Windows Server, running IIS, you will need to give the data folders (those specified to be CHMOD 755) full read/write permissions. Code folders will need Read, Execution Permissions - Scripts Only. On Windows/IIS servers, you will probably need to contact your web host's support department and request that these permissions be set for you. There is one exception to Inheritance on IIS - Paths.pm must be set to Write. Windows/Apache servers do not use file permissions in this sense, you will not need to try to set them. Windows/Apache is driven by Apache directives/.htaccess.

If you don't have success installing YaBB with these settings, try these Alternative CHMOD Settings.

------- NON cgi-bin section ---------

  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) (in ASCII) public_html/yabbfiles/*.js
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) (in Binary) public_html/yabbfiles/*.swf
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/Attachments
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/avatars
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) (in Binary) public_html/yabbfiles/avatars/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/avatars/UserAvatars
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/Bookmarks
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/Buttons
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/EventIcons
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/googiespell
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) (in Binary) public_html/yabbfiles/googiespell/* (6 graphic files: 5 .gif, 1 .png)
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) (in ASCII) public_html/yabbfiles/googiespell/* (3 .js files)
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) (in ASCII) public_html/yabbfiles/googiespell/* (1 .css file and the GPL.txt)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/greybox
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) (in Binary) public_html/yabbfiles/greybox/* (6 graphic files: 6 .gif)
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) (in ASCII) public_html/yabbfiles/greybox/* (gb_scripts.js)
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) (in ASCII) public_html/yabbfiles/greybox/* (1 .html file and 1 .css file)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/ModImages
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/PMAttachments
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/shjs
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) (in ASCII) public_html/yabbfiles/shjs/* (10 .js files)
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) (in ASCII) public_html/yabbfiles/shjs/styles/* (1 .css file)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/Smilies
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) (in Binary) public_html/yabbfiles/Smilies/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/Templates
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/Templates/Admin
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) (in Binary) public_html/yabbfiles/Templates/Admin/default/* (all files)
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) (in ASCII) public_html/yabbfiles/Templates/Admin/default.css
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/Templates/Forum
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) (in Binary) public_html/yabbfiles/Templates/Forum/default/* (all files)
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) (in ASCII) public_html/yabbfiles/Templates/Forum/default.css
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) public_html/yabbfiles/UBBCbuttons
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) (in Binary) public_html/yabbfiles/UBBCbuttons/* (all files)

------- CGI-BIN Section (Transfer all files in ASCII) ---------

  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2
  • -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/AdminIndex.pl
  • -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Convert.pl
  • -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/FixFile.pl
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Paths.pm
  • -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Setup.pl
  • -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Admin
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Admin/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Backups
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Backups/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Boards
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Boards/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Convert
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Convert/Boards
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Convert/Members
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Convert/Messages
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Convert/Variables
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Help/English/Admin
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Help/English/Admin/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Help/English/Gmod
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Help/English/Gmod/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Help/English/Moderator
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Help/English/Moderator/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Help/English/User
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Help/English/User/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Languages/English
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Languages/English/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Members
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Members/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Messages
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Messages/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Archive
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Archive/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Archive/Tar
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Archive/Tar/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Archive/Zip
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Archive/Zip/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Digest
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Digest/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Email
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Email/Date
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/Email/Date/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/MIME
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Modules/MIME/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Sources
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Sources/(all files except SpellChecker.pl)
  • -rwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Sources/SpellChecker.pl
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Templates
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Templates/default
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Templates/default/* (all files)
  • drwxr-xr-x (CHMOD 755) cgi-bin/yabb2/Variables
  • -rw-r--r-- (CHMOD 644) cgi-bin/yabb2/Variables/* (all files)