Comments on: How To Change File Permission – CHMOD

By: Bizzard

Bizzard — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:46:00 +0000

Great guide, i just change file permission for upload folder to 777 :)

By: Steven von Kohorn

Steven von Kohorn — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:16:18 +0000

Thank you for the guide to changing file permissions in WP. Very useful information and a great ongoing source. Regards Steven

By: neil

neil — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:39:14 +0000

I follow your instructions in FireFTP and get the following error????

500 ‘SITE CHMOD 0646 files’: command not understood
: /httpdocs/drupal2/sites/default/0646 files

By: chodirin

chodirin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:07:26 +0000

Why I can’t change permission on windows hosting?
here’s error message:
500 ‘SITE CHMOD 0666 inove’: command not understood
: /mysite.com/wp-content/themes/0666 inove

By: Shaz3e

Shaz3e — Sun, 31 May 2009 19:21:15 +0000

every webmaster knows how to change CHMOD on web server by using any ftp client software but they don't know how to change CHMOD in a PC... if some one knows how to change CHMOD on a PC do tell me, well I am searching for it when I got it I will post here Cheers Shaz3e´s lastest post..Is it the end of the internet as we speak ?

By: Yan

Yan — Fri, 30 May 2008 08:40:48 +0000

David, I appreciate your sharing the info and highlighting the common problem of changing file permission on Window server.

It’s kind of you to compensate on my weakness. I admit this is not my area expertise as such I do not post the solution to it.

By: David

David — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:34:48 +0000

I would just add that CHMOD is only relevant for Unix server platforms i.e. those running Apache web server. Although most installs of WordPress are likely to be on this platform, it can be installed on a Windows server where these file permissions don’t exist and won’t take effect if you try and change permissions via an FTP client. This is because Windows uses IIS (Internet Information Services) as its web server and deals with permissions slightly differently.

If you are having problems with getting a plugin working of adjusting permissions on Windows hosting I would suggest contacting your hosting technical support.