With file permissions, you can control what each type of user (Owner, Group, Public) can do to the files and folders on your server (Read, Write, Execute). If you feel a little lost in this section, know that in most cases, your host has appropriately set up users for your server environment. However, understand it is essential to learn the functioning of file permissions. Note: Most people don’t need to grasp the “users” concept because your host configures all of this for you. Each user can be a member of multiple groups, but they can have only one primary group.įor example, when you connect to your site via SFTP, you are using a user account on your server, and that user account belongs to one or more groups, depending on how your server is configured. Public: All users other than the file owner or members of the group.Įach file or folder is owned by a specific user or a particular group.Group: Members of the group that owns the file or directly.Owner: The assigned owner of the file or directory.There are three different “types” of users: Execute: The ability to “use” a file (e.g.Read: The ability to read the contents of a file.

We also try to be at that level with our SaaS tool support. Kinsta spoiled me so bad that I demand that level of service from every provider now.

Metatogger 5.6.3.1 permissions tool