chmod ing folders

WebHelper Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 91

I am setting up a CGI application (textcounter) and the read me file suggests that I chmod the directory. I am using smartFTP and have been through the smartftp tutorial on how to chmod. However it does not explain how to chmod a directory. I have tried the command line with:

site chmod 777 /home/httpd/vhosts/mysite.co.uk/cgi-bin/textcounter

and it returns the error message:

550 /home/httpd/vhosts/mysite.co.uk/cgi-bin/textcounter: No such file or directory

Is this the correct way to chmod a dir or have I just wrongly specified the path?

Your help is appreciated,

Dom

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

Have you tried following these instructions, and applying them to a directory?

http://www.4webhelp.net/chmod/smartftp.html

WebHelper Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 91

Daniel,

I do not think you can do that to folders.

I have just figured it out. It works if you do this in the command line:

Code:

site chmod 777 /cgi-bin/textcounter/

However the aplication still does not work.... Crying or Very sad

I have posted another question a few moments ago.

Can you help me with that?

Hope so,

Dom.

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 5:15 pm (20 years, 2 months ago)

there's no way it'll run world-writable scripts, try chmod 755

WebHelper Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 91

Hi adam,

the notes sugest 777

I have tried 755 on the file and dir and it still does not work..

>cgi-bin (folder)(drwxr-x--- (dr=dir, w=write, x=execute, r=read, -=?, x=execute, -=?,-=?,-=?))

>>>textcounter folder (755)

>>>>>>>file.cgi (755)

Do i understand you correctly?

Dom.

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 7:10 pm (20 years, 2 months ago)

if it's listing it as drwxr-x--- then it's 750, which means the web server can neither read nor execute anything in that directory.

also, what do the apache error logs say? (if anything)

WebHelper Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 91

This is what the log within smartFTP suggested when i tried to CHMOD the cgi bin to 755. You suggested that it was 750

Code:

(drwxr-x---)

and that it would not work.

Code:

SITE chmod 755 /cgi-bin/

200 SITE CHMOD command successful
CWD /cgi-bin/cgi-bin

250 CWD command successful.
PWD

257 "/cgi-bin/cgi-bin" is current directory.

Any ideas as what could be wrong?

Thanks in advance,

Dom..

WebHelper Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 91

Thanks Adam for your help!!

I Deleted everything in my cgi bin and double checked everything and it worked.

I think it was the way i was calling it.

Thanks again, i appreciate your help,

Dom..

WebHelper Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 91

Thanks Daniel

I am just so pleased that i got it working!!! I want to thank everyone !!

Ps I found this site good for wood heads like me:

http://perl.about.com/library/weekly/aa010902d.htm