Still getting used to the new server (on semi-dedicated).
When I all of the folders via WS-FTP for one of my sites, I selected one of the folders on the server and right clicked to see what permissions it had. It showed it was ‘777’. Is this by default? or does WS-FTP give a wrong reading here? I do not like the idea that all of my folders and files are automatically set to 777.
Also, when using the CP File Manager, I do not see any option to change the folder permissions. I have watched the demo but I do not see the same screen.
I only see these options:
Only
Archive
Hidden
System
I do not see anywhere wheee I can change the folder pemissions.
This is a windows server, it doesn’t have the 777 sort of chmod permissions linux does. By default, everything in your domain directory is publicly accessible over HTTP. Scripts cannot be downloaded over HTTP, since IIS will execute them. All other files are downloadable over HTTP. If you want a directory to be protected inside the domain directory, you’d need to use the directory htaccess feature from webshell.
Your root directory is your private directory. Nothing here can be made publicly accessible.