How to change File/Folder permission using File manager?

Change File /Folder Permission using File Manager

File/Folder permission plays a role in providing the web security. Basically, permission has three types of users

• Owner permission- control your own access to file
• Group permission- control access for anyone in your group
• Other permission- control access for all others

The server allows you to define different permissions for each of these three categories of users.

• Read Permission -r-read a file list a directory’s contents.
• Write permission- w- write to a file or directory.
• Execute permission-x-execute a file or recurse a directory.

Commonly used for files on a web server- 644

Commonly used for directories on a web server- 755

To change file/folder permission, follow the below steps

Step 1: Login into cPanel

Step 2: Go to File manager under File section

Step 3: Select the File/Folder you wish to change permission for and hit the permission icon in the top right corner

Step 4: It shows the change permission toolbox with old permission value

Step 5:  Set the needed value and click the change permission option

Step 6: The permission has updated in the respective file/folder

Step 1 Login into Cpanel.

Step 2 Go to File manager under File section.

Go to File Manager

Step 3 Select the File/Folder you wish to change permission for and hit the permission icon in the top right corner.

Select the file or folder to change the file permission.

Step 4 It shows the change permission toolbox with old permission value.

Step 5 Set the needed value and click the change permission option.

Step 6 The permission will be updated in the respective file/folder.

Now the permission will be changed.