Xampp can it be done

[Uridium]

Im working on a CGI script but i need to change file permissions to chmod 777 on xmapp public_html  folder  can this be done and if so how ive searched google they seem very confusing

 

Thank ya kindly

Edited December 2, 2024 by Uridium

[Magictallguy]

Answering the question
Assuming you're on Windows here.

XAMPP uses local files on your PC, so you'd be changing permissions of files and folders on your local system - which gives you 2 options.
Personally, I prefer the shell method. Run PowerShell, change directory to the one above the one you're attempting to alter
(example; if you were trying to change the permissions of C:\xampp\htdocs\some-folder, you'd cd to C:\xampp\htdocs)
Then run the chmod command

chmod 0777 some-folder

replacing "some-folder" with, in your case, "public_html"
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The other method is to use Windows file/folder properties, altering the permissions in [directory] -> Properties -> Security -> Permissions

Why we don't do this
Granting read/write/execute to the entire webroot is a massive security hole. Upload and execute anything, brilliant! Goodbye, hard work.
Consider moving whatever needs to write to the webroot into a subfolder and simply making that 0766 instead (owner can read/write/execute, anyone else can r/w), or even the standard 0755 (owner r/w/x, everyone else r/x but not write)

[Uridium]

That didnt seem to work unless i did the second part wrong

 

ive managed to find a solution right click htdocs/ folder you want to CHMOD on (windows)  go to security and you can give yourself (nobody else) read and write permissions

[Magictallguy]

I said PowerShell, not CMD 😉

[rockwood]

20 hours ago, Magictallguy said:

I said PowerShell, not CMD 😉

 

On 12/3/2024 at 3:21 AM, Uridium said:

That didnt seem to work unless i did the second part wrong

 

ive managed to find a solution right click htdocs/ folder you want to CHMOD on (windows)  go to security and you can give yourself (nobody else) read and write permissions

The "chmod" command does not work in a standard Windows CMD because it is a Unix command, not native to Windows; to use "chmod" on Windows, you need to either use a Unix-like environment like Cygwin or the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to access its functionality.