File Management: How to Set File and Folder Permissions Using File Manager
Customers who signed up to Domain.com before April 2024 can follow the steps in this article. If you signed up after the said date, contact your webmaster to explore advanced options for setting File and Folder Permissions.
Setting file and folder permissions is important for maintaining the security and integrity of your data. By accurately configuring permissions, unauthorized access and modifications are prevented, which safeguards sensitive information. Take the steps below to set File and Folder Permissions.
Set File and Folder Permissions
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- From the left pane, click Hosting.
If you have multiple hosting plans, click MANAGE on the package where the files and folder permissions need to be modified. - A new tab will open for the Hosting tools. Click on File Manager in the left pane.
- Select the file or directory for which you want to modify permissions and click the three-dot menu.
- Revise the permissions for the file or folder and click Change Permissions.
- The permission for this file or folder has been changed.
Understanding File and Directory Permission Settings
Permissions control who can take what actions on a file or directory. The different types of actions are:
- Read:Allows the file (or directory's contents) to be accessed and viewed.
- Write:Allows the file (or directory's contents) to be modified.
- Execute:Allows the file (or directory's contents) to be run.
Permission groups (user, group, other) refer to the entity requesting a command (to read, write, or execute). Permission groups for your shared hosting account have been predefined. We highly recommend that you use the default permission settings as described below:
