I set up a test web server on my OpenSUSE 11.1 desktop. My web files are located in /srv/www/htdocs/my_dev_files.

I have a copy of my_dev_files located in /home/mike/my_dev_files.

I use Quanta Plus to code/edit my files located in /home/mike/my_dev_files.

When I try to use FireFTP to transfer my files from my home directory (/home/mike/my_dev_files ) to my test web server (/srv/www/htdocs/my_dev_files) I am not allowed to do so.

When logging into FireFTP I use my user name "mike." The owner of my test web files on the web server are "wwwrun:www". The owner of the files on my home directory is "mike"

What is the proper way to set up permissions so that I can edit files from my home directory and then use FireFTP to transfer them to my test web server?

Thanks.

Mike