Apache server folder permissions

[roger]

for srv/www/htdocs, what should be the user and permissions for these folders?

I have access locally and over the local network. I have created user named after my XP laptop on the linux PC, do I use that or just set everything to 'USERS' to allow anyone in?

So I suppose I need to know which user: root/users/specific user AND 777 or something else? AND should it be from srv downwards or from www?

Thanks

[kahoona]

for srv/www/htdocs, what should be the user and permissions for these folders?

I have access locally and over the local network. I have created user named after my XP laptop on the linux PC, do I use that or just set everything to 'USERS' to allow anyone in?

So I suppose I need to know which user: root/users/specific user AND 777 or something else? AND should it be from srv downwards or from www?

Thanks

You really want to restrict write permissions in your directory if you can for the world. I'd suggest using 755 permissions instead of 777.

[roger]

I will check that, but what I was asking:

1. If I set permissions for a folder do these travel down to the lower folders?

2. If I set "apply these settings to eclosed files does this affect enclosed folders as well?

Thanks

[kahoona]

It sounds like you are doing the chmod in a GUI. If you do the chmod on a command line, it will recursively change the permissions with a "-R":

cd /srv/www
chmod -R 755 ./htdocs

[Xaleandr]

1. If I set permissions for a folder do these travel down to the lower folders?

No, You have to use option -R in chmod (-R="Recursive")

2.Regarding permissions of "/srv" or "www"--you must make readable /srv at least readable.

Recall that under Apache for local users login:group= "YourLogin:users", but external users have login:group="www:wwwrun".