Fixing File Permissions

Fixing File Permissions

Incorrect file permissions can cause errors like "Permission denied" or "403 Forbidden". CloudWeb hosting provides simple commands to fix permissions.

The fix_permissions Command

This command fixes permissions for all files and folders in your web directory:

fix_permissions

The command performs:

• Sets ownership to your user and www-data group
• Directories get 2775 permissions (read, write, execute + setgid)
• Files get 664 permissions (read and write for owner and group)

The fix_storage Command (for Laravel)

If you're using Laravel and only have issues with the storage directory, use the faster command:

fix_storage

This command only fixes permissions for /var/www/html/storage, which is faster than fixing the entire site.

Manual Fix

If you need to fix permissions manually, you can use these commands:

# Change ownership (replace USERNAME with your username)
sudo chown -R USERNAME:www-data /var/www/html

# Directory permissions
sudo find /var/www/html -type d -exec chmod 2775 {} \;

# File permissions
sudo find /var/www/html -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \;

When to Use These Commands?

• After uploading files via FTP
• After cloning a Git repository
• When "Permission denied" errors appear
• When Laravel can't write to storage or cache