Attempting upgrade from 3.7.7 to 3.8.11 (eventually to 5); unix file permissions errors

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  • StephenKay
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2003
    • 437

    Attempting upgrade from 3.7.7 to 3.8.11 (eventually to 5); unix file permissions errors

    I am attempting to upgrade from 3.7.7 to 3.8.11 (as a first step in eventually getting to 5.x).

    I've uploaded a new set of vb 3.8.11 files to my test installation (copy) from my macbook pro. The problem is I can see that the unix file permissions are different than what they were on my original forums.

    I'm getting server errors when attempting to run the upgrade.php script, such as:

    Code:
    [Sun Apr 28 20:34:15.376688 2019] [:error] [pid 30892] SoftException in Application.cpp:651: Directory "/home/xxxx/public_html/forumtest/install" is writeable by group
    [Sun Apr 28 20:28:42.964747 2019] [:error] [pid 31313] SoftException in Application.cpp:261: File "/home/xxxx/public_html/forumtest/install/upgrade.php" is writeable by group
    Is there any documentation of what the correct file permissions are to be for all the various files and directories?
  • twistsol
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2015
    • 128
    • 6.X

    #2
    Depending on your the user assigned to run your web server, either 644 or 755 should work. Your your attachments, avatars sitemap, etc, should usually be 777.

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    • Wayne Luke
      vBulletin Technical Support Lead
      • Aug 2000
      • 73976

      #3
      You need to ask your hosting provider what the proper permissions should be there. Seems they should be 644.
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      Wayne Luke
      The Rabid Badger - a vBulletin Cloud demonstration site.
      vBulletin 5 API

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      • StephenKay
        Senior Member
        • Apr 2003
        • 437

        #4
        Just to tie up this thread:
        After some research, I ended up setting the permissions of all folders to 755 and all files to 644. I would assume that attachments and avatars folders etc. only need to be 777 if you are allowing users to upload into them (i,.e. storing files outside of the database) - which I am not. Anyway, it's working.

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