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For questions relating to file read/write permissions, user groups, executable bits etc. Be sure to include a tag for the operating system (Windows or Unix) and tag for operating system version.

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someone attacking my site by causing too much traffic...hosting says to: "make sure all your...

Which ones need the 777 and which ones don't? No directories should have 777 permissions. If 755 does not work for you, change group permissions instead. Look at the files created by Magento to see …
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Magento - upgraded to 1.9 - admin not loading images & js because 403 error

You should only use 755 for directories and 644 for files (they don't need the executable permission). Use these commands in the skin directory to apply the permissions recursively: find . -type f - …
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Not able to access backend

Recommended is 644 for files and 755 for directories, or 664 for files and 775 for directories, if the cli user is not the same as the webserver user. If neither is enough, file ownership is not set u …
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Readiness check didn't have a problem, but update.log complains about non-writable paths

The file update.log is written by update/cron.php which is a special cronjob related to the web setup wizard. If you want to use this wizard to install extensions or update Magento from the admin pan …
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Custom web accessible php script and file permission

If your customers use shared hosting or a managed server without SSH access, they depend on the hoster. This is their problem and there is nothing you can do about it. Although Magento Connect tries …
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Trouble optimizing Magento permissions reset script

Maybe I don't understand when and why you use this script, but I don't see a reason why Magento should be in maintenance mode while you change the permissions. It's not like there will be inconsistenc …
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