Resetting File Permissions
Here’s how to reset your file and directory permissions if PHP is running through FastCGI, suPHP, or LSAPI:
- find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
- find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
- chmod 550 pear
If PHP is running as a module (DSO), you will need to do this:
- find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
- find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
- chmod o+w var var/.htaccess includes includes/config.php app/etc
- chmod 550 pear
- chmod -R o+w media
The above commands need to be executed from the root directory where Magento is installed.
If you do not have access to SSH:
- Download Magento Cleanup Tool
- Unzip magento-cleanup.php to the root directory where Magento is installed.
