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Learn how to set permissions for files when using cgi files.
CHMOD sets file permissions for cgi scripts. This is usually needed to be done when installing cgi/perl based scripts on UNIX servers. The process is very simple.
In
your ftp program, right click on the file whose permissions need to be changed
and select CHMOD. (I use WS_FTP, so this may be different if using another
ftp program. You may need to check the help files.) You will notice there
are three rows(read, write, and execute) and three columns(owner, group,
and other). The read boxes equal 4, the write boxes equal 2, and the execute
boxes equal 1. For example, when you are required to set a file's permissions
to 755, you would check all boxes in the first column, and the top two in
each of the other columns. That is basically it. You may find that the permissions
suggested in read me files may not always work. You will have to try other
combinations until it will work. Other common permissions are 777, 666(lol,
not bad in this case), 644, and 700.
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