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Q. What are file permissions, and how do I set them?
A.
File permissions are attached to every file in the system, and you can give read/write/execute
permission to each file, and can limit the permissions based on who a user is. For more
details on file permissions, please check out the book list for a good reference on UNIX.
When your accounts are created, the permissions are set correctly so that website
users can read your webpages. When you FTP your files to your site, those permissions
are set automatically to the right permissions to allow users to read your webpages.
However, sometimes a file permission may get changed, and then need to be reset.
There are three options to resetting permissions. The UNIX command is chmod,
and some software packages refer to changing permission as chmod.
- Your FTP program may support changing permissions on a file. Follow the instructions
for your software package on changing file permissions.
- You can login via Secure Shell (SSH), then change directories to the public_html
(cd public_html) and navigate to the appropriate subdirectory as necessary.
You may use one of the following three commands:
- chmod +r (change the specific filename to read permission)
- chmod +r * (change all files in the directory to read permissions)
- chmod -R +r * (change all files in all subdirectories to read permissions)
- The brute force method is to delete your content and reload your site. We recommend
that you use the first two options.
Q. How do I create my account?
A.
There are three types of accounts at NetPRT, each will be explained in turn.
Personal Accounts:
On the Hosting Plans page, click the Sign Up Now Button under Personal Hosting.
Enter your requested user name and who referred you to NetPRT. Select your
subscription period, MySQL option if desired, payment method, and account type.
Click on the Next Page button. This will bring you to the Register Your Contact
Information page.
Enter your contact name, your e-mail address, your password and password confirmation
in the top section of the form.
Enter your contact address information. If your billing address is the same, click on
the Use As Billing Address check box.
If your billing address is different. fill in the billing address information.
Choose your privacy option using the radio buttons provided.
Click the Login button.
Your new account information will be displayed for you.
Silver Accounts:
On the Hosting Plans page, click the Sign Up Now Button under The Silver Plan.
Enter your requested user name and who referred you to NetPRT. Select your
subscription period, domain name resgistration option if desired, payment method, and
account type.
Click on the Next Page button. This will bring you to the Register Your Contact
Information page.
Enter your business name, your e-mail address, your password and password confirmation
in the top section of the form.
Enter your contact address information. If your billing address is the same, click on
the Use As Billing Address check box.
If your billing address is different. fill in the billing address information.
Choose your privacy option using the radio buttons provided.
Click the Login button.
Your new account information will be displayed for you.
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