[wellylug] File permissions for SilverStripe
Jim Cheetham
jim at gonzul.net
Thu Jul 12 11:55:27 NZST 2007
> What is the best practice for us to use in setting permissions inside
> the .tar.gz file? Should it be rw-rw-rw, for instance?
Absolutely not. The tar file permissions should be "default secure",
so 500 or less should do it. Post-install instructions should deal
with opening things up. Preferably scripted :-)
> I'm talking about what will work best in terms of most people out of the
> box, especially for people who are unclear or unfamilar with file
> permissions, etc. We want people to have a great out-of-the-box
> experience, rather than the first step being messing with file permissions.
Great experience involves not leaving things so open that they will
later break, or be the cause of breakage.
-jim
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