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I'm trying out a very basic flat-file Content Management System called Newsscript.
The basic version is free and can be up and running within a few minutes.
After amending the main script as required for my account and FTPing to my Freeola webspace the next step is to change the permissions (CHMOD) on two of the files.
The main script and the database file are changed to 755.
This is where my problem is - the only way I can get the script running properly so that I can add new records etc. is to have the database file (news.txt) set to 777. With the file permissions set like this everything works fine but I guess it's not at all secure! If anyone knows different please let me know.
I've contacted the writer and they can't understand it either and are suggesting it may be Freeola's configuration. I have many other scripts in use that work fine using 755 where required, so I don't think it's Freeola.
If anyone fancies trying to troubleshoot this then the script can be downloaded here from www.newsscript.co.uk
If you are using the free hosting service, for security reasons, I wouldn't advise setting file permissions above 755. Using this permission on the free hosting will also allow the file in question to be read, written and executed by scripts that you have in place.
On the other hand, with the VIP Hosting service, as each hosting service runs in it's own sand box, there should be no issue with using permissions as high as 777.
I'm not sure you gave the right address for that fubar CMS !?!
[s]Hmmm...[/s]
I too found that using CHMOD 766 resolved the write issue, however the script is not immune to script injection, and therefore I invested in an SQL database and now opt for more robust Joomla and Wordpress installations
http://fubar.com/ is another great free flat inline forum script, again quite powerful and feature full, however a word of warning when using Fubar forum... It has been known to be hacked using script injection attacks.
I've been running some of these for years and never been hacked so I guess 766 is right for a file that needs to be writable.
I've changed my Newsscript file to 766 and it's working fine and hopefully more secure than using 777.
Newsscript seems to be fairly popular so I'm not sure how others are using 755 for this.
Never mind I think I'm all sorted now.
If anyone wants a simple CMS system then take a look at Newsscript...
I'm trying out a very basic flat-file Content Management System called Newsscript.
The basic version is free and can be up and running within a few minutes.
After amending the main script as required for my account and FTPing to my Freeola webspace the next step is to change the permissions (CHMOD) on two of the files.
The main script and the database file are changed to 755.
This is where my problem is - the only way I can get the script running properly so that I can add new records etc. is to have the database file (news.txt) set to 777. With the file permissions set like this everything works fine but I guess it's not at all secure! If anyone knows different please let me know.
I've contacted the writer and they can't understand it either and are suggesting it may be Freeola's configuration. I have many other scripts in use that work fine using 755 where required, so I don't think it's Freeola.
If anyone fancies trying to troubleshoot this then the script can be downloaded here from www.newsscript.co.uk