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February 21, 2012 at 22:39 #19026

Linda

Hi,

I am a non-techie person at all. Have been fervently reading, watching & following all that Rosalind is teaching in ABP. I am getting very confused at this .htaccess matter. (1) I should just be using the FTPs program in my BlueHost to change my .htaccess file and not on my laptop files, right? (2) I tried changing the number in my BlueHost .htaccess (755) to lower number but can’t, then i tried ticking & unticking the boxes under “User=Read,Write,Execute”, “Group=Read,Write”, “World=Read,Write”, and the number changed to 766 instead which is higher. Is it ok to do so?

Thanks in advance.

 
February 22, 2012 at 07:47 #19029

Jim Hutchinson

Ah yes, the evasive .htaccess. You can choose to edit it online, which is the safest way to maintaining its structure. If you elect to edit it offline, then you have to make sure you use a plain text editor like Notepad. Otherwise, additional hidden characters will be added to the file making it unusable.

The file permissions should be 666 (Write, Execute) for all. That is because this file should not be readable to anyone without permission, which is why it begins with a dot. That dot makes the file hidden on web servers. In order to see it in your FTP program, you need to set your program to display hidden files.

So, until you are comfortable editing the .htaccess on your laptop, use the built-in editor online and keep the permissions at 666. The only reason to add the Read option is if a program you need requires it.

Hope that helps.
Jim
February 22, 2012 at 18:36 #19030

Linda

Hi Jim,

Thanks a lot for yr help. I will just stick to online & doing it in my BlueHost FTP program.

Thank you & appreciate it.
Linda
February 22, 2012 at 19:01 #19031

Linda

Hi Jim,

I need your help, as you mention that I should CHECK only the WRITE & EXECUTE boxes for USER, GROUP & WORLD in the .htaccess in BlueHost; I did so & the number were changed to ’333′. Is that ok?

Thank you.

Linda
February 22, 2012 at 19:29 #19032

Linda

Hi Jim,

Pls disregard my previous question. I need your help, as you mention that I should CHECK only the WRITE & EXECUTE boxes for USER, GROUP & WORLD in the .htaccess in BlueHost’s Legacy File Manager; I did so & the number were changed to ’333?. Is that ok?

Thank you.

Linda
February 22, 2012 at 21:22 #19034

Jim Hutchinson

That was my mistake. It should be READ/WRITE for all. Deselect the EXECUTE. That will give you 666.
February 24, 2012 at 18:30 #19036

Linda

Hi Jim,

Thanks a lot for yr help.
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