For additional information and to determine if your FTP software can be used to change file or folder (directory) permissions, please reference the help section of your FTP software or their Web site. We've proved some useful links below:

CuteFTP: http://help.globalscape.com/help/cuteftp6

WSFTP: http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/

AbsoluteFTP: http://www.vandyke.com/products/absoluteftp/faq/index.html

CyberDuck (Mac OS X): http://cyberduck.ch/

Note: For all directories and .cgi files, the permissions should be set to 755. Other files should typically set at 644.

Network Solutions® provides the above links as a resource only and has no direct association with the Web sites.

The most common permissions:

400       r--------    files (won't let you accidentally erase)

444       r--r--r--    files (lets everyone read)

600       rw-------   files (no one else can read or see files)

644       rw-r--r--   files

664       rw-rw-r-- files

666       rw-rw-rw-files

700       rwx------  programs and directories

750       rwxr-x---   programs and directories

755       rwxr-xr-x   programs and directories

777 rwxrwxrwx      programs and directories