[TYPO3] migration prob again

[Christopher Torgalson]

On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 10:16 AM, Gijs Epping <gijs.epping at efocus.nl> wrote:
> Dmitry Dulepov [typo3] schreef:
>> Hi!
>>
>> Gijs Epping wrote:
>>> Do you have root access? if so try the following on the commandline
>>>
>>> su (command to go to root, type your root password)
>>>
>>> After that go to the directory where the installation of typo3 resides.
>>>
>>> then type:
>>>
>>> chmod -Rf 777 *
>>>
>>> This turns all directory's to 777 you can chnage owner with
>>
>> This very insecure and enables easy hacking if hacker can get access to
>> files as web server user. Next he can inject bad code to HTML templates
>> and show them on the web site.
>>
>> Sorry, but chmodding to 777 it is a very bad advise :( It is like
>> leaving ground floor windows in the building open while securing the
>> front door.
>>
>
> It is totally insecure, but this guy needs to get his site up and
> running, after setting 777 to see if everything is working it is common
> sense to undo this offcourse.


What would be the point of making it work this way if you'd have to
make it STOP working again as soon as you'd made it work the first
time? That's what you just advised…



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Christopher Torgalson
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