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File system permission for MediaWiki?

We are an open source project and we have an Apache web server with a MediaWiki 1.25. Its a stand alone installation, so we don't have the complications of shared hosting a varying userids. After 20 years or so and a few migrations we had a fair…
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How to allow MediaWiki non-users to only read some wiki pages related login and account creation?

I've created a BlueSpice MediaWiki site that I only want visible to users that are logged in. This works fine by creating Read permission only for Users as described here. All this works fine until I try and add two-factor authentication, which…
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Is there a permission in MediaWiki to allow a user to edit discussions but not pages?

Is there a permission in MediaWiki that allows a user to edit a discussion but not a page? That would enable anyone to, say, express a view, but only certain users (e.g. those with a confirmed email) to edit a page.
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What should the Unix file system permissions be for PHP files under Apache?

What is the best practice for permissions with PHP files? When should they be writable, or executable? What owner is best? I'm using an Apache server.
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Is it safe to use 777 for my public html folder?

Running a Linode and I want to install Nextcloud, but it needs permissions to write to the directory (/var/www/html). Doing a chmod 777 will clear things up but I wonder if it's safe to use that open of a permission scheme on the public html…
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Permissions suddenly changed to '00' on sites images directory

A client's site images directory permissions have suddenly changed to 00. This means no one can access the directories content; not even the browsers. I cannot access the directory or change its permissions via FTP. What could have caused this? Is…
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Can .htaccess be used to set file permissions?

Is it possible to define file type permissions through .htaccess? I have a site that uses .pl and .cgi scripts which require 0755 CHMOD. The shared server setting is apparently geared for WordPress which require 0644 CHMOD as it is php-driven, so…
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How I give Apache access to users vhosts and keep it secure?

I have 2 RHEL 7 servers running Apache 2.4 behind a load-balancer. Both connect to an NFS data store where web pages are held and both servers run ssh to allow users to put web data on them. The users authenticate using AD. I have no control over…
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Cakephp 3 installation on Ubuntu doesn't have permission to access index.php

I have installed Cakephp on my ubuntu webserver (well copied it in var/www/html) following this tutorial https://askubuntu.com/questions/628938/how-to-install-cakephp-in-ubuntu-14-04 I am also using this Version (14.04 LTS) and did everything. But…
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What file permissions should I set before I give website project folder to hosting service?

I am using a CMS called Jekyll to build a website. My understanding of jekyll at this point is that it helps me to generate static web pages by providing me a simple boilerplate for a website and allowing me to use sass. Due to permissions issues…
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What are the permissions required to edit page in a site in FrontPage 2003?

I'm in the process of upgrading an old web server from Windows 2003 with FrontPage Extensions to Windows 2008. I have to allow FrontPage 2003 to connect to the resulting website. I don't have the option of moving away from FrontPage at this…
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How to create private BlueSpice for MediaWiki website?

I am creating a private wiki that should only be visible to users that sign in. We are using MediaWiki with the BlueSpice extension. Thus far, I found that by default "read" access is provided to everyone, logged in or not. Therefore, I…
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Is it enough to get permission by e-mail to show customer case study on website?

I want to publish some case studies from my customers on my website. Each case study will have real numbers about website traffic. I will also publish website screenshot. Do you think it is enough to get permission by e-mail?
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Set default file and folder permission for new files and folders - apache , ubuntu

I checked the file and folder permission of /var/www/html/ using stat -c '%A %a %n' * Folders : 775 Files: 664 drwxrwxr-x 775 includes -rw-rw-r-- 664 index.php -rw-rw-r-- 664 maintenance.html drwxrwxr-x 775 phpmailer drwxrwxr-x 775…
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Can uploaded files override Apache permissions?

I teach web development courses to liberal arts majors, and the web server (Ubuntu Apache) is located in my office. At the beginning of each semester, I create public_html directories for each of my students and recursively set the permissions so…
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