How to allow a user totally control local web server?
I installed a local web-server (apache2, php5, mysql).
All the time I want to edit some permissions or to create a folder or to add some lines to hosts I need to login as a root.
Do I need to grant privileges by the root all the time for this folders and files or is there a way to make it at once? Maybe i should reinstall webserver by the user i want to use one?
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I installed a local web-server (apache2, php5, mysql).
All the time I want to edit some permissions or to create a folder or to add some lines to hosts I need to login as a root.
Do I need to grant privileges by the root all the time for this folders and files or is there a way to make it at once? Maybe i should reinstall webserver by the user i want to use one?
webserver
asked Jun 1 '12 at 13:27
Rootical V.Rootical V.
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I installed a local web-server (apache2, php5, mysql).
All the time I want to edit some permissions or to create a folder or to add some lines to hosts I need to login as a root.
Do I need to grant privileges by the root all the time for this folders and files or is there a way to make it at once? Maybe i should reinstall webserver by the user i want to use one?
webserver
asked Jun 1 '12 at 13:27
Rootical V.Rootical V.
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I installed a local web-server (apache2, php5, mysql).
All the time I want to edit some permissions or to create a folder or to add some lines to hosts I need to login as a root.
Do I need to grant privileges by the root all the time for this folders and files or is there a way to make it at once? Maybe i should reinstall webserver by the user i want to use one?
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You can do it by giving the file ownership to the user. Use chown command to do that.
ex: chown -R user website_folder
[-R is for recursively change file ownership; change user and the folder accordingly].
And make sure you have write permission too. You can set write permission with chmod.
ex: chmod +x webpage.html
[The above command will give the write permission to the current user]
answered Jun 1 '12 at 13:42
Manula WaidyanathaManula Waidyanatha
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This means i have to do it every time i want to create a project.. Or if i change user to basic webserver folders i would not have to change it after?
– Rootical V.
Jun 1 '12 at 13:43
No, you can do chown -R user /var/www. it will change all permission. But don't change permissions of /etc/php5 (or any file in /etc/ ;). It is not a good practice.
– Manula Waidyanatha
Jun 1 '12 at 13:47
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Another option is add the user to the group used by the web server (and the group of the web files)
usermod -aG www-apache $USER
normally, the apache config files are write privileges to www-apache group (and the dir in /var/www)
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You can do it by giving the file ownership to the user. Use chown command to do that.
ex: chown -R user website_folder
[-R is for recursively change file ownership; change user and the folder accordingly].
And make sure you have write permission too. You can set write permission with chmod.
ex: chmod +x webpage.html
[The above command will give the write permission to the current user]
answered Jun 1 '12 at 13:42
Manula WaidyanathaManula Waidyanatha
6,05711619
This means i have to do it every time i want to create a project.. Or if i change user to basic webserver folders i would not have to change it after?
– Rootical V.
Jun 1 '12 at 13:43
No, you can do chown -R user /var/www. it will change all permission. But don't change permissions of /etc/php5 (or any file in /etc/ ;). It is not a good practice.
– Manula Waidyanatha
Jun 1 '12 at 13:47
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You can do it by giving the file ownership to the user. Use chown command to do that.
ex: chown -R user website_folder
[-R is for recursively change file ownership; change user and the folder accordingly].
And make sure you have write permission too. You can set write permission with chmod.
ex: chmod +x webpage.html
[The above command will give the write permission to the current user]
answered Jun 1 '12 at 13:42
Manula WaidyanathaManula Waidyanatha
6,05711619
This means i have to do it every time i want to create a project.. Or if i change user to basic webserver folders i would not have to change it after?
– Rootical V.
Jun 1 '12 at 13:43
No, you can do chown -R user /var/www. it will change all permission. But don't change permissions of /etc/php5 (or any file in /etc/ ;). It is not a good practice.
– Manula Waidyanatha
Jun 1 '12 at 13:47
add a comment |
You can do it by giving the file ownership to the user. Use chown command to do that.
ex: chown -R user website_folder
[-R is for recursively change file ownership; change user and the folder accordingly].
And make sure you have write permission too. You can set write permission with chmod.
ex: chmod +x webpage.html
[The above command will give the write permission to the current user]
answered Jun 1 '12 at 13:42
Manula WaidyanathaManula Waidyanatha
6,05711619
You can do it by giving the file ownership to the user. Use chown command to do that.
ex: chown -R user website_folder
[-R is for recursively change file ownership; change user and the folder accordingly].
And make sure you have write permission too. You can set write permission with chmod.
ex: chmod +x webpage.html
[The above command will give the write permission to the current user]
answered Jun 1 '12 at 13:42
Manula WaidyanathaManula Waidyanatha
6,05711619
answered Jun 1 '12 at 13:42
Manula WaidyanathaManula Waidyanatha
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answered Jun 1 '12 at 13:42
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answered Jun 1 '12 at 13:42
Manula WaidyanathaManula Waidyanatha
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This means i have to do it every time i want to create a project.. Or if i change user to basic webserver folders i would not have to change it after?
– Rootical V.
Jun 1 '12 at 13:43
No, you can do chown -R user /var/www. it will change all permission. But don't change permissions of /etc/php5 (or any file in /etc/ ;). It is not a good practice.
– Manula Waidyanatha
Jun 1 '12 at 13:47
add a comment |
This means i have to do it every time i want to create a project.. Or if i change user to basic webserver folders i would not have to change it after?
– Rootical V.
Jun 1 '12 at 13:43
No, you can do chown -R user /var/www. it will change all permission. But don't change permissions of /etc/php5 (or any file in /etc/ ;). It is not a good practice.
– Manula Waidyanatha
Jun 1 '12 at 13:47
This means i have to do it every time i want to create a project.. Or if i change user to basic webserver folders i would not have to change it after?
– Rootical V.
Jun 1 '12 at 13:43
This means i have to do it every time i want to create a project.. Or if i change user to basic webserver folders i would not have to change it after?
– Rootical V.
Jun 1 '12 at 13:43
No, you can do chown -R user /var/www. it will change all permission. But don't change permissions of /etc/php5 (or any file in /etc/ ;). It is not a good practice.
– Manula Waidyanatha
Jun 1 '12 at 13:47
No, you can do chown -R user /var/www. it will change all permission. But don't change permissions of /etc/php5 (or any file in /etc/ ;). It is not a good practice.
– Manula Waidyanatha
Jun 1 '12 at 13:47
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Another option is add the user to the group used by the web server (and the group of the web files)
usermod -aG www-apache $USER
normally, the apache config files are write privileges to www-apache group (and the dir in /var/www)
edited Dec 17 '18 at 20:09
SamFlynn
5581721
answered Dec 17 '18 at 18:48
Jesus Christian Cruz AconoJesus Christian Cruz Acono
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add a comment |
Another option is add the user to the group used by the web server (and the group of the web files)
usermod -aG www-apache $USER
normally, the apache config files are write privileges to www-apache group (and the dir in /var/www)
edited Dec 17 '18 at 20:09
SamFlynn
5581721
answered Dec 17 '18 at 18:48
Jesus Christian Cruz AconoJesus Christian Cruz Acono
1
add a comment |
Another option is add the user to the group used by the web server (and the group of the web files)
usermod -aG www-apache $USER
normally, the apache config files are write privileges to www-apache group (and the dir in /var/www)
edited Dec 17 '18 at 20:09
SamFlynn
5581721
answered Dec 17 '18 at 18:48
Jesus Christian Cruz AconoJesus Christian Cruz Acono
1
Another option is add the user to the group used by the web server (and the group of the web files)
usermod -aG www-apache $USER
normally, the apache config files are write privileges to www-apache group (and the dir in /var/www)
edited Dec 17 '18 at 20:09
SamFlynn
5581721
answered Dec 17 '18 at 18:48
Jesus Christian Cruz AconoJesus Christian Cruz Acono
1
edited Dec 17 '18 at 20:09
SamFlynn
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SamFlynn
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answered Dec 17 '18 at 18:48
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answered Dec 17 '18 at 18:48
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