How to set OsCommerce Directory Permissions

As per oscommerce default. You should set following directory permissions via any FTP client e.g Filezilla. Please do the following steps.

• After installation delete install folder.
• Reset the permissions on /includes/configure.php to 644 (if you are still getting the warning message at the top set configure.php to 444 which is read only - this happens on some servers that have been updated for security reasons).
• Set the permissions on /images directory to 777.
• Reset the permissions on /admin/includes/configure.php to 644.
• Create the dir /admin/backups and set the permissions to 777.
• Set the permissions on /admin/images/graphs directory to 777.
• Set the permissions on /admin directory to 755.

You need to .htaccess your /admin directory so that it is password protected. You can use the password manager in your server admin area like cpanel.

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