chmod question

[redspider]

it is safe to chmod forum folder to 777?
I ask because I foud a few hacks that need to chmod php files to 777.

[Delphiprogrammi]

Originally Posted by redspider

it is safe to chmod forum folder to 777?
I ask because I foud a few hacks that need to chmod php files to 777.

777 are write permissions and some hacks do need it to work whether it is ok are different opinions

[Paul M]

Safe ? - in most cases probably, but if someone finds an exploit then they can cause real damage.

Desirable - No. I tend to avoid hacks that require this on php files - unless it's for the initial install only and they can be reverted afterwards.

[redspider]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Safe ? - in most cases probably, but if someone finds an exploit then they can cause real damage.

Desirable - No. I tend to avoid hacks that require this on php files - unless it's for the initial install only and they can be reverted afterwards.

thank you I asked because some of those google map and yahoo map request a lot of files been set to 777.

[Brad]

It just opens up another point of attack. But keep in mind that all your php files are opening a database connection, an exploit could cause trouble with it aswell.

Some things will just require it for storage, hell back in the day all my forum's data was stored in text files in a directory set to 777. If you need it by all means go ahead, just make sure the code has security in mind. Also storing such things above the webroot would be a good idea.

Hope that helps.