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Permissions Panel

MAMP PRO - Permissions Panel

  • Document root
    This shows the path to the document root of the selected host.

  • Owner
    The user who owns the directory and all of its subdirectories and files.

    • change to
      Select a new user here.
  • Group
    TThe group that has access to the directory and all of its subdirectories and files.

    • change to
      Select a new group here.
  • Access rights
    In order for the web server to access the files in the document root folder and serve them to a web browser, it needs proper permissions. If your web server is reporting “access denied” in its error log, or if parts of your web pages are missing, this may be due to access rights problems.

    MAMP PRO’s permissions dialog looks complicated at first glance, but it is actually very powerful. It shows you not only the access rights of the document root folder, but also the access rights of all subdirectories and files within it.

    The following shortcuts are used:

    • r = read
    • w = write
    • x = execute
    • - = not all objects have the same rights

    • Change directory rights
      Select this check box if you want to change the permissions for directories.

    • Change file rights
      Select this check box if you want to change the permissions assigned to files.