Get permissions on /var/www

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Whats the simplest way to edit and add files to “/var/www”?

Ive installed a LAMP server in my machine, and I would like to edit the files in /var/www/ but I dont want to have to switch to super user everytime.

How can I set the permissions so that I can edit the contents of the folder with my everyday user account?

Thanks

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 03 '12 at 18:46

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sudo chown -R everydayUser:everyDayUserGroup /var/www

Edit

Actually set the group to the group your browser is using so that it doesn't loose access to it.

answered Apr 03 '12 at 18:46

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How do I do that? – Enrique Moreno Tent Apr 03 '12 at 18:52
got it. "sudo usermod -a -G www-data myusername". Thanks. – Enrique Moreno Tent Apr 03 '12 at 19:13