alternative to chmod 777 in LAMP

Asked Mar 25 '13 at 08:43

Active Mar 25 '13 at 14:17

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Typically after installing LAMP I like to install phpmyadmin and be allowed to drop folders in var/www/. I run sudo chmod 777 only because the LAMP is on a LAN. I was curious to know what is the better alternative to sudo chmod 777? I do run as root but I can't seem to find anything that will be safe but still allow me to drop files or modify apache2.conf. My apologies if this has been asked before but I didn't see it from the searches.

EDIT: I did learn how to use gksudo gedit /etc/apache2/apache2.conf and added Include /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf on the last line. Rebooted Apache with sudo service apache2 restart. I dont see any security issues with using gksudo.

edited Mar 25 '13 at 14:17

asked Mar 25 '13 at 08:43

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Does this help: For security reasons why should /var/www not have chmod 777? – Aditya Mar 25 '13 at 08:49
Related (I guess): How to avoid using sudo when working in /var/www? – Aditya Mar 25 '13 at 08:50
I was curious to know what is the better alternative to sudo chmod 777 ANY other method is better... Follow solution #1 from Lekensteyn in the link Aditya posted :-) – Rinzwind Mar 25 '13 at 09:04

alternative to chmod 777 in LAMP

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