Installation: setting folder permissions

Now that the productcart folder with all of its sub-folders has been uploaded to your Web server, you will need to edit the permissions so that ProductCart can write and delete files in many of those folders. ProductCart needs special permissions to do so because it saves all kinds of documents (e.g. logs, export and import documents, images, etc.) and sometimes deletes files as well (e.g. when re-creating the files that store frequently used store settings).

Set the following folder permissions for the “Internet User” (IUSR) or the “Everyone”:

• READ/WRITE on the productcart folder and all of its files and folders.
• READ/WRITE/DELETE on the productcart/includes folder and all of its files and folders
• READ/WRITE/DELETE on the productcart/pcadmin folder and all of its files and folders

In other words, all folders contained in the productcart folder should have “read/write” access, and the includes and pcadmin folders should also have “delete” access. Note that “delete” can also be referred to as “modify” access in some Web hosting company administration tools, or be included by default as part of the permissions set when you assign “write” access.

Many Web hosting companies provide their customers with an administration area that allows them to change folder permissions. Some other Web hosting companies require that you send a message to their technical support department. If so, send a message that says something like “Please add ‘read/write’ permissions to the ‘productcart’ folder and its sub-folders, and ‘read/write/delete’ access to the ‘productcart/includes’ sub-folder”

They should be able to perform this task very quickly.

If you don’t know whether your Web hosting company provides the ability to edit folder permissions, or do not feel comfortable performing this task, ask your Web hosting provider for assistance. Another option is to have Early Impact or your Early Impact reseller install ProductCart for you.