Apache user on ISPconfig (SUSE 10)

Hi,
I'm installing Joomla on one of my ISPconfig's sites.

I'm following the guide Joomla CMS On An ISPConfig Server Within 10 Easy Steps

but when it says to change the permission to according apache to have access to the web folder I get stuck.

This is the command that the guide provide
( chown -R -v -f www-data:www-data web/* )
when I try to type it in, I receive an error:

chown: `www-data:www-data': invalid user

Do you know what is the right command for me?
I'm running ISPconfig under SUSE 10.0
I think my user for apache is different but I don't know which one I have to use...

Thanks

 

On SuSE, the Apache user is called wwwrun, and the group is www, so the command should be

Code:

chown -R -v -f wwwrun:www-data web/*

 

I used this command

Code:

 
chown -R -v -f wwwrun:root web/*

following this article

I know, it's in italian but... i'm italian...

Is it correct? The installetion worked fine.

Now I can't upload file using FTP client. Is it normal? Is there a way to permit the FTP user to access the folder?

Logically I'm not using the root user but the user concerning this website.

Thanks

 

Yes, because you're not logged in as wwwrun or root...

Either do a chmod 777 on the directory, or change the group to the group that your FTP user belongs to, and make the directory writable for the group.

 

falko you say this:

Code:

On SuSE, the Apache user is called wwwrun, and the group is www, so the command should be

Code:

chown -R -v -f wwwrun:www-data web/*

shouldn't the command be this ?:

Code:

chown -R -v -f wwwrun:www web/*

on suse 10.1 your command returns error for the group as invalid.

what do you think ?

 

Yes, you're right.

 

aaaaah good

 

by the way, what is the best owner to be set if say a site is ready to upload on an real hosting provider ? if that is the same as on a home linux, what is it ? talking about security.

I am working on joomla sites and I have many questions about this ownership story / security. Especialy when it is a online shop (virtuemart for joomla).

any good links to read about this ? or any comments ?

 

But, for example if I want to add this user web01_xx to use the web folder like the root user, which command do I have to type?

Now, when I want to add something using the FTP I need to chmod the /web folder like this:

Code:

chown -R -v -f web01_xx:web01 /var/www/web01/web/*

And again when I've finished:

Code:

chown -R -v -f wwwrun:root /var/www/web01/web/*

Suggestion?

 

hey till you say:

but here: http://www.howtoforge.com/joomla_ispconfig
.. it says:

generally, is wwwrun the best owner to be set before uploading a dynamic site ?

thanks alot

 

You'd have to add web01_xx to the root group against which I strongly advise!

 

There is an option in ISPConfig...

Apache Directives
(Optional):


Can you put here something that could loosen the php scripts so you didn't have to take away the PHPsafe mode?


Sam