Changing permissions on public_html and wp-content plus deleting .htaccess

June 16, 2009  | 
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Taken from:The WordPress MU Manual

Now you’ve uploaded WordPress MU your next step is to change the permissions on your public_html and wp-content directories plus delete .htaccess as follows:

1. Double click on top folder with the dots following it (clicking that takes you back up a folder level) this closes your public_html folder and takes you up one level.

Image of public HTML folder

2. Now right click on your public_html folder and select file permissions.

Image of file permissions

3. Change numeric value to 777 and then click OK.

Image of changing attributes

4. Double click on your public_html folder to open up the folder and then right click on your wp_content folder and select file permissions.

Image of changing file permissions

5. Change numeric value to 777 and then click OK.

Image of file permissions
6. Delete the .htaccess file

Image of deleting htaccess

Next up: We’ll be looking at setting up sub-domain or sub-directory, database connection details and site email address and resetting permissions on your public_html and wp-content directories

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