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[rinkguy]

When I upload files or add a component in joomla, the owner of the files or folders created are "99". If I try to upload to a folder with this "99" owner I get write permissions denied. I can't change the permissions to 777. I had this problem in the past and was told it was something to do with the php script that uploads the files or creates the new folders/files.
Is there anyway to change the owner of the files to me instead of "99"
Thanks

[asande]

I had something similar happen to me when uploading a template to/with Joomla - some of the permissions were messed up.

I managed to solve the problem by using an FTP client to access my files/folders; I could then right-click on individual files/folders and manually change their permissions.

I use gFTP under Linux; but I just checked and FileZilla under Windows will allow it as well - so I suspect most FTP clients support this.  Look for "change attributes" or "chmod" or something similar to that in your "right-click" menu.

I hope this helps...

Al

[rinkguy]

My client does the same, the problem is I can only change the permissions if I'm the owner. When joomla uploads via php script, it give ownership to "nobody". I need to be able to change the owner first, then I'll be able to change the permissions. This happened to me in the past and someone from hostpapa had to change the owner for me. Certianly a nuisance. Hopefully there is some way for the user to do this.

[Howitzer]

I'm having exactly the same problem... I imported some new templates from within Joomla Admin and now I cannot do anything to the files, I wanted to replace some of the images but I have no permissions to CHMOD, rename, delete or replace the existing files.

I suspected that the "owner" was the issue but I cannot even find a way to see who the owner is, let alone change the owner.

Was anyone able to resolve this?

[wspeeckaert]

Try using Filezilla- you can right click on a folder and update all the rights of the folder's contents at once.

[Howitzer]

I do use FileZilla, but that's not the issue. Apparently it's a structural issue with how Joomla 1.0 works with PHP and Apache and cannot be avoided. When you import a template from within Joomla the "owner" is automatically set to the System level account. The files become "owned" by a HostPapa account which you have no control over.  Support will change the owner for you, to "your" account, but what a pain... I did find several solutions....

Joomla 1.5 wasn't even released last month when I had this issue and Fantastico is still showing v1.0.14. But the newest release of Joomla imports templates etc. using your FTP account so it avoids this whole issue.

First and foremost, J! 1.5 will solve much of these permission problems with it's FTP installer. Since the website will operate using your FTP account instead of the default Apache account of nobody or WWW, there will be no more issues between what the server needs to work and write status using your FTP client. Basically FTP account will remain the owner of all files and Joomla will write any files it needs to write using the FTP account.

Some hosts offer this solution but the Sysadmin confirmed HostPapa does not have SUEXEC.

suexec is a system by which apache Switches User and EXECutes the process based upon the user that owns the document root for the particular virtual host being requested. (catch the SUEXEC in that?) This is a solution that some hosts offer, and allows for all files created/modified/etc... by the apache processes to be owned by the proper user.

This was another alternative and the Sysadmin who was helping me did set up a CRON job for me that does this and it has been working great! I have not had any problems since.

My hosting company created a cronjob for my server which sets "chwon -r" to all my sites files to the same user every 5 minutes.

So when I install a component via Joomla, the owner is Apache and the files cannot be deleted/modified using ftp.
But 5 minutes later the owner is the same as for all other files, and I am free to delete/change it using FTP.

[Guidovdrm]

hello,
I have the same problem.
When I installe a language extension, or a template in my Joomla 1.7 site, somebody else  (with the numbers 99 99) is becoming the owner of the newly made directories.
That makes it impossible for me to change te file or directorie permissions.
When I ask my isp provider he changes them for me, telling me he is the only one who can do this.
But this very annoying. I cannot constantly ask him to change this ownership.
Is there another way to avoid this strange ownership of newly made directories?
Guido