Getting Locked out

Hi

I keep getting locked out of my FTP account where Dolphin lives.... Someone or something is changing my permissions and the server locks me out. I have to contact support to get my permissions reset.

Its a Host For Web account and they say it is because I have so many 777 folders. I have anonymous FTP turned off so I figured no one can get in to change things...

But they say I need a HTaccess in each 777 folder that says this

<FilesMatch ".(php\p\sh\cgi)$">

<Limit GET PUT POST>

orderdeny,allow

deny from all

</Limit>

</FilesMatch>

Wold that work? Is that  good file to put in my 777 folders or would that cause my site to not work?

Also hostforweb said that there shouldnt be any php files in 777 folders and if there is I should change them to 755. If I did that, would that stop Dolphin from working?

Just for interest I only use Dolphin as a wrapper to allow people to pay for access to Orca - I dont use Ray or any other things, just the basic Dolphin and Orca...

Cheers

Max

Hello - about permissions

1. files

Writable files (possible cache files, tmp files, etc) can have 666 permission

Executable file (only ffmpeg) - have 777 permission, that it can be executed by script

other files (if you don`t need rewrite this) can have 644 permission (just readable by script)

Folders:

All writable folders (folders for cache, temp, media, files) - 777 (to able write here new files and browse)

All another folders can have 755

Max,

The people at Hostforweb have NO idea what they are talking about.. the file permissions on your site have NOTHING to do with you getting locked out of your FTP account.

Before I swapped from HFW I used to get locked out constantly because they have a program that checks for multiple connections and automatically blocks the persons IP. They told me it was because I had outlook setup to check my mail every 15 minutes AND I would be using the FTP account at the same time..

Now for the other issue.. HFW has php setup as a module so anyone can write to your 777 directories, that is why the people who use them are CONSTANTLY having this happen.. I could SWEAR we have had this conversation before?? :-)

Mike

Hi,

Thanks for everyones advice here - and yeah mscott you have told me that HFW aren't the best. I was just hoping that since I already had it, it might be simpler just to stick with it.

I now see that it sint going to be easy with HFW and so I will be looking at another host.

I have a host of suggestions (no pun intended) from people on this forum. Hopefully that will solve the problem.

Cheers again guys for your advice.

Max

Hi Mscott,

Just a quick question. I see youve recommended Host Monster. Does there basic account provide everything I need to run with Dolphin? I am just running Dolphin as a pay wrapper for Orca - so I dont need RMS..

So Host monster will work straight out of the box?

Thanks

Max

I have been using Hostmonster for a few years, and I can highly recommend them, my site is ruuning on it at the moment whiteyonder.com. I am also using CyberXing RMS which I can also highly recommend, Speak to Mscott will sort you out.

The above code in .htaccess will prevent from others accessing and uploading scripts.

But it may affect normal dolphin working if placed on all 777 folders. Place it in the folders where there is no php files.

Regards,

Praveen

http://cpanel.happy-hosting.com