Question

I cannot install Joomla Component or WordPress Plugins and also I’m getting a message in Joomla CMS saying it cannot write to the server.

I called hosting company and they said that HTTP write and execute seems disabled.

I’m not sure what owner is created when file or folder is created via script inside CMS. I have seen owner 99 or root before when created via CMS but what effect does that have?

How do I go about changing access rights on which user to ensure this is working?

I’m using Cent OS Linux server.

Answer 1

Check the directory permissions.
To do that login to admin panel and select “Help > system info” from the top menu. Then select “Directory permissions” and check if all needed dirs are Writable