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I just installed XAMPP on OSX. I can’t add folder on the htdocs via Finder. I can add a folder via the terminal using sudo mkdir foldername. However I want to add folder by not using the sudo command.
I execute ls -ld htdocs and got this output:
drwxr-xr-x@ 7 root admin 238 Sep 13 14:11 .htdocs
How do I add myaccount so that I can create folder without having to use sudo? I’m really confused on the use of chown or chmod.
Thanks.
The
.htdocsdirectory belongs to root, which means, as a simple user, you can’t modify anything in without using sudo.Try changing the ownership of that folder, or change permissions on it :
chmod 757 .htdocs.(rwx r-x rwx).After that you might be able to create a directory in it, either from the command line, or via the Finder.