Every new directory and asset requires permissions??

[omarel]

I thought I solved this problem but I was wrong.

Every new folder, file, image or asset I add into a directory on my XAMPP local server requires me to give it permissions through the terminal. This is driving me nuts.

I have to use this for each new asset:
chmod -R 777 /applications/xampp/xamppfiles/htdocs/directory/

Please help.

I thought if I did once it would be ok for inherit directories and assets.

[Nobbie]

Every new folder, file, image or asset I add into a directory on my XAMPP local server requires me to give it permissions through the terminal.

Of course, as your are logged in as a different user than the user which executes Apache.

I have to use this for each new asset:
chmod -R 777 /applications/xampp/xamppfiles/htdocs/directory/

This affects only the already installed files. It does not affect files, which are created after.

I thought if I did once it would be ok for inherit directories and assets.

No, this is wrong.

The very best thing you can do:

edit httpd.conf and watch out for the "User = ..." statement. This is the definition, which user does execute Apache. Replace "daemon" (or whatever you find there) by your personal UserID. After then run a "chown" command to change the owner of htdocs to your userid:

sudo chown *yourUserID* /applications/xampp/xamppfiles/htdocs (where *yourUserID* is your UserID)

And then restart Apache.

[omarel]

I don't see User in my file. Here is what i see. I also installed a bitnami plugin which runs the wordpress so I don't want that to break either.

Which line should I change here?

Alias /bitnami/ "/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/apache2/htdocs/"
Alias /bitnami "/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/apache2/htdocs"

<Directory "/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/apache2/htdocs">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
Include "/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/apps/wordpress/conf/httpd-prefix.conf"

[Nobbie]

I don't see User in my file.

Either find it and replace it, or insert it.

Which line should I change here?

None. Are you kidding or what?? I said "User = ..." and nothing else, and nothing else has to be changed. In case of any further questions: read the Apache documentation. It is meant for reading.

[omarel]

Thanks Nobbie for your help!

For anyone else who might have this problem the solution was to add this to the http.conf file and then restart your server:

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User yourUserID

Replace yourUserID with your computer username.

Then run this code in your terminal like Nobbie said:

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sudo chown yourUserID /applications/xampp/xamppfiles/htdocs