Here’s the recommended permissions for WordPress.
Permissions
Directories = 755
Files = 644
Install From Scratch
If you’re starting from scratch, follow the instructions below.
Assuming you’re logged in as normal user. Use sudo to execute commands as superuser.
cd /var/www/ sudo wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz sudo tar -xzvf latest.tar.gz sudo chown -R www-data:www-data wordpress |
Fix Current
If your permissions are wrong, then perform the following.
sudo find /var/www/wordpress/ -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \ sudo find /var/www/wordpress/ -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \ |