Title: Cannot edit index.php
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Cannot edit index.php

 *  [tbubble](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tbubble/)
 * (@tbubble)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-indexphp/)
 * Cannot edit index.php

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 *  Thread Starter [tbubble](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tbubble/)
 * (@tbubble)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-indexphp/#post-99183)
 * So sorry for the empty post! I am having a chronic problem — I cannot get changes
   made to index.php. I ftp it, change it, ftp it back, and nothing changes. I went
   into the ‘templates’ section of the wp-admin interface and as always, am told
   I cannot save changes to index.php because I haven’t set CHMOD to 666 (it has
   always been set to 666, but wp-admin doesn’t recognize this). In addition, the
   index.php file I view via wp-admin is very old, with no edits since the original
   installation.
    So far my only option has been to flush & drop all databases, 
   delete all WP files and start again. Does anyone know of an easier way? Or had
   a similar problem? Site is [http://x.teebubble.com/wordpress/](http://x.teebubble.com/wordpress/)
   Thanks in advance.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-indexphp/#post-99184)
 * …details please…
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-indexphp/#post-99188)
 * Sorry, you put up the details 16 seconds before I posted that. Try deleting your
   index.php (on the server) before uploading your new one. And set its permissions
   at 755.
 *  [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/)
 * (@root)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-indexphp/#post-99197)
 * If you are ftp ing it makes no difference that the admin section says chmod 666
   and all that malarkey. IMHO its borked.
 *  Thread Starter [tbubble](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tbubble/)
 * (@tbubble)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-indexphp/#post-99230)
 * I agree, completely borked. macmanx, thanks, I tried it but no go. One of the
   oddest things about all this is that it began because I wanted to change my css.
   I took ‘extreme’ measures and deleted the entire images folder. And yet the site
   looks fine. Where in the world is it pulling pictures from??? It’s like the thing
   saved itself somewhere secret and has acquired a life of its own.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-indexphp/#post-99361)
 * Have you tried dumping your browser cache at all? Or deleting all files if you’re
   using IE?

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-indexphp/#post-99361)
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