Title: CHMOD Files
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# CHMOD Files

 *  [ufpst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ufpst/)
 * (@ufpst)
 * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/chmod-files/)
 * Hello.
    Just insatlled Word Press. I am trying to edit the template, but it says
   I need to set the CHMOD to 666.. – but I can;t figure what files to CHMOD, could
   someone please give me a list of the files which need done? Thanks Dsutin Cook.

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 *  [carthik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carthik/)
 * (@carthik)
 * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/chmod-files/#post-87173)
 * Whichever files you want to edit through the template editor should be CHMOD’ed
   to 666. You can chmod all the wordpress template files, or just go ahead and 
   chmod them all, so you have the option of editing any file you want thru the 
   template editor.
 *  [Zarniwoop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zarniwoop/)
 * (@zarniwoop)
 * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/chmod-files/#post-87174)
 * You will have to chmod all files you want to edit via the WP template editor.
   The actual filename is always written above the textarea. If you want to make
   changes for example to the “Main Index” aka “index.php” you’ll have to go to 
   the directory where WP is installed and “`chmod 666 index.php`“.
    If you want
   to know more about what chmod does and how it works, you should have a look at
   the [Man page](http://www.tu-berlin.de/zrz/dienste/www/manpages/chmod.html).
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/chmod-files/#post-87175)
 * This might help too:
    [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/ftp/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/ftp/)

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 * Last activity: [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/chmod-files/#post-87175)
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