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Every file on a web server has permissions that say who can read it, write to it or run it. They are set with a command called chmod, short for change mode, and the numbers look like a locker combination. For WordPress, the sensible defaults are 755 for folders and 644 for files. The wp-config.php…
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There are two ways to transfer a file: ASCII mode and binary mode. One of them can quietly ruin your website. Binary mode sends every byte exactly as it is. ASCII mode was designed for plain text, and it changes line endings so a file suits the operating system at the other end. That is…
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Ask three IT people which FTP client is best and you will receive four opinions and a mild argument. Let us keep it calm. FileZilla is free and runs on Windows, Mac and Linux. It supports FTP, FTPS and SFTP, which makes it the Swiss army knife of the group. WinSCP is Windows only and…