Hello I just recently started using the formgenerator on my site. I created 4 different forms and they were all functioning fine. Visitors to my site had submitted info via these forms succesfully.
Today I had planned on editing one of my forms. I went to the form via a bookmark and got a "page not found" error. Then I logged into my cPanel and went to the folder and found that my forms folder was empty. It was not empty yesterda I assure you.
I contacted my host and told them of the problem and asked what had happened. This a direct quote of their reply:
"If you have given the permission 777 and ownership "nobody" then any body can edit or delete those files, this may have cause that files to be disappeared."
At no time during the creation of my forms was I prompted to give any kind of permissions or ownership. Did my host support give me an accurate answer to this problem?
It is extremely important for my forms to be accessible. I checked my error logs for today and I had numerous hits to my registration and my mailing list forms but the visitors got "page not found"
Any help or advice GREATLY appreciated Thanks
David
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You have to be careful about these things. You must make sure that your php files do not have 777 permission while they are in use. The 777 is needed only during the form generation. However, if you keep them as 777 and start using them, everyone will have full access to your files and can easily delete them.
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Hello I just recently started using the formgenerator on my site. I created 4 different forms and they were all functioning fine. Visitors to my site had submitted info via these forms succesfully.
Today I had planned on editing one of my forms. I went to the form via a bookmark and got a "page not found" error. Then I logged into my cPanel and went to the folder and found that my forms folder was empty. It was not empty yesterda I assure you.
I contacted my host and told them of the problem and asked what had happened. This a direct quote of their reply:
"If you have given the permission 777 and ownership "nobody" then any body can edit or delete those files, this may have cause that files to be disappeared."
At no time during the creation of my forms was I prompted to give any kind of permissions or ownership. Did my host support give me an accurate answer to this problem?
It is extremely important for my forms to be accessible. I checked my error logs for today and I had numerous hits to my registration and my mailing list forms but the visitors got "page not found"
Any help or advice GREATLY appreciated Thanks
David
You have to be careful about these things. You must make sure that your php files do not have 777 permission while they are in use. The 777 is needed only during the form generation. However, if you keep them as 777 and start using them, everyone will have full access to your files and can easily delete them.