Folder Permissions :: Access denied for user 'www-data'@'localhost'

own3mall · 08-08-2009, 02:13 AM

So, I'm trying to give a folder within var/www/GamePanelX full permissions so that anyone can access the folder via http://IP.address/GamePanelX

I've tried:

Code:

eric@eric-desktop:~$ sudo -i
[sudo] password for eric:
root@eric-desktop:~# chmod a+rwx /var/www/GamePanelX
root@eric-desktop:~# chmod a+rwx /var/www/GamePanelX
root@eric-desktop:~# sudo nautilus
root@eric-desktop:~# chmod 777 /var/www/GamePanelX
root@eric-desktop:~#

So, that didn't work, as it returns the following message when I try to access it via localhost through Firefox:

Code:

Access denied for user 'www-data'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

I also tried editing the permissions using the gui by typing in sudo nautilus.

I write-clicked on the folder, went to the Permissions tab, and set the following:

Code:

Owner:                www-data
Folder Access:      Create and Delete Files
File Access:          Read and Write

Group:                 www-data
Folder Access:      Create and Delete Files
File Access:          Read and Write

Others:
Folder Access:      Create and Delete Files
File Access:          Read and Write

Execute:  YES

I then clicked on Apply Permissions to Enclosed Files. Tried accessing it again at http://localhost/GamePanelX

Didn't work.

How is anyone supposed to access this folder?

acid_kewpie · 08-08-2009, 02:20 AM

That's a mysql error. Nothing to do with folders.

own3mall · 08-08-2009, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acid_kewpie

That's a mysql error. Nothing to do with folders.

Oh, I didn't know. Thanks for the help. So what is causing this MySQL error?

acid_kewpie · 08-08-2009, 02:29 AM

Well, the authentication control within that. I'm not too hot at mysql, but in the main, access control is configured through the mysqladmin tool.

jlinkels · 08-08-2009, 08:36 AM

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/...anagement.html

Look at chapter 5.5.1 and 5.5.2. Apparently your application uses the credential www-data to access MySQL so you should give this user read access to the database. You have to set up www-data as a user of the MySQL database.

If you remember exactly what the permissions were on the database files it is best to change them back to their original values.

jlinkels

own3mall · 08-09-2009, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlinkels

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/...anagement.html

Look at chapter 5.5.1 and 5.5.2. Apparently your application uses the credential www-data to access MySQL so you should give this user read access to the database. You have to set up www-data as a user of the MySQL database.

If you remember exactly what the permissions were on the database files it is best to change them back to their original values.

jlinkels

Hey, I got it working. I'm such a newb! I got this error because I hadn't run the installer and created a database.