change permission!

hey again!

When i read php tutorials it sometimes tells me to change permission. for example:
"Change permissions to 'clicks_counter_data.txt' for be writing by nobody (chmod a+rw)"

What the heck does that mean?

thanks!

where you uploaded the file using yout ftp client, right click on the file and set the permissions. it should give you a number, for example 777, 666, 656, etc. just type that number in and click ok, and it should work.

what chmodding basically is, is giving certain permissions to a specific file. in this case, i believe that it wants any user to write to the text file without any sort of security on that one file, that way the text can easily be written to. that's the basics of what cmodding is, search google for a more detailed description of what chmod does.

If you ever need help figuring out permission, I have a web tool that does just that. http://www.digi-fx.net/cgi-bin/chmodhelper.cgi

ok thanks