chown-chmod-wordpress.sh

# Cheatsheet: correct file permissions for WordPress

# During the setup:

cd /wordpress-directory # Change directory
chown www-data:www-data  -R * # Let Apache be owner
find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;  # Change directory permissions rwxr-xr-x
find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;  # Change file permissions rw-r--r--

# After the setup you should tighten the access rights:

chown <username>:<username>  -R * # Let your useraccount be owner
chown www-data:www-data wp-content # Let apache be owner of wp-content

# Source (amended): https://stackoverflow.com/a/23755604/577418