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The Answer The FTP Layer allows file operations (such as installing Extensions or updating the main configuration file) without having to make all the folders and files writable. This has been an issue on Linux and other Unix-based platforms in respect of file permissions. This makes the site admin’s life a lot easier and increases […]
The Answer Yes, it can! This is a significant security improvement. The safe mode limits PHP to be able to perform actions only on files/folders whose owner is the same as PHP is currently using (this is usually ‘apache’). As files normally are created either by Joomla! application or by FTP access, the combination of […]
