[SOLVED] Trying to create new folder in htdocs

Hi,

Newby here

See in GUI the htdocs directory and want to create folder there for my web files.

Tried to right click and option was grayed out. Went to Terminal and got # privilege but still can't create.

What am I doing wrong please?

Thanks

Saw somewhere that this command would do it, but alas. no.

Code:

sudo chmod 755 -R htdocs

root@david-HP-Compaq-6000-Pro-MT-PC:~# cd /opt/lampp
root@david-HP-Compaq-6000-Pro-MT-PC:/opt/lampp# sudo chmod 755 -R htdocs
root@david-HP-Compaq-6000-Pro-MT-PC:/opt/lampp#

Also did this but still no access to create.

root@david-HP-Compaq-6000-Pro-MT-PC:/opt/lampp# sudo chown $USER:david /opt/lampp/htdocs/
root@david-HP-Compaq-6000-Pro-MT-PC:/opt/lampp# sudo chmod 755 /opt/lampp/htdocs/
root@david-HP-Compaq-6000-Pro-MT-PC:/opt/lampp#

ozstar wrote:Hi,

Newby here

See in GUI the htdocs directory and want to create folder there for my web files.

Will this help?:
https://www.computernetworkingnotes.com ... buntu.html

Thank you.

I'll see if I can my nut around that

oz

I tried instructs on that page which is nicely set out but it didn't work. Obviously me, not the instructions.

NAME

sudo chown $USER:david /opt/lampp/htdocs/
sudo chmod 755 /opt/lampp/htdocs/

GROUP

david@david-HP-Compaq-6000-Pro-MT-PC:/opt/lampp/htdocs$ groups
david adm cdrom sudo dip plugdev lpadmin sambashare
david@david-HP-Compaq-6000-Pro-MT-PC:/opt/lampp/htdocs$ $ls –ld /opt/lampp/htdoc

PERM TO CREATE FOLDERS

david@david-HP-Compaq-6000-Pro-MT-PC:/opt/lampp/htdocs$ sudo chown –R david:adm /opt/lampp/htdocs
[sudo] password for david:
chown: invalid user: ‘–R’
david@david-HP-Compaq-6000-Pro-MT-PC:/opt/lampp/htdocs$

Okay, when you use the chown command it is looking for a username, -R is not a user on your system, but David is!

Thanks. Done !
Now to setting up a LAN to connect to our Win 10 LAN.
I'll start a new Thread.