- Log into your Plesk control panel
- Go to the "Files" menu item on the left hand side
- Navigate to the file or folder which you wish to modify the permissions for
- Click on the whitespace to the right of the name of the folder or file and select the "change permissions" setting.
- From here, and by using the below reference as a guide, change the permissions to what you want them to be, then press the "Apply"
| Key word | Definition |
| Owner | The user who owns that file or folder |
| Group | This is for the user group |
| Others | Anyone else (anyone who visits the site). Anyone on the internet |
| Read | Means that the person can read the contents of the file |
| Write | Means that the person can write to the file |
| Execute/Search | Means that the person can execute the files or look inside the directory |