🐳🔧 How to Fix File Permissions in Dockerized WordPress from Inside the Container

If you’re running a Dockerized WordPress environment and you’re having trouble with file permissions, you may need to reset the file permissions for the WordPress installation directory and its contents. In this post, we’ll show you how to fix file permissions in Dockerized WordPress from inside the container using some simple commands.

👉🏽 Note: We assume that you have a basic understanding of Docker and how to use the terminal.

Fixing File Permissions

To fix file permissions in Dockerized WordPress from inside the container, you can reset the file permissions for the WordPress installation directory and its contents to the default values using the following commands:

bash

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data .
sudo find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
sudo find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;

These commands should set the owner and group of the WordPress files to www-data:www-data, and the directory permissions to 755 and file permissions to 644, which are the default values for WordPress.

👉🏽 Note: These commands should be run as a privileged user within the container, such as the root user. You should also run these commands from inside the Docker container’s /var/www/html directory.

That’s it! We hope this post has helped you fix file permissions in Dockerized WordPress from inside the container. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave a comment below. Happy Dockerizing! 🐳😎