Setting permissions for files and such

Hey all. I'm new here, and leaning about the whole webhosting thing step by step.

I'm wondering if there's a way I can set the permissions for file access and such. I tried though my FTP thing, but it yelled at me that the server didn't know the commands. Would that be because it's using a linux based command (766, etc) instead of the windows based one?

 

Thanks for the quick response. I appreciate it. I'm looking more for individual files to set permissions to... Specifically, database type stuff.

I guess the question then becomes more along the lines of "How do I prevent the downloading of my database?"

 

Put your database in the _database folder. The permissions on the folder are such that it can not be downloaded.

 

Ahh ok. Thanks a ton!


One last question: would there be a way to do that with other files?

thanks in advance!

 

Basically, as long as you put your files within the _database folder, they cannot be downloaded. This folder has some very specific permissions and will keep anything in there inaccessible through the web