Preparing WebYep on the server, Technical Details

From a technical point of view by perparing WebYep, the Unix access rights for the data subfolder inside the webyep-system folder are set to "read, write and execute by everyone" - this correspond to the Unix mode "0777".

Warning: A weak PHP configuration by your webspace provider might lead to security problems. If your provider does not set access restrictions like "open_base_dir" properly, PHP scripts from other web sites on the provider's server might be able to modify or delete your WebYep data! Also PHP settings like "register_globals" and "allow_url_fopen" should be turned off, as they represent a potential security risk. This does not relate to WebYep only but to all PHP scripts of your web site! Please make sure your web space provider has set up PHP securely!

To prepare WebYep without Dreamweaver, upload the webyep-system folder to your webspace's home directory (where your homepage index.html or index.php is located) using your favorite FTP application. Then change the access privileges of the "data" folder accordingly.

Here's an example using the application CyberDuck for FTP upload:

Select the "data" folder inside the webyep-system folder and press Command "I" to bring up the info panel. In there set the permissions and click "Apply".