Wordpress Permissions Dreamhost

wp-dreamhost.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# This script configures WordPress file permissions based on recommendations
# from http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress#File_permissions
#
# Author: Michael Conigliaro (https://gist.github.com/macbleser/9136424)
#
WP_ROOT=${1:-.} # <-- wordpress root directory, current directory by default
[ -e "$WP_ROOT/wp-config.php" ] || { echo "Usage: $0 /path/to/wordpress"; exit; } # <-- detect that the directory is a wordpress root

echo 'Reset to safe defaults:'
echo ' - 775 Directories'
echo ' - 644 Files'
find ${WP_ROOT} -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
find ${WP_ROOT} -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;

echo 'Allow wordpress to manage wp-config.php (but prevent world access)'
chmod 660 ${WP_ROOT}/wp-config.php

echo 'Allow wordpress to manage .htaccess'
touch ${WP_ROOT}/.htaccess
chmod 664 ${WP_ROOT}/.htaccess

echo 'allow wordpress to manage wp-content'
find ${WP_ROOT}/wp-content -type d -exec chmod 775 {} \;
find ${WP_ROOT}/wp-content -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \;

#  chmod +x wordpress-perms.sh
# ./wordpress-perms.sh