use bindfs for easy server permission management

# Legend:
## {USER_NAME} replace with the user you log in to the system as
## {APPLICATION_DIRECTORY} : replace with the project directory name

# Installing bindfs (just the first time)
$ sudo apt-get update  
$ sudo apt-get -y install bindfs

# Creating the application mount point
$ mkdir -p /home/{USER_NAME}/sites/{APPLICATION_DIRECTORY}
$ chown -Rf {USER_NAME}:{USER_NAME} /home/{USER_NAME}/sites
$ chmod -Rf 770 /home/{USER_NAME}/sites

$ sudo vim /etc/fstab
# Add the following on a new line

bindfs#/var/www/{APPLICATION_DIRECTORY} /home/{USER_NAME}/sites/{APPLICATION_DIRECTORY} fuse force-user={USER_NAME},force-group={USER_NAME},create-for-user=www-data,create-for-group=www-data,create-with-perms=0770,chgrp-ignore,chown-ignore,chmod-ignore 0 0

$ sudo mount /home/{USER_NAME}/sites/{APPLICATION_DIRECTORY}


# source: http://blog.netgusto.com/solving-web-file-permissions-problem-once-and-for-all/