fix permissions for wordpress

wp_fix_permissions.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# from http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress#File_permissions
# 
#
WP_OWNER=nginx # <-- wordpress owner  ( for default : nginx )
WP_GROUP=nginx # <-- wordpress group  ( for default : nginx )
WP_ROOT= /../././ # <-- wordpress root directory 
WS_GROUP=nginx # <-- webserver group  ( for default : nginx )

# reset to safe defaults
find ${WP_ROOT} -exec chown ${WP_OWNER}:${WP_GROUP} {} \;
find ${WP_ROOT} -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
find ${WP_ROOT} -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;

# allow wordpress to manage wp-config.php (but prevent world access)
chgrp ${WS_GROUP} ${WP_ROOT}/wp-config.php
chmod 660 ${WP_ROOT}/wp-config.php

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