How to change Directories and Files Permissions in Linux

We can change Directories and Files Permissions in Linux by running the following commands.

Command to change folder path to 755:

find /base_path/public_html -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;

Command to change file path to 644:

find /base_path/public_html/* -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;

For Example:

find /path/to/server/public_html -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;

find /path/to/server/public_html/* -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;