Root directory is writable: installation problem

[jimliu]

Hi There, searchweb

I read your solution below but it was not clear enough for me to follow. could you give a more clear instruction to solve this problem?
I dont have public-html folder and the cache folder in it so i created them and make both 777 of permission. i still have the same problem.
thank you
Jim

"You need chmod public_html folder become 777, unfortunetly it's can't be done by most shared hosting or own vps. The easy way, put one folder in public_html and chmod it become 777 and then install it. Then just cut and paste the whole script out from folder and put in public_html. Change the setting/config file and remove the folder name."

[Aficionado]

Not sure who you quote above and i would suggest people to STOP giving wrong information about security.

You need:

755 for folder

and

644 for files

and the root directory should be 750.

[jimliu]

here is the problem: when i try install 3.5.3, it says:
Root directory is writable X
what i do pls.

the info i quoted is on from this forum back in 2012

[jimliu]

here is the screen shot

[Aficionado]

Well, your hoster support maybe ?

[dev101]

You can temporarily change write permissions manually and revert them back after installation, when config.php is created.

Regards