Using Cron Jobs

In order to change permissions for your files and folder using Cron Jobs tool in cPanel, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your cPanel account > Advanced section > Cron Jobs menu:

2. In Add New Cron Job section set Common Settings parament to Once Per Minute and add one of the following scripts to Command line:

cd /home/username/public_html && find -type f | xargs chmod 644 ; find -type d | xargs chmod 755 ; chmod 750 . -c
or

cd /home/username/public_html && find ./ -type f -not -perm 644 -not -name ".ftpquota" -exec chmod 644 -c {} \;; find ./ -type d -not -perm 755 -not -group nobody -exec chmod 755 -c {} \;

NOTE: The provided scripts should NOT be run under the home folder, e.g., under /home/username, as a lot of folders in a home directory have custom permissions settings. If those permissions will be changed to the default ones, it will cause security issues and conflicts and cPanel may stop functioning properly. It can be fixed only by restoring a full cPanel backup.

Make sure that you replace username with the actual cPanel username of yours:

Hit Add New Cron Job button then.

3. Wait for a couple of minutes till the script makes the corresponding changes. After that remove it using Delete option: