Script to configure or reset permissions for a Magento installation where the nginx/apache user is different from the FTP user Raw

set-magento-permissions.sh

# Based on the following guide with a few amendments
# http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/m1x/install/installer-privileges_after.html
# Start by setting all files/folders to be owned by the project user
chown -R projectuser:nginx .

# Webserver needs access to these folders for file upload, logging etc
chown -R nginx:nginx var/ media/

# Set read/write/execute permissions for files and folders
# Project user full access and web server read/execute (no write)
find . -type f -exec chmod 640 {} \;
find . -type d -exec chmod 750 {} \;

# Modify permissions for the var and media folders
# Both the project user and webserver need access to these files
find {var,media}/ -type f -exec chmod 660 {} \;
find {var,media,includes}/ -type d -exec chmod 770 {} \;

# Allow Magento to set the compile settings 
chmod 660 includes/config.php