Joomla, IIS and the directory rights

When integrating Joomla 3.2 on a Windows Server 2008 R2 with IIS 7.5, problems with directory rights often arise, which are often inadequately resolved with settings that are too generously chosen. The following solution is safe and fully functional:

  • The group IIS_IUSRS needs the following permissions for C:\inetpub\wwwroot\: read & execute, view folder contents, read, write
  • The IIS_IUSRS group needs the rights for C: \ Windows \ Temp \: Read & Execute, Show folder contents, Read, Write
  • The user IUSR must be in the group IIS_IUSRS (Computer Management > Local Users and Groups > Groups)

If you need additional special directory permissions for all files uploaded via PHP (e.g. for SSH or FTP), set them also for the folder C:\Windows\Temp\. If you upload a file via PHP, PHP copies this file first into the temporary and then into the final path. If the file ended up in the temporary directory, it inherits its permissions and keeps them after moving it into the final directory.


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