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How can I set EC2 ownership permissions that allow me to update WordPress and modify files via FTP? – Apache

I have an AWS EC2 (Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS (HVM), SSD Volume Type) on Apache with a working WordPress site on it.

If I run sudo chown -R ubuntu:ubuntu /var/www/html, then I can edit files via SFTP and save them, but not update my plugins.

If I run sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html, then I can update my plugins but not edit files via SFTP and save them.

How can I update my plugins and edit my files without having to run the corresponding command each time?

I have already run sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html.

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    The permissions seems correct to me. Did you install a ftp server in the ec2 instance?
    As you don’t mention that, I guess you will have to install one than use credentials in wordpress to connect. Here’s one guide to install and configure ftp at ubuntu

    http://gabrielmagana.com/2014/11/installing-ftp-server-vsftpd-on-an-amazon-ec2-ubuntu-14-04-host/

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    If I remember correctly, you can set the owner of the directory to www-data. Then add user Ubuntu to the www-data group.

    sudo adduser www-data ubuntu
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