Uploads, Files, Components and Permissions

There's an underlying issue when you have a hosted Joomla.

The host invariably runs your site as the Apache account owner (apache or httpd).

You log in to manage your account using your own site using a different account.

When you install components (by default) Joomla's set up to use file uploads, i.e. the new folders etc are created as using the Apache account which differs (possibly) to the account the Joomla installation is crested under.

This has given me issues amending single files in components/plugins that i've installed via the Admin interface.

So, i've just installed joomlaXplorer and i have to say, it rocks.

I've left the ownership alone so that i can uninstall etc, but i can mod file permissions so that i can at least amend files.