Fix wordpress file permissions

fix-wordpress-permissions.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# This script configures WordPress file permissions based on recommendations
# from http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress#File_permissions
#
# Author: Michael Conigliaro <mike [at] conigliaro [dot] org>
# Edited: Ninad Chaudhari <[email protected]>
# https://gist.github.com/ninadpchaudhari/5c32d596670e5253a15c6deb69642698

if [[ $# -eq 0 ]] ; then
    echo "Argument for location of WP_ROOT not provided"
    exit 1
fi

# Bash script for checking whether WordPress is installed or not
if ! $(wp core is-installed --path=$1); then
    echo "Path you specified does not have a valid Wordpress installation"
    exit 1
fi

echo "WP_ROOT path you specified exists and has a valid wordpress installation"
echo "Processing the directory for correction of permissions"

WP_OWNER=www-data # <-- wordpress owner !!!!!!MODIFY THIS!!!!!!!!
WP_GROUP=www-data # <-- wordpress group
WP_ROOT=$1 # <-- wordpress root directory
WS_GROUP=www-data # <-- webserver group

# reset to safe defaults
find ${WP_ROOT} -exec chown ${WP_OWNER}:${WP_GROUP} {} \;
find ${WP_ROOT} -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
find ${WP_ROOT} -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;

# allow wordpress to manage wp-config.php (but prevent world access)
chgrp ${WS_GROUP} ${WP_ROOT}/wp-config.php
chmod 660 ${WP_ROOT}/wp-config.php

# allow wordpress to manage wp-content
find ${WP_ROOT}/wp-content -exec chgrp ${WS_GROUP} {} \;
find ${WP_ROOT}/wp-content -type d -exec chmod 775 {} \;
find ${WP_ROOT}/wp-content -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \;