chmod

ok i know how to chmod a file but in the script i'm using the instructions say to chmod some files to 755 and some to 666 but on my host to chmod something i cant put in a number i have to choose between Owner>read, write, execute
Group>read, write, execute and Other>read, write, execute
how do i set them to those numbers?

read = 4
write = 2
exec = 1

To get 666 you must make them add up to 6 on each. So you would check read and write on all three.
755 would be read, write and exec on the the first and just read and exec on the last two.

Hope this helps :)

exactly what i needed thanks

you could also use a program like WS_FTP and it will tell you what number you have from the check boxes that are checked.