Script to Configure Proper WordPress Permissions

                      #!/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>
                      #
                      WP_OWNER=changeme # <-- wordpress owner
                      WP_GROUP=changeme # <-- wordpress group
                      WP_ROOT=/home/changeme # <-- wordpress root directory
                      WS_GROUP=changeme # <-- 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 .htaccess
                      touch ${WP_ROOT}/.htaccess
                      chgrp ${WS_GROUP} ${WP_ROOT}/.htaccess
                      chmod 664 ${WP_ROOT}/.htaccess
                      
                      # 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 {} \;