which is what I already said....

Yeah, but chmodding can be tricky if you've never heard of the concept before. It's not particularly hard though.

Well, once I get the script done, etc, I will let you guys give suggestions. but until then, I still actually have to learn the language...

just play with the little checkboxes in an FTP client, then use that to set the number you want

lol, I know how to change permissions... I aint that dumb...

The problem I have with permissions is I always err on the side of setting them too laxly instead of too strictly, and then I have to go back and change them when I'm done.