: In order to use Magento Connect GUI, the web server must be given permission to overwrite ALL FILES AND FOLDERS in the Magento install directory. Magento Connect Permissions This is accomplished

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In order to use Magento Connect GUI, the web server must be given permission to overwrite ALL FILES AND FOLDERS in the Magento install directory. Magento Connect Permissions This is accomplished by temporarily setting file/folder permissions to the evil 777, running the install process and then resetting the permissions to safe settings. Resetting Magento File Permissions

Having to mess with file/folder permissions can be avoided by using pear in an SSH session from the command line to perform Magento Connect installs. Use Pear to download and install Magento Connect extensions

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