I’m looking to install SuiteCRM on a cheap web host, and the cheap ones tend not to allow SSH access. SSH seems to be the go-to advice as to how to set owners and permissions of files (CHOWN and CHMOD). Is it possible to do that through an FTP client instead? If so, are there any potential gotchas with this method? Thanks!
Without ssh, suite installation would be very good but it seems it’s not possible.
I think if you look well enough, you can find cheap hostings that give you SSH access. I would never use a hosting without SSH…
However, I wouldn’t say it’s strictly necessary to have it, as long as you have other ways of setting the appropriate permissions. Sometimes this can even be done on your behalf by support personnel - if they are willing to do it.