Trying to install phpmyadmin but can't move from one folder to /var/www

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Whats the simplest way to edit and add files to “/var/www”?

I can't seem to move folders or create new folders in the /var/www folder. This is the first time i have tried using Ubuntu and i can't seem to find a reason why i'm not able to move folders, i only have one account so should have all the priviliges.

Answer 1

You need to set the proper filesystem privileges:

sudo chown <youruser>:www-data /var/www
sudo chmod 0775 /var/www
sudo chmod g+s /var/www

Replace <youruser> with your own username. No logout/login required.

Answer 2

The /var/www/ folder is normally owned by root.

Try this

sudo chmod 0775 /var/www 
sudo chown root.www-data /var/www 
sudo usermod -a -G www-data your-username

logoff then login, then try writing back to the /var/www folder