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    Arshad Mehmood

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    Add current user as the owner of a folder to give write permissions

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    Add current user as the owner of a folder to give write permissions

    Run the following commands:

    sudo chmod -R 757 /var/www
    sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /var/www
    

    Replace with your own folder

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