title: Akeeba backup Joomla 2.5.14 & cpanel all files unwriteable
body: <p>I uploaded a website that is working in the localhost using Akeeba backup. It is done by creating a new public_html at the host using its cpanel. Next i transfer the .jpa &amp; the kickstart.php to this new folder. Finally i browse the kickstart.php and restore the website running on joomla 2.5.14.</p>
  
  <p>Accessing the admin panel of Joomla, it reports all folders as WRITEABLE and site runs good. In cpanel all folders permission is set to 755 &amp; files 644 as expected; i then change configuration.php to 444.</p>
  
  <p>However when i try to edit the configuration.php in the host, i found i can't change the file permission or save any edit. This in fact affects all files. After informing the host, they change the file ownership setting, then in cpanel i CAN edit files BUT now Joomla reports all folders become UNWRITEABLE creating more problems eg cannot install new extension; some how Joomla no longer has edit rights to the folders.</p>
  
  <p>More ... at this state, to make a folder WRITEABLE to Joomla, it must be set file permission to 777. It is unexpected &amp; unacceptable; 775 is sufficient for Joomla to report as writeable ie if the host is doing the right thing for Joomla (as i found in another hosting site).</p>
  
  <p>When i tell the host to change it back to the state after Akeeba restoration, they say that will mean they have to set the folders with ownership = nobody.</p>
  
  <p>I would imagine ownership of folders &amp; all its content can be made to be the cpanel user AND the joomla ie php/apache user. Can someone enlighten me this puzzle so that i can talk more intelligently with the host or point where i went wrong. I am getting no where with them. </p>
  
  <p>PS: Latest Sharing Update</p>
  
  <p>The solution is find a host that has Server API showing as cgi/fastcgi which mean that suPHP of Apache is enabled (sorry cannot post .jpg &lt; 10 reputation)</p>
  
  <p>With cgi, Joomla report all 755 folders as writeable.</p>
  
  <p>Now the new question
  If the host use Server API = Apache 2.0, how can i enable suPHP from the website?</p>