Yes, you can safely change the owner of that folder.
Yes, you can safely change the owner of that folder.
It's set up for Apache. Remember to let me know. I don't need to log in manually each time, just use Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V for quick edits.
Ensure write access for the www-data group where required, or Apache won't be able to modify files like uploads or logs. Alternatively, assign write permissions to the www-data group across the entire webroot hierarchy and add your user directly to that group without needing a chown operation.
I understand, what would you like to know about chmod and chown?
Two instructions are provided. The first uses sudo chmod with -R flag to grant write permissions recursively to the /var/www/html directory, ensuring the group is added afterward. The second command adds your username to the www-data group via usermod. After running these, you must log out and back in for the changes to take effect before your user gains full access.