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npm install Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/var/www/html'

I am trying to run npm install on production but it gives me an error

npm ERR! path /var/www/html
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! errno -13
npm ERR! syscall access
npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/var/www/html'
npm ERR!  { [Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/var/www/html']
npm ERR!   stack: 'Error: EACCES: permission denied, access \'/var/www/html\'',
npm ERR!   errno: -13,
npm ERR!   code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR!   syscall: 'access',
npm ERR!   path: '/var/www/html' }
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! The operation was rejected by your operating system.
npm ERR! It is likely you do not have the permissions to access this file as the current user
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! If you believe this might be a permissions issue, please double-check the
npm ERR! permissions of the file and its containing directories, or try running
npm ERR! the command again as root/Administrator (though this is not recommended).

/var/www/html is my website directory in server.

I've tried this, still getting error.

I also tried sudo chown -R $USER /var/www/html and it worked, but it also leaded me to another error:

prod.ERROR: file_put_contents(/var/www/html/storage/framework/views/fc62ea85cb79efbc10ea806eb27bde7ad95abc56.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied {"exception":"[object] (ErrorException(code: 0): file_put_contents(/var/www/html/storage/framework/views/fc62ea85cb79efbc10ea806eb27bde7ad95abc56.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied at /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:122)
[stacktrace]
#0 [internal function]: Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\HandleExceptions->handleError(2, 'file_put_conten...', '/var/www/html/v...', 122, Array)
#1 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php(122): file_put_contents('/var/www/html/s...', '<?php $__env->s...', 0)
#2 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Compilers/BladeCompiler.php(128): Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem->put('/var/www/html/s...', '<?php $__env->s...')
#3 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/CompilerEngine.php(51): Illuminate\View\Compilers\BladeCompiler->compile('/var/www/html/r...')
#4 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/View.php(137): Illuminate\View\Engines\CompilerEngine->get('/var/www/html/r...', Array)
#5 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/View.php(120): Illuminate\View\View->getContents()
#6 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/View.php(85): Illuminate\View\View->renderContents()
#7 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Http/Response.php(42): Illuminate\View\View->render()
#8 /var/www/html/vendor/symfony/http-foundation/Response.php(200): Illuminate\Http\Response->setContent(Object(Illuminate\View\View))
#9 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php(711): Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response->__construct(Object(Illuminate\View\View))
#10 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php(685): Illuminate\Routing\Router::toResponse(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request), Object(Illuminate\View\View))
#11 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php(645): Illuminate\Routing\Router->prepareResponse(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request), Object(Illuminate\View\View))
#12 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php(30): Illuminate\Routing\Router->Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#13 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Middleware/SubstituteBindings.php(41): Illuminate\Routing\Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#14 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(149): Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings->handle(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request), Object(Closure))
#15 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php(53): Illuminate\Pipeline\Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#16 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Middleware/VerifyCsrfToken.php(67): Illuminate\Routing\Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#17 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(149): Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\VerifyCsrfToken->handle(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request), Object(Closure))
#18 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php(53): Illuminate\Pipeline\Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#19 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Middleware/ShareErrorsFromSession.php(49): Illuminate\Routing\Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#20 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(149): Illuminate\View\Middleware\ShareErrorsFromSession->handle(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request), Object(Closure))
#21 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php(53): Illuminate\Pipeline\Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#22 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Session/Middleware/StartSession.php(63): Illuminate\Routing\Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#23 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(149): Illuminate\Session\Middleware\StartSession->handle(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request), Object(Closure))
#24 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php(53): Illuminate\Pipeline\Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#25 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Cookie/Middleware/AddQueuedCookiesToResponse.php(37): Illuminate\Routing\Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#26 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(149): Illuminate\Cookie\Middleware\AddQueuedCookiesToResponse->handle(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request), Object(Closure))
#27 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php(53): Illuminate\Pipeline\Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#28 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Cookie/Middleware/EncryptCookies.php(59): Illuminate\Routing\Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#29 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(149): Illuminate\Cookie\Middleware\EncryptCookies->handle(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request), Object(Closure))
#30 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php(53): Illuminate\Pipeline\Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#31 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(102): Illuminate\Routing\Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#32 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php(647): Illuminate\Pipeline\Pipeline->then(Object(Closure))
#33 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php(622): Illuminate\Routing\Router->runRouteWithinStack(Object(Illuminate\Routing\Route), Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#34 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php(588): Illuminate\Routing\Router->runRoute(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request), Object(Illuminate\Routing\Route))
#35 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php(577): Illuminate\Routing\Router->dispatchToRoute(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#36 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php(176): Illuminate\Routing\Router->dispatch(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#37 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php(30): Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Kernel->Illuminate\Foundation\Http\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#38 /var/www/html/vendor/fideloper/proxy/src/TrustProxies.php(56): Illuminate\Routing\Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#39 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(149): Fideloper\Proxy\TrustProxies->handle(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request), Object(Closure))
#40 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php(53): Illuminate\Pipeline\Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#41 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Middleware/TransformsRequest.php(30): Illuminate\Routing\Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#42 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(149): Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\TransformsRequest->handle(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request), Object(Closure))
#43 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php(53): Illuminate\Pipeline\Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#44 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Middleware/TransformsRequest.php(30): Illuminate\Routing\Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#45 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(149): Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\TransformsRequest->handle(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request), Object(Closure))
#46 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php(53): Illuminate\Pipeline\Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#47 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Middleware/ValidatePostSize.php(27): Illuminate\Routing\Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#48 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(149): Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\ValidatePostSize->handle(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request), Object(Closure))
#49 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php(53): Illuminate\Pipeline\Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#50 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Middleware/CheckForMaintenanceMode.php(46): Illuminate\Routing\Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#51 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(149): Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\CheckForMaintenanceMode->handle(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request), Object(Closure))
#52 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Pipeline.php(53): Illuminate\Pipeline\Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#53 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(102): Illuminate\Routing\Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing\{closure}(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#54 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php(151): Illuminate\Pipeline\Pipeline->then(Object(Closure))
#55 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php(116): Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Kernel->sendRequestThroughRouter(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#56 /var/www/html/public/index.php(55): Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Kernel->handle(Object(Illuminate\Http\Request))
#57 {main}
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Any thought?

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robrogers3's avatar
robrogers3
7 years ago
Best Answer
Level 37

Yep. You've got to decide who owns what.

Your webserver is trying to your storage directory.

Your install user (whoever $USER is) wants to write to your doc root.

You could just do chmod -R 777 . But that's dangerous.

What I recommend is (probably) giving your install user the write access of everything under docroot. (Group access or ownership)

Then give the webserver permissions to the /var/www/html/storage/framework/ directory.

The best way to do this is probably to create a group for the webserver, and give the permissions to that group.

eg.

chgrp -R webgroup /docroot/storage/framework

do this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30639174/file-permissions-for-laravel-5-and-others

personally I actually move the storage/framework somewhere else outside of docroot. and symlink to it.

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cawecoy's avatar

@robrogers3 that's very helpful thanks!

So, my full solution was:

sudo chown -R $USER /var/www/html

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/storage/framework
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