ftp server linux User Permissions

I've tried vsftpd and proftpd and get the same problem with both of them. I can connect from local and from another machine but only have read/write/execute in the /home/username directory. Everywhere else permission is denied. How do I set the permissions for a user in Linux Redhat 9 to allow read/write/execute for the /var/www/html/ directory?

I also have a php script hosting on the server that allows for file uploads. I think it is not functional because of a related problem?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Matt

Buddy check your user permissions.The permissions could be 777(root permissions) or 755(all permissions for the user and read & execute permissions for others).You can modify the permissions of the user in the following manner:-
1) login as root
2) type the following command
#chmod <permission value> <username>
This would change the permissions for the user.
Hope that helps.
Bye

Thanks for the info. I used the linux command line and chmod, changed the permission and then I was able to upload and use the ftp programs.

thanks