drupal: Delete all root folder files

[last updated: 2020-11-03
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• This procedure will remove all files in your root drupal directory (public_html on my system).
  You might be doing this in preparation for updating your site, or for restoring it from a saved backup.
  In any case, you should first make sure that you have a good backup of all the root folder files.
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• In order to delete all these files, you must first change some permissions:
  • In BH File Manager, in public_html:
  • First, change permissions for folder "sites/default":
    in FM, click on the 555 in far right column
    enter 0755 as desired
    click save
  • Then, change permissions for file "sites/default/settings.php":
    in FM, click on the 444 in far right column
    enter 0644 as desired
    click save
  • These changes allow you to delete all the files.

• in BH FM, in public_html, select all files
  (click top file, hold shift, down-arrow until all files are selected)
  Click Delete (top menu bar)
• Refresh your FM browser to verify all files have been deleted.

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