Permission issue when using include()

Question

I just changed to a production environment so I'm setting up everything, and I just bumped into a Permission Denied error (while using include())that I am pretty sure it is caused by the permissions. The thing is I have never used an actual server before, I have always use cPanel hosting, so I am no expert dealing with chmod and these things.

The folder containing all files I'll be include()ing has the following permissions drwxr-xr-x.

I'm pretty sure w stands for write, r for read and x for execute. But I have no Idea why does it have 3 columns (separated by '-') and how to change it using chmod. Any help will be appreciated.

Answer 1

solved, created a group and chowned and chmoded the folder to it.