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When I go to the Quick Cache Options page I get the message:

Permissions: Please check permissions on /home/another/public_html/wp-content. Quick Cache needs write-access to this directory. Permissions need to be 755 or higher.

However it only goes away if I chmod it to 777

I get a similar message for wp-config.php if that isn't 777.

Permissions: Please check permissions on /home/another/public_html/wp-config.php. Quick Cache needs write-access to this file. Permissions need to be 755 or higher.

I am on shared hosting with a database server that is separate from the apache server.

It appears rather dangerous for these to be both 777.

If it is the case that the plugin doesn't need the permissions to be set to 777 to work (except when changing the configuration) then these messages are rather confusing.

I have the same exact issue. Can we get a response?

You should check with your hosting service and ask how Apache is built. Under Apache running with DSO module, permissions will work only if the files have the Apache group, otherwise, any kind of permissions you will set to those files won't work.

Normally, 755 is good enough. However, Quick Cache will continue to report the error, so long as it's unable to gain "write" access to these important files/directories. If your current hosting provider has a configuration that requires 777, then that's what you'll have to set them to.

I wouldn't worry too much about security here, with respect to 777 permissions.
Even in a shared hosting environment, your site is blocked from editing through User/Group permissions. So setting permissions to 777 only affects your file structure. It usually does NOT give others on the server permission to edit those files. That would be a HUGE security hole.