diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
index 64a7689..bcee73a 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@
       -  If property *maintain_ratio* is set to TRUE, ``image_reproportion()`` now doesn't need both width and height to be specified.
       -  Property *maintain_ratio* is now taken into account when resizing images using ImageMagick library.
       -  Added support for maintaining transparency for PNG images in method ``text_watermark()``.
+      -  Added a **file_permissions** setting.
 
    -  :doc:`Form Validation Library <libraries/form_validation>` changes include:
 
@@ -533,6 +534,11 @@
       -  Changed method ``clean_string()`` to utilize ``mb_convert_encoding()`` if it is available.
       -  Renamed method ``_is_ascii()`` to ``is_ascii()`` and made it public.
 
+   -  Log Library changes include:
+
+      -  Added a ``$config['log_file_permissions']`` setting.
+      -  Changed the library constructor to try to create the **log_path** directory if it doesn't exist.
+
    -  Added `compatibility layers <general/compatibility_functions>` for:
 
       - `Multibyte String <http://php.net/mbstring>`_ (limited support).
@@ -541,7 +547,6 @@
       - `Standard Functions ``array_column()``, ``array_replace()``, ``array_replace_recursive()``, ``hex2bin()``, ``quoted_printable_encode()``.
 
    -  Removed ``CI_CORE`` boolean constant from *CodeIgniter.php* (no longer Reactor and Core versions).
-   -  Log Library will now try to create the **log_path** directory if it doesn't exist.
    -  Added support for HTTP-Only cookies with new config option *cookie_httponly* (default FALSE).
    -  ``$config['time_reference']`` now supports all timezone strings supported by PHP.
    -  Fatal PHP errors are now also passed to ``_exception_handler()``, so they can be logged.
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/captcha_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/captcha_helper.rst
index d83490b..1b74d08 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/captcha_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/captcha_helper.rst
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
    can draw randomly from.
 -  If you do not specify a path to a TRUE TYPE font, the native ugly GD
    font will be used.
--  The "captcha" folder must be writable (666, or 777)
+-  The "captcha" directory must be writable
 -  The **expiration** (in seconds) signifies how long an image will remain
    in the captcha folder before it will be deleted. The default is two
    hours.
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/file_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/file_helper.rst
index 59cabcc..013b583 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/file_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/file_helper.rst
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@
 	for mode options.
 
 	.. note: In order for this function to write data to a file, its permissions must
-		be set such that it is writable (666, 777, etc.). If the file does not
-		already exist, the directory containing it must be writable.
+		be set such that it is writable. If the file does not already exist,
+		then the directory containing it must be writable.
 
 	.. note:: The path is relative to your main site index.php file, NOT your
 		controller or view files. CodeIgniter uses a front controller so paths
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/ftp.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/ftp.rst
index dd94404..4be1a6e 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/ftp.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/ftp.rst
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
 		::
 
 			// Creates a folder named "bar"
-			$this->ftp->mkdir('/public_html/foo/bar/', DIR_WRITE_MODE);
+			$this->ftp->mkdir('/public_html/foo/bar/', 0755);
 
 	.. method:: chmod($path, $perm)
 
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@
 		Permits you to set file permissions. Supply the path to the file or
 		directory you wish to alter permissions on::
 
-			// Chmod "bar" to 777
-			$this->ftp->chmod('/public_html/foo/bar/', DIR_WRITE_MODE);
+			// Chmod "bar" to 755
+			$this->ftp->chmod('/public_html/foo/bar/', 0755);
 
 	.. method:: changedir($path[, $suppress_debug = FALSE])
 
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/image_lib.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/image_lib.rst
index 16acf09..a52cf3e 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/image_lib.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/image_lib.rst
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@
                                                                                 image can be shown at a time, and it can't be positioned on the page. It
                                                                                 simply outputs the raw image dynamically to your browser, along with
                                                                                 image headers.
+**file_permissions**    0644                    (integer)                       File system permissions to apply on the resulting image file,               R, C, X, W
+                                                                                writing it to the disk. WARNING: Use octal integer notation!
 **quality**             90%                     1 - 100%                        Sets the quality of the image. The higher the quality the larger the        R, C, X, W
                                                                                 file size.
 **new_image**           None                    None                            Sets the destination image name/path. You'll use this preference when       R, C, X, W
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/zip.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/zip.rst
index 5ff7d07..4ca1408 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/zip.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/zip.rst
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 		:rtype:	bool
 
 		Writes the Zip-encoded file to a directory on your server. Submit a valid server path ending in the file name.
-		Make sure the directory is writable (660 or 666 is usually OK). Example::
+		Make sure the directory is writable (755 is usually OK). Example::
 
 			$this->zip->archive('/path/to/folder/myarchive.zip'); // Creates a file named myarchive.zip