diff --git a/cachefile.php b/cachefile.php
index f26e1a1..fd1c752 100644
--- a/cachefile.php
+++ b/cachefile.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class cachefile
       if (!mkdir ($this->directory))
         throw new Exception (sprintf (_("Can not create cache directory %s"),
                              $this->directory), 500);
-      file_put_contents ($this->directory."/.htaccess", "deny from all\n");
+      chmod (0777, $this->directory);
     }
     if (! is_writable ($this->directory))
       throw new Exception (sprintf (_("Cache directory %s is not writable"), 
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ class cachefile
     if (! is_readable ($this->directory))
       throw new Exception (sprintf (_("Cache directory %s is not readable"),
                                     $this->directory), 500);
+    if (!file_exists ($this->directory."/.htaccess"))
+      file_put_contents ($this->directory."/.htaccess", "deny from all\n");
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ class cachefile
                     "data"=>$data);
     file_put_contents ($fileCache, serialize ($datas));
     unlink ($fileCache.".lock");
+    chmod (0666, $fileCache);
     return true;
   }