Multiple ftp user sharing common home directory

I want to setup like mentioned, where I can create multiple ftp users with having same home directory. What I have tried so far: I created a new user with pointing to the directory of ftp user as home, but as new user is not owner of that directory connection is refusing I guess. I have also tried to manage this using soft link, like I have created soft link of original ftp directory and mapped that links as home of individual user's home directory. I know if I create all home directory separately for all ftp users then this will work, right now my FTP user and apache user both are same, so file I am uploading apache get its execution permission by default, but if I separate out users and if I will uploading file using another user which is not mapped with apache, will apache able to execute that file?