Security risk message at top of pages

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I am running an Appache server on a local Windows machine and I have not been able to figure out how to fix the problem connected with the message at the top of my pages:

Warning: I am able to write to the configuration file: C:/apachefriends/xampp/htdocs/xampp/catalog/includes/configure.php. This is a potential security risk - please set the right user permissions on this file.

Instructions in osCommerce Knowledge Base

http://www.oscommerce.info/kb/osCommerce/Common_Problems/20

state that

For Windows based servers, file permissions can be set via the File Properties dialog window.

I am not sure where to find this "File Properties dialog window."

 

A little help would be greatly appreciated.

 

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[wvmlt]

I just use my ftp client and set permission to 644. But I use a unix server.

[WiseWombat]

I am running an Appache server on a local Windows machine and I have not been able to figure out how to fix the problem connected with the message at the top of my pages:

 

Instructions in osCommerce Knowledge Base

http://www.oscommerce.info/kb/osCommerce/Common_Problems/20

state that

 

I am not sure where to find this "File Properties dialog window."

 

A little help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Pink

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Go to your htdocs/xampp/catalog/includes/configure.php

and also to

htdocs/xampp/catalog/admin/includes/configure.php

and right mouse click on both the configure files and view propertys tick the tittle tick box where is says read only in both these files. :D

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Go to your htdocs/xampp/catalog/includes/configure.php

and also to

htdocs/xampp/catalog/admin/includes/configure.php

and right mouse click on both the configure files and view propertys tick the tittle tick box where is says read only in both these files. :D

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I certainly appreciate your help. However, on Win2000 Professional when I click the Deny box after Read, my site disappears and is replaced by the following message:

 

Warning: main(includes/configure.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\apachefriends\xampp\htdocs\xampp\catalog\includes\application_top.php on line 37

 

Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'includes/configure.php' (include_path='.;c:\apachefriends\xampp\php\pear\') in C:\apachefriends\xampp\htdocs\xampp\catalog\includes\application_top.php on line 37

[WiseWombat]

I certainly appreciate your help. However, on Win2000 Professional when I click the Deny box after Read, my site disappears and is replaced by the following message:

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Did you set both files to read only?? may be you also need shut down apache and reboot your system for configuration changes to take affect??

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Did you set both files to read only?? may be you also need shut down apache and reboot your system for configuration changes to take affect??

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It works! Very simple. :P

 

Thank you again for your knd assistance.