Unable to edit pages on IpowerWeb Server

[DysfunctionalCustoms]

I am trying to open and edit a file in the file manager, and I get this message

Error: I can not write to this file. Please set the right user permissions on: /home/dysfunct/public_html/osCommerce/catalog//account_edit.php

 

thats the way it is with all files, and I cannot find where to change the permissions.

 

Its on IPowerWeb server

 

Thanks,

 

Mario Aldayuz

Dysfunctional Customs

[jasonabc]

Try and avoid using web based File Manager's to edit your files. This will cause all sorts of problems. Instead - use an FTP program to transfer files between your web server and your computer. Then you can edit the files locally in a text editor, before FTPing your changes back up to your webserver.

[DysfunctionalCustoms]

I know that most likely there is a quicker way to find this out, but I can wait, would you mind explaining how I would go about doing that? and if possible can I use dreamweaver to edit the pages, I can write HTML/Java/CF/PHP so thats not a problem.

 

Thanks

[jasonabc]

erm..... you know Java, ColdFusion, PHP and HTML but you don't know how to FTP..??

 

You can use Dreamweaver to edit files - my personal choice is HomeSite - it's the industry standard code editor. Great for front-end coding (HTML), server-side programming (PHP) and stylesheets (CSS). It's a superb tool for developing OSC stores.

 

Any text editor will do though - use Notepad if you have to. Use FileZilla or WS_FTP - they are both good FTP clients. The FTP login info will be in your account letter from Ipower.

[DysfunctionalCustoms]

Ah thanks nevermind I figured it out, just took a bit of thinkgin

[DysfunctionalCustoms]

I know how to FTP, I just didnt realize where the files were, I thought they were on an OScommerce subsite, not on my server.

 

I am tired, forgive me. haha