noakes Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 I have just installed OSC and when opening the site in IE6 I am getting the message... Warning: I am able to write to the configuration file: /home/noakes/public_html/osc/includes/configure.php. This is a potential security risk - please set the right user permissions on this file. I have used smartftp to set the CHmod of the config.php file, this sets to 644 OK but I still get the error message in the browser. When I set it to 444 which is suggested might sort this problem out the 444 setting does not stay set, if I navigate out of the 'includes' folder in Smartftp and then back to the file its set itself back to 644. I'm guessing that if I can get this setting to stick! it may cure the problem. any ideas to sort this out or any other way to stop the warning would be gratefully received. Thanks in advance Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtechama Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 I have just installed OSC and when opening the site in IE6 I am getting the message... Warning: I am able to write to the configuration file: /home/noakes/public_html/osc/includes/configure.php. This is a potential security risk - please set the right user permissions on this file. I have used smartftp to set the CHmod of the config.php file, this sets to 644 OK but I still get the error message in the browser. When I set it to 444 which is suggested might sort this problem out the 444 setting does not stay set, if I navigate out of the 'includes' folder in Smartftp and then back to the file its set itself back to 644. I'm guessing that if I can get this setting to stick! it may cure the problem. any ideas to sort this out or any other way to stop the warning would be gratefully received. Thanks in advance Roy try 705 and then see what happens Wade Morris Amarillo, Texas Before you do any changes on your site you need to do BACKUP! BACKUP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EatDVD Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Im having the exact same problem at the moment, and 705 didnt work either :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EatDVD Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 I got annoyed with it and decided to just disable the message altogether, you can it in includes/header.php Just find: // check if the configure.php file is writeable and comment out the next 5 lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhanssen Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 I had the same problem, but found a solution. I used contribution by Steve Lionel (se description below). You can download the contribution her: http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,2137 Kind regards, John Richard ------------------- An osCommerce Contribution by Steve Lionel ([email protected]). This contribution adds to the Admin panel a tool to manage the protection status of the configure.php files. In normal use, these files, catalog/includes/configure.php and catalog/admin/includes/configure.php, must be set to "read-only" status to prevent the warning "I am able to write to the configuration file". While the installation instructions say you should "chmod" these files, it leaves the meaning of this unclear to the novice and, on some hosts, one cannot set a file read-only through normal methods. When installed, a "Protection of Configuration" page is added under Tools. This page displays the current protection status of the two configuration files and provides an easy means of changing the status. When you need to make changes to one of the configure.php files, use this tool to temporarily unprotected it so that you can upload a replacement. After replacing the file, go back to the tool and re-protect the file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EatDVD Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Ah that seems hands, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripskillz Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Ah that seems hands, thank you. That not workin eitehr ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satish Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 ask Your hosting company they will let You know how this can be done. I mean ask them how file permissions can be set. Satish Ask/Skype for Free osCommerce value addon/SEO suggestion tips for your site. Check My About US For who am I and what My company does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvarkmultimedia Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 ask Your hosting company they will let You know how this can be done.I mean ask them how file permissions can be set. Satish I had the same problem using FTP - try setting the permissions in your website hosting control panel. I'm using Cpanel and was able to do this by going into file manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johlin Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 I had this same problem and kept trying different chmods UNTIL I REALIZED that I was changing the WRONG config.php!!! I was changing the one in the ADMIN folder and it needs to be the one in the INCLUDES folder! I hope this saves someones sanity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewlstuffz Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 i have this website online yet it doesnt make sales lol so i didnt notice this error message till about 2 months ago and i fixed it after a little tinkering and reading. i never use the hosting companies control panel so i had a little trouble with it. i have no idea how long that error has been happening since i didnt even view the website for months. so i came to search for the resolution, after trying to set the permissions with FTP and failing i read another post on how to disable the error message by editing the config.php file. that worked! so now i got a new hosting plan and decided to reinstall the store. and there is that " i am able to write to your config.php bla bla" messege. GO TO YOUR HOSTING COMPANIES CONTROL PANEL TO SET THE PERMISSIONS, do not use FTP programs. this worked the first time and i didnt have to edit anything eles. set it so that web user permissions are read and execute set owner permissions to read and execute UNCHECK the owner wite permissios box and web user box should already be unchecked if it isnt. DO IT "im not stupid, im just practicing" :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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