Warning: I am able to write to the configuration file

[bobb42]

hiya all,

 

i have this message come Warning: I am able to write to the configuration file, i have changed the permissions on configure.php in the admin/includes/configure.php and also includes/configure.php to, 644, 444 ect but the message still come up, would anyone have asolution to this problem for,

 

 

any help would be appreciated

 

 

regards

 

bobby

[Guest]

How did you change the permissions? I find the only way to change them properly is to use the file manager through your webpage, rather than an FTP program, as they don't always work.

[bobb42]

How did you change the permissions? I find the only way to change them properly is to use the file manager through your webpage, rather than an FTP program, as they don't always work.

 

 

hiya,

 

i have used my ftp program to change it, is there anyother way that i can change it

thx

[spooks]

ftp rarely works, sometimes partially works

 

login to your cpanel, then use the file manager to cmod.

[bobb42]

ftp rarely works, sometimes partially works

 

login to your cpanel, then use the file manager to cmod.

 

 

i dont think i can change it via my cpanel, i am with fasthosts in the uk, i'll have a look but i amquite sure that i cant do it that way

[spooks]

Leave fasthosts if you check out the reviews at http://www.reviewcentre.com/products100.html you'll see their nothing but trouble.

[bobb42]

Leave fasthosts if you check out the reviews at http://www.reviewcentre.com/products100.html you'll see their nothing but trouble.

 

i will look into switching, but for nowi would really like to solve this problem

 

thx

[ptiversen]

I use FileZilla and it allows me to change my permissions and I also log into my sites via SFTP.

 

http://filezilla-project.org Verision 3.1.0.1

[danigirl168]

I've used FileZilla and found it to be great... only it doesn't seem to work on Fast Hosts. At least not for me.

 

I did this. Download Putty. (www.putty.org). It'll sound really geeky and intimidating but it isn't when all is said and done and once you've used it you can scare the hell out of your web designer friends by saying you use Putty!

 

Once you install, log in to your Fast Hosts account and set up an SSH account. You can then log in through putty to ssh.yourdomain.com. Fasthosts will supply your username and you'll have set up the password with them. Enter these when putty asks (you'll need to press enter as it's not graphical so a mouse does sweet FA).

 

Once you are logged in you can change permissions very fast. Type the following:

 

chmod 644 /complete/web/address/of/the/file/that/needs/correct/permissions.php

 

This will fix it. I've had hte exact same issue with trying to change permissions via Dreamweaver/Filezilla/Cute FTP/Ipswich and basically Fasthosts seems to overrule any permissions changes that are made through FTP. However those made by Telnet (as in that's what Putty is running on) always get set correctly and it's the only solution Fasthosts recommend themselves. Hope that saves you a few hairs =)

 

Dani x

[Guest]

Just to add an update to it, as this error had me stumped for some time, especially with fasthosts servers.

 

Make sure that you set up your ssh password first as it will take about an hour to resolve.

 

So from your fasthost account the SSH stuff should look like this

 

Host address: ssh.yourdomainname.co.uk

Username: domain1234567

Password: Whatever you specified

 

enter these details into putty

 

and then the following url error that displayed on the top of oscommerce

 

i.e. chmod 404 (or relevant read/write code) /home/fhlinux123/y/yourdomainame.co.uk/user/htdocs/includes/configure.php

 

press enter and your done