Warning: I am able to write to the configuration file Still Showing up

[khaus]

Still getting a Warning message at the top of the page, after installation and permissions have been done correctly.

 

Followed the permissions, under the Knowledge Based, double checked and triple checked, but still getting the 'Warning Error':

 

After installing osCommerce follow these steps for post-installation:

 

1. Rename the catalog/install folder or delete it.

2. Reset the permissions on catalog/includes/configure.php to 644 (if you are still getting the warning message at the top of the page after setting this configure.php files to 644 then set the catalog/includes/configure.php file to 444 which is read only - this happens on some servers that have been updated for security reasons).

3. Set the permissions on catalog/images directory to 777

4. Set the permissions on admin/images/graphs directory to 777

5. Create the directory admin/backups and set the permissions to 777 (this is the folder to store the database backup of your store in the "Tools" section of the store admin).

 

The store admin directory on your server needs to be password protected using .htaccess. Most of the time the server you are hosting your store on has the ability to password protect directories through the server administration area so check with your host.

[Hotclutch]

Still getting a Warning message at the top of the page, after installation and permissions have been done correctly.

 

Followed the permissions, under the Knowledge Based, double checked and triple checked, but still getting the 'Warning Error':

 

After installing osCommerce follow these steps for post-installation:

 

1. Rename the catalog/install folder or delete it.

2. Reset the permissions on catalog/includes/configure.php to 644 (if you are still getting the warning message at the top of the page after setting this configure.php files to 644 then set the catalog/includes/configure.php file to 444 which is read only - this happens on some servers that have been updated for security reasons).

3. Set the permissions on catalog/images directory to 777

4. Set the permissions on admin/images/graphs directory to 777

5. Create the directory admin/backups and set the permissions to 777 (this is the folder to store the database backup of your store in the "Tools" section of the store admin).

 

The store admin directory on your server needs to be password protected using .htaccess. Most of the time the server you are hosting your store on has the ability to password protect directories through the server administration area so check with your host.

 

Set the permissions on your two configure files to 444 or 400 if you can.

[php_Guy]

Apparently, with some hosts, setting permissions via ftp looks like it's working but it doesn't. You may need to change them via cpanel.

 

and regardless of what it says in the docs, NEVER set a directory to 777!!!!

 

Here's a good thread about that as well as some other security issues.