configure file missing in cpanel

[gypsyTwisted]

hello out there.

here is my dilemma

 

i am trying to change permissions on my configure files but only one is showing up in cpanel.

the includes/configure.php is nowhere to be found. i have uploaded my store a number of times (aaack! what a pain!) to see if anything changes but no luck. i have searched my filem manager within cpanel and the file i need comes up but when i click on it, it says no records found. my site is being disseminated across texas today, and i am freaking out. i appreciate any help.

[spax]

Sounds like it is hidden. If that is the case, I'd imagine the permissions would be ok.

 

Can you not see it via FTP or an SSH connection?

[gypsyTwisted]

Sounds like it is hidden. If that is the case, I'd imagine the permissions would be ok.

 

Can you not see it via FTP or an SSH connection?

 

the permissions are not ok or so my store tells me so. and i can see the file with dreamweaver. is there any way i can change permissions in the code? i don't know php at all.

[♥geoffreywalton]

There are a couple of add ons/contributions that will change permissions, if your server is set up to allow it. (One of mine being one of them, others can be found in the contributions)

 

That said, the best way to change permissions (IMHO) is via your isp's control panel, then via an ftp connection such as filezilla/cuteftp and finally an add-on.

[gypsyTwisted]

After some digging around here on the forum, i found something that worked.

I went into application_top.php and set the check rule to false on line 506

 

define('WARN_CONFIG_WRITEABLE', 'false');

 

yay, to say the least.

 

thanks to everyone for their help.

this is my first time on a forum

and it saved my ass.

[♥geoffreywalton]

Did you ever wonder why permissions should be set so users other than you can write to your configuration file?

 

If you don't set it correctly look forward to the day when someone gets in and changes it.

 

Make sure you back up your data and site regularly and check the prices charged on every order.

[spax]

I agree with Geoffrey. By changing "true" to "false" all you are doing is suppressing the warning. You need to be sure no one can write to the configure files (2). If you can't do that yourself, ask your host to make them Read Only.

[gypsyTwisted]

I agree with Geoffrey. By changing "true" to "false" all you are doing is suppressing the warning. You need to be sure no one can write to the configure files (2). If you can't do that yourself, ask your host to make them Read Only.

 

I agree that the permissions need to be actually changed. But how I do that if i can't find the file in my cpanel?

i have spent hours looking, with no luck.

in the end, i found the quick fix, and used it simply because i was running out of time.

it is a good idea to to ask my host for help.

hopefully that will work.

but i still don't like the fact that i can't find my file.

oh well.