Warning: I am able to write the config file...

[Bass20XX]

Hey guys, sorry for the REALLY n00by first post, but I've searched and searched, and tried everything I can think of.

 

I've gone through the installation of osCommerce flawlessly, but now I've got an issue.

 

I keep getting told that the system can write the configuration.php files, and I can't work out why. I've CHMOD'd them both to 644, 444 and 400, and as many other settings as I can think of to try and get this damn error message to go away, but it won't.

 

I uploaded the files in Dreamweaver (because FTP Surfer refused to handle folders), but can't CHMOD in dreamweaver (the files retain their previous setting), so I CHMOD in FTP Surfer. It seems to go perfectly, I can't access the PHP files in my web browser, but I still get the error message that the config files can be written to.

 

What have I missed? :(

[h2oHOH]

Try using your host cpanel > file manager

[Bass20XX]

There's no CHMOD option on my host's FileManager system.

 

:(

[h2oHOH]

There's no set file permission? Hope you're not paying much for that... maybe time to change...or you could try telnet, that's before my time, maybe someone else will know?

[Bass20XX]

I did what I probably should have done straight away, and asked their customer support operatives who very kindly crafted me a PHP page that altered the permissions on the file in question. :)

 

Everything's sorted now, so I'll alter the thread title (if I can) to reflect this.

[h2oHOH]

...customer support operatives who very kindly crafted me a PHP page that altered the permissions....)

Good to hear!... security is a very important issue online...