egotomato Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I have this error message on the top of my browser: "Error: I can not write to this file. Please set the right user permissions on: /home//public_html//includes/configure.php" anyone knows how to solve this? as it is, I am unable to edit the configure.php file. help would be greatly appreciated =o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gauravs Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 POST INSTALLATION GUIDE should help you to know about your store! good luck Best Regards,Gaurav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPhil Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 At some point, configure.php was made "read-only", most likely with permissions 444. You need to make it "read-write" (permissions 644) before you can edit or overwrite it (e.g., upload a new version). When you're done, remember to set it back to read-only (444). Take what's written in the POST INSTALLATION GUIDE with a grain of salt. It badly needs updating. It tells you to set a bunch of directories and such to 777 permissions, which are not permitted by an increasing number of servers (for security reasons). Wherever it says "777", try "755" first. If that doesn't allow SMF to do various upload and other functions, try "775" and only as a last resort, "777". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPhil Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Oops. "osC", not "SMF". Juggling too many forums at once! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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