Mambo CMS

I have a little beginner problem

[zeus]

I have never had anything to do with php,CMS only static pages, but must try this.

I have some install problems, here is the message I get, if someone have tried this program.

configuration.php Unwriteable

administrator/backups/ Unwriteable
administrator/components/ Unwriteable
components/ Unwriteable
images/ Unwriteable
media/ Unwriteable
language/ Unwriteable
modules/ Unwriteable
templates/ Unwriteable
uploadfiles/ Unwriteable

[Marcia]

Change the permissions to be able to write to the file temporarily, then you'll be able to edit it. Jot down the original permissions and put them right back to what they were when you're done.

[zeus]

Im a totaly newbie in such things, so Im not sure what you saying here. This is not my area in this business.

[mack]

If you are using an ftp client to upload your files to the web server make sure your client is able to change file perissions.

The permission value is an atribte of the file whereby the file is either readable, writable or executable.
(or all of the above)

If your ftp client supports changing permitions (chmoding) try settign 777 to all directories that need to be writtable.

Hope this gets you up and running.

Mack.

[zeus]

Thanks Mack, but I have made it to 777 chmod on my ftp, but still the same.

[mack]

Hmmmm
try setting 755 for the directory that mambo is actualy being installed on, then 777 for the other directories.

Just a thought.

Mack.

[willybfriendly]

Thanks Mack, but I have made it to 777 chmod on my ftp, but still the same.

Confirm that the changes took.

I had a host that didn't allow certain permissions to be set via CHMOD. Drove me crazy until I contacted support. Had to get them to do ti for me.

WBF

[Marcia]

If you're on Apache this could well be in the Apache forum if this is the issue, which it seems to be.

Here's where I asked a similar question a couple of weeks ago.

[webmasterworld.com...]

I didn't do it from the FTP program, I logged in to the control panel to make the change, stayed logged in and changed it right back for security reasons. There's also a link there to a long thread discussing Mambo.

[zeus]

OK I got it, for other users here is what I did.

I made the changes in PLESK my control program, to each folder, then it works.

thanks everyone, lets see if this program is something I can use, I just wanted to see what it is.

zeus

[zeus]

Hmm I could not login to the admin, but after have see the other sites when i pushed run im not impressed, I thought I could create dynamic pages and plant xml blocks around.

zeus