unable to add template & other noobie woes

[biliousfrog]

Firstly, I'd like to say hi...first post an' all that

Secondly, I'd like to appologise for being one of those irritating people that uses dreamweaver & knows very little real html except how to use iframes

I'll come straight to the point, I used to design & run pretty but simple websites for local business's but stopped about 2yrs ago because I got fed up with the constant updates & because I've been too busy with freelance 3d & illustration work (which I prefer). I've just been approached by a company who spotted my (very out of date) website & would like a quote for a website that they can update themselves. In the past I have turned work away but as I'm trying to start my own VFX company & because I've discovered CMSms I thought that I might have a chance....

I won't ask for step by step advice as that's simply not fair but I am having some problems with getting my head around a few things, especially as I'm quite out of touch with doing websites.

The most frustrating thing so far has been the following error:

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /admin/addtemplate.php on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

I got this when I tried to add a new template. I was copying some steps outlined in another post for using code from a DW template. I set all permissions as per the setup instructions, could there be a problem elsewhere?

[biliousfrog]

ok, a little bump & an update......

I've spent a good hour or so with tech support checking my server, file permissions & going through my admin pages to recreate the error. They seem to think that it's a problem with CMSms as the sever side of things is running as it should. I have just completely wiped the installed directory (public_html), downloaded the setup files again & made a fresh install, deleted the database & I still get the same error.

Has nobody else ever experienced this or know why it might be happening? I've altered some of the CSS to fit my needs but unless I can alter a template I can't use CMSms.

[biliousfrog]

I might have found a solution....I created an .htaccess file as described here: http://forum.cmsmadesimple.org/index.ph ... l#msg51639

so far, it seems to have done the trick

[Pierre M.]

Hi biliousfrog,

Welcome to CMSms ! It is nice to see newbies who well understand support forums, search and find solutions.
If your install is now working, please tell us what you (dis)like in appropriate new threads.
Have fun with CMSms !

Pierre M.