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I am getting this error in the admin panel when I go to modules:

"The modules folder is not writable, if you would like to install modules by uploading an XML file you need to make the modules folder have full read/write/execute permissions (chmod 777). Safe mode may also be in effect."

and this error when I go to Module Manager:

"WARNING: Insufficient directory permissions to install modules. You may also be experiencing problems with PHP Safe mode. Please ensure that safe mode is disabled, and that file system permissions are sufficient."


The modules directory is chmod 777 and all the directories below are too and safe mode is not in effect.

I have nuSOAP 1.0.1 and Module Manager 1.1.4

I have been searching the forums for a fix but I am coming up a bit short.

Thanks for any help on this and or for leading me in the right direction.

I will try to throw in more info to help get this issue fixed while I can think of it.

Everything was fine until I did the upgrade. I uploaded the zip folder using Cpanel then unzipped it and overwrote all the files then I went to mysite.com/install/upgrade.php and followed the upgrade insrtuctions. Every seemed to go fine. Not sure if it matters but file File Creation Mask (umask) is set to 022 I guess that was default.

Running php 4.4.7  mysql  5.0.45  Apache/1.3.39  per phpinfo

I fixed this by setting permission from 755 to 777 for the "uploads" directory, not just modules folder as it said. Thanks

Thanks for this post. I had the same situation and this was the solution that fixed it for me too. Just wanted to let folks know. 

You may want to try 775 as that will give everything but public permission to write, meaning if someone could get to the folder/file they could write into it and set a trojan or some such thing, 755 made it so group couldn't write to it...