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I have a sourceforge project and would like to use CMS Made Simple for the website design.

Sourceforge offers mysql, ssh shell services, and a web space with php.

When I follow the setup steps (uploading either the full or basic 1.5.1, changing the directory permissions, touching config.php, etc) I get

Directory not writable! /home/groups/o/ow/owfs/htdocs/cms/tmp/templates_c
Please correct by executing: chmod 777 or set writing permission for php process, exiting!

(owfs is the project name).

I'm not sure how to proceed. Apparently this is not a new problem, but the solutions described (checking and changing permissions) haven't worked for me.

Apparently Sourceforge uses php 5.2.6 via Apache mod_php

EDIT: by mark, please add this to topics that are solved as it helps others find solutions...

Did you search the forum before posting as I've seen this exact question before?...

Yes, without success. I found the answer, however:

CMS has to be installed under "persistent" since it has the web server write to files.

So, install cms in the persistent directory (its at the same level as the cgi-bin and htdocs) and create a symbolic link to it under htdocs.