[SOLVED] - Ownership issue - directory not writable from php

[r00ki3]

Hi all,

So...I've installed CMSMS 1.8.1 MLE.
As soon as I try to add a new language CMSMS turns up with the following error message:

Your directory "/var/www3" is not writable from php!

It seems like an ownership issue to me...played around with unmask settings, but no luck.
In the system information tab it also says "root path not writable"
Maybe the security is to tight! Is it possible to override these settings with .htaccess?

Suggestions are welcome!

[Rolf]

Hi r00ki3

Try to change the permissions of the folders:
/modules/
/uploads/
/tmp/
recursivly to 777

Change the umask to 000

and perhaps in the config.php

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#Permissions for uploaded files.  This only really needs changing if your
#host has a weird permissions scheme.
$config['default_upload_permission'] = '777';

Grtz. Rolf

[r00ki3]

Thanks rolf, I tried all the above, but unfortunately no result.
To me it must be some weird setting on the webserver somewhere!
Maybe the php-user doesn't have permission to write or to change something to files/folders in the www folder.

I also had issues installing modules...solved it by manually changing permissions to certain folders of the module. But of course...this is not the way it should be!

Anyway, problem is still there! I've contacted the system administrator, so we'll see what he comes up with.

[Rolf]

You can try to use the hosts online Filemanager to change the permissions or the Fileownership.
It might help...
Which webhost do you have on this site?

Good luck,

Rolf

[r00ki3]

Unfortunately a private one (the company the website is built for takes care of it)...besides ftp and mysql - no access to anything at all...

[r00ki3]

SOLVED - PHP user was granted access by the hosting provider to write in the www folder.