I pushed on through the installation even though the physical path wasn't recognized and it seems to have installed properly, but now I have the "login loop" problem that seems quite common here.

I get no default blocks on the home page(just XOOPS banners and a login) and can't login to admin ("You do not have right to access this area"). I guess that is an issue for another thread. Thanks for all your help in finding the right path.

I checked phpinfo and all visible safe mode settings are set to "Off" or "no value" except the "safe_mode_allowed_env_vars" is set to "PHP_" and the "safe_mode_protected_env_vars" is set to "LD_LIBRARY_PATH"

???

Thanks for your quick reply. I tried your script in the subdirectory that I have XOOPS loaded into and it did not work, but I tried it again in the main root directory and it showed me the physical path for that directory.

It added a /home/ level to the /www/**** path that my host gave me ( so it says /home/www/**** ). I am trying to install it into a subdirectory( /home/www/****/**** ) but neither your rootpath.php script or the XOOPS installer recognize the physical path there.

I have tried many possible combinations for the physical path to the subdirectory and nothing seems to work. Do I have to install XOOPS at the root level instead of a subdirectory for it to work? Is there a way around this?

I am having the exact same problem except I am trying to install on a UNIX system. I know that the physical path is correct and I have checked it with my host, but XOOPS still says "Could not detect the physical path to your XOOPS directory."

Any ideas on how to solve this problem?