Hello and thanks for reading! I am undertaking the task of modifying a company's XOOPS website. I am new to XOOPS and so what I've done is setup a WAMP server at home, I would like to install the XOOPS files from the company's server onto my own to give me a neutral place to modify and familiarize myself with XOOPS without interrupting the actual site (ruining anything!!!). I am having trouble doing so. The files I have been given from the company server are the basically the contents of the htdocs folder, minus the install folder naturally, and minus the maninfile.php file. So what I've done is copied the install folder and mainfile.php file from a downloaded XOOPS install into the www folder of my server along with the company's server files. I opened localhost and executed the install and all is well up until screen 6...I get an error - Cannot write to mainfile.php. However, I have made certain that mainfile.php IS writable and screen 5 confirms this.

Am I doing this all wrong? What is the best way to install an up and running XOOPS site's files onto a neutral server? Should I do a fresh XOOPS install instead and then drop the site contents into it, and if so, what is the best way of doing so? Many thanks in advance!

Is there any reason why a developer would remove the mainfile.php file from the server files? I cannot find it in the company files. Can I copy it onto the server from a fresh XOOPS install package? I am fairly new to Xoops, and very new to PHP so I'm not sure about the exact function of this file, other than I cannot install XOOPS using the files from the company's server due to the inability to write to the mainfile.php. I think it's because it isn't there... Thanks for the quick response.

Hello all, I am doing some web design for a company that uses XOOPS for their dyanmic web content. I have set up a Wampserver at home and am trying to install all of the XOOPS files from the company's server onto mine so that I can have a neutral environment to work with XOOPS without affecting the company site. I receive an error: Cannot write to mainfile.php. The company files include: cache, images, kernel, modules, class, include, language, templates_c, and uploads. These would normally be found in the htdocs folder in a XOOPS install. Any suggestions on how I can remedy this installation issue? Thanks in advance.