I'm having quite a major problem with my templates_c folder.

Whenever I make a change to the template sets on my Intranet site, the site locks up and no matter what you click on the site doesn't take you there. It just refreshes the same page. I noticed this after installing a module (which would have meant new templates being created). I uninstalled the module but the problem persists.

So I tried deleting all the files in templates_c but problem carried on.

I have a backup of our Intranet site including the cached templates_c files. I copied them back across and the site works! But if I delete them again it fails again. So it's commited to this one set of cached template files. In other words, my site will only work with an old cached copy of the templates. So whenever I try to change any of the modules or install new one's it will go wrong.

What could be causing this? Our server is Windows Server 2003 and I notice that the Read-Only attribute is ALWAYS ticked. If I turn it off (logged in as Administrator), W2003 turns it back on the next time I look at it. Could this be the problem? If not, what else could be the problem? How can I fix this?

There's an article on the Internet at experts-exchange.com about the Read-Only attribute but I haven't got a paid account so I can't look at it. If anyone here does, maybe they could take a look? View it here

Thanks

Ted

It seems that anytime I see write problems with Windows Server 2003 it has to do with permissions for the IUSR account. Make sure that this (built in) account has full permissions to the template_c and cache folders.

HTH.

Hi JD

Yeah, I already checked that. They (IIS and IUSR accounts) both have full control of the ENTIRE SITE, not just the folders (we are a small internal -non-Internet-connected network so it doesn't matter). So it can't be that.

Tried the 3 debug error modes, and the only one that returned an arror was the PHP mode. This is the error I get if I flush out the templates_c folder



Does that help? I am desperate!

You have a syntax error in line 4 of system_block_search.html

My guess is that it says <{$xoops_url} with a missing >

Yo Mith...

That template files says the following :



It doesn't look like a > is missing, but I am not good with this stuff! Should a > go before the ?PHPSESSION...

Can you help any further?

yes it does.

And why on Earth are you putting a session ID in the template?

I didn't...it was just there. I don't know how it got there, or what it means. I just cloned the default set a while ago and created a new template clone.

I looked at the default template set and it is the same. What should I do? I'm totally confused now.

Are you able to point out to me where I've gone wrong here? You say it does look like a > is missing. I assume before the ?PHPSESSION. How do I correct that line?

Thanks Mith - I know I'm idiot! I bow down to your skills!

Quote:
*confused*
By modifying the template, naturally. And yes, it is before the (unnecessary) ?PHPSESSID

So you're saying I change :



to



and



to



I realise I have to modify the template but it's the syntax I am unsure about. Sorry.