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cybergirl111
trouble changing the permissions of the mainfile.php

I was wondering if someone could please explain to me how to rectify the following problem. After I finished installing XOOPS the following message came up upon clicking on site administrator:

WARNING: File C:/wamp/www/xoops/mainfile.php is writeable by the server.
Please change the permission of this file for security reasons.
in Unix (444), in Win32 (read-only)

I read in the forums that the way to change it was to go to the ftp manager and do a couple of seemingly simple steps. the issue is that I am not really sure how to follow them. I am using wamp5 so i downloaded an ftp manager only it isnt that simple and im not sure what to do once its open.

If someone could please outline how i could rectify this problem it would be greatly appriciated.
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irmtfan
Re: trouble changing the permissions of the mainfile.php

  • 2007/3/26 4:50

  • irmtfan

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  • Since: 2003/12/7


read this FAQ to change permissions manually by using a php script
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cybergirl111
Re: trouble changing the permissions of the mainfile.php

Thank-you so much for your response. I had acutally read that faq and it is where I ran into the problems.

If you could answer the following questions I had it would be fantastic.

1. When i upload the file into the root of the XOOPS site, does that mean I am putting it into the www folder?

2. Which ftp client would you recommend? also, in that ftp client is it easy to check the permissions?

I had downloaded an ftp client but couldnt at all figure out how to use it. if someone could give a recommendation on an easy one to use and a few simple tips on what to do with it, it would be much appriciated.
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irmtfan
Re: trouble changing the permissions of the mainfile.php

  • 2007/3/26 5:23

  • irmtfan

  • Module Developer

  • Posts: 3419

  • Since: 2003/12/7


1- upload it in your XOOPS root means it should be beside mainfile.php
2- if you are a FF user i suggest fireftp extension
smartftp is good too. also there are some related topic for "choosing ftp software" here in this forum just do some search about
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Anonymous
Re: trouble changing the permissions of the mainfile.php

  • 2007/3/26 7:12

  • Anonymous

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Quote:
cybergirl111 wrote:

2. Which ftp client would you recommend? also, in that ftp client is it easy to check the permissions?


I use (an heartily recommend) CuteFTP.

It's very easy to check file permissions with most FTP software. In CuteFTP you just right-click on the file and select "CHMOD" from the menu.
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Peekay
Re: trouble changing the permissions of the mainfile.php

  • 2007/3/26 9:18

  • Peekay

  • XOOPS is my life!

  • Posts: 2335

  • Since: 2004/11/20


To resolve the issue on your local PC, in Windows Explorer open the www/xoops folder, right-click 'mainfile.php', select 'properties' and tick the 'read-only' checkbox.

If you upload the site to a UNIX/Linux server, you will need to change the file permission to read-only again using an FTP application.

I use Filezilla on the PC. It's free and seems pretty reliable.
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Herko
Re: trouble changing the permissions of the mainfile.php

  • 2007/3/26 9:27

  • Herko

  • XOOPS is my life!

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  • Since: 2002/2/4 1


I can recommend Filezilla too. It's also open source, which is even better then free

herko

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