I had to restart on setting up my Efiction archive and now I keep getting this error message
Configuration File Setup
ERROR! Could not open config.php for writing.
Can anyone help me and tell me how to get around this problem?
try chmodding it to 666 to make it writable (if you using ftp, right click, properties or permissions)
why is nothing ever easy?
url: http://www.pretendercentre.com/missingpieces/
php: 5.2.5 msql: 5.0.45-community
efic version: 3.4.3 latest patches: yes
bridges: none mods: challenges, displayword, beta-search
See the readme.txt.
What if I can't change it to 666?
All that's listed is 644
It should display as 644, that is the default, but there should be an option to change it by either typing numbers in or ticking boxes in a certain combination. If your ftp doesnt offer that option, log in to your file manager via cpanel and find the file and there should be an option for permissions that you can change there. If you still cant, contact your host as they might be restricting your access.
why is nothing ever easy?
url: http://www.pretendercentre.com/missingpieces/
php: 5.2.5 msql: 5.0.45-community
efic version: 3.4.3 latest patches: yes
bridges: none mods: challenges, displayword, beta-search
The thing is it worked yesterday the first time I installed it. It's like now I can't get past that error message for anything.
What you need to do is CHMOD the file, as jacci said, otherwise the script can't re-write the file, or you could edit the config.php file manually and upload it. If you don't know how to CHMOD, my suggestion is to search this site and/or google/yahoo/search etc.
Or read this article on the wiki: https://efiction.org/wiki/index.php5?title=CHMOD
I have CHMOD the config file and it still will not work. I still cannot get past the error message.
ETA For some reason the changes I make to the file well not stick no matter what I do/
Contact your host.
Contact your host.
Okay, thanks.
Or do as Becca suggested and edit it manually then continue on with the next step. That will only work with a new install though. Upgrading from 2.x or 1.1 needs to access the old settings before the new config is written.
