So I have looked through all the topics and the FAQ's and the readme text, but I am still completely and utterly lost. I have Googled CHMOD and it still has not brought me any closer to figuring out how to use it. I am begging ok pleading for someone's help. I am so completely new at this and I would absolutely love it if someone were to help me through the process of getting my fanfiction website up. I know it is so much to ask, but I have tried everything and I am still lost. I have uploaded all the files. I have read and watched tutorial after tutorial and am still lost. I think it's because websites think that if you are asking about CHMOD then you at least have an extensive knowledge of some parts of the internet. If ANYONE is willing to help I will worship the ground you walk on. 🙂 I am truly desperate right now. I know you guys have a lot to handle and if you can't help me, I will *attempt* to figure it out again, but I have a feeling it won't end pretty. So if anyone is willing to help, please feel free to. 😀
~*~Emily
CHMOD'ing is changing the permissions on a file or folder so the server can read/write to the files correctly
usually the CHMOD option will be on your FTP software usually by right clicking on the files/folders that need changing and clicking CHMOD and adjusting them accordingly however its also possible to change CHMOD via your servers Cpanel
so take a look in your FTP software and see if you can find the CHMOD option if not and you still want someone to help then I'd be happy to lend a hand and help you get it going
you dont say your sitelink or anything and that would help (im assming you already have a webhost) (eFiction requires a php cabaple webhost with both php and mysql)
but yeah anyway let me know either by replying to the topic or via PM and i'll attempt to help you more
~Spikey~
my site url: http://www.fanfictionworld.org
efic version:3.5.3
Thank you very much for the fast reply. I appreciate it soooooo much :). I am using the host holdfire. Your explanation of CHMOD helped me greatly and I was able to follow the directions in the readme text or rather I was finally able to understand them. haha. Now that I ahve done it though it does not appear to be working. I'm a pain huh? Here's the url. http://devoted-bones.net/fanfiction/ So i move config.php to my efiction folder and CHMOD it to 666 and now it won't let me configure it? Do I have to do something else? Or am I just completely blind. lol. Any help again would be greatly appreciated.
Oh and here is the error I have found in my error log. I don't understand it. Of course.
[Mon Jan 14 00:30:18 2008] [error] [client 72.79.34.221] File does not exist: /home/devotedb/public_html/500.shtml
[Mon Jan 14 00:30:18 2008] [error] [client 72.79.34.221] Premature end of script headers: /home/devotedb/public_html/fanfiction/efiction/install/install.php
SoftException in Application.cpp:231: File "/home/devotedb/public_html/fanfiction/efiction/install/install.php" is writeable by group
~*~Emily
Emily,
First if you want your website to be http://devoted-bones.net/fanfiction/
you need to put all the efiction files in your fanfiction directory. Don't leave it in the efiction folder or your site will be http://devoted-bones.net/fanfiction/efiction/
Did you upload all the files? It's having problem with the install.php in the install folder.
Did you chmod all the files that were mentioned in the read me?
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Mucking around in eFiction since circa 2001 (ver. 1.0)
Now running v.3
glad to help 🙂
I just tried the link but all im getting is an internal server error so im thinking maybe the config isnt CHMOD'D right but if you do as babaca suggested (if you havant already done so) and then let us know if you require any more help
~Spikey~
my site url: http://www.fanfictionworld.org
efic version:3.5.3
Err I googled and found several tutorials that are seemingly helpful especially if you are new to FTP and CHMODing.
http://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+CHMOD
Also, that 500 internal server error is probably an issue with your host.
I'm sorry this took me so long to reply guys. I did delete all the files and reupload them and that worked. Thank you for that. I am in the middle if installing it but now when I go to install the database tables this shows up:
A fatal MySQL error was encountered.
Query: CREATE TABLE `fanfiction_authorfields` ( `field_id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, `field_type` tinyint(4) NOT NULL default '0', `field_name` varchar(30) NOT NULL default ' ', `field_title` varchar(255) NOT NULL default ' ', `field_options` text, `field_code_in` text, `field_code_out` text, `field_on` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default '0', PRIMARY KEY (`field_id`) ) TYPE=MyISAM;
Error: (1050) Table 'fanfiction_authorfields' already exists
I'd be really grateful if anyone could tell me what THAT is. lol. Yes problems do follow me everywhere. 🙂 You guys are saints for putting up with me.
~*~Emily
You apparently got part way through before. The database tables were already installed. Use your host's control panel to get to phpMyAdmin and "Drop" the tables in your database. Then start over. You could try to skip that step (by changing the step=# part in the browser's address bar) but you could run into other problems as you may be repeating other steps as well.
Thank you guys very much with your. I was finally able to install everything correctly and made sure everything was working ok. Thanks again. 🙂
~*~Emily
