Frog CMS - Permissions error

Permissions error

8 posts, 7 voices

Jun 7, 2009 16:34 merkoth 1 posts	Hi all, I just got 0.9.5 installed on my server but I can’t access my admin page. It keeps bugging me about config.php being writeable, but I tried setting it to 644 and 600 but it doesn’t seem to work. I tried setting the permissions with both FireFTP and FileZilla just in case because I don’t have SSH access to my host. Since both clients refuse to remove write permission from owner, I even tried downloading the file, setting the permissions in my linux box and reuploading it again hoping that it would preserve file permissions. No good. BTW, I removed the install dir and the misc textfiles. config.php has valid information and the MySQL tables seem fine.

Jun 8, 2009 00:05 jackie 48 posts	Try chmod 444 or 540 on the config file. Should work.

Jun 8, 2009 03:41 merkoth 1 posts	Thanks for your reply, but that didn’t work. I finally solved it by uploading a PHP file to my server to do the chmod: `<?php> chmod ("config.php", 0444); print ("Done chmodding!"); </php>` Now frog works like a charm :)

Jun 10, 2009 16:50 davep 67 posts	Just to let everyone know that Filezilla has been updated (3.2.5 RC1) & on first try it seems the permissions issue that people were complaining about is now working… Obviously I can’t say that it will work for all users and their respective servers, but give it a try and let us know your experiences… regards, Dave Porter

Jul 9, 2009 00:25 jezatron 2 posts	hey i have same problem…. whats the best practice for resolving this? says Frog CMS automatically disabled! Frog CMS has been disabled as a security precaution. Reason: the configuration file was found to be writable. when i go to my admin page. i change permissions on config and it makes no diff. i am not using mozilla i am using fetch. with regars to the scrip that merkoth posted; would you put this in a new file and if so what would you call it / would you need to execute it somehow?

Jul 12, 2009 07:07 Blue42 1 posts	I am having the same problem as jezatron. chmod? huh? Umm… non-programmer here. I’ve gotten this far with the install and now I’m stopped cold because I don’t understand how to change write permissions. What did merkoth do EXACTLY? Thanks! ——————- Update: Using cPanel, available through my hosting service, I am able to not only change file permissions (via the File Manager area) but also edit and save files. So, I was able to complete the install easily and I am now enjoying Frog. :)

Jul 22, 2009 14:11 jezatron 2 posts	no such luck for me blue42. i want to use frog but just cant get the bloody thing to install.

Jul 22, 2009 21:26 modernclics 31 posts	@Blue42 merkoth solution Another option: if your hosting offers you a web file manager, use it. Another option: install putty log in using your url, username and pass and type “chmod 444 config.php” where the file is. Trying to change permissions from an ftp client generally doesn’t make any effect.

Oct 1, 2009 13:40 jelm 11 posts	or see this thread on how to solve this problem