Permissions problems?

[PrincessLeah]

Hi, I am very new to ZC and am just working my way through things. I have doe a search of these forums and keep getting an error page on my browser. Hence the post. I have also asked several friends who use ZC sucessfully but none can help.

I want to use the Define Pages Editor for the main page and I keep getting this message:
Error: I can not write to this file. Please set the right user permissions on: /home/kidzin/public_html/cart/includes/languages/english/html_includes/classic/define_main_page.php

from the directories public_html through all of the ones listed they are ALL set at 755 EXCEPT html_includes which is 777. As per the ZC instructions. The file define_main_page.php is 644.

Does anyone have an idea of what I may have done or need to do?

Many Thanks,
Leah

[Ajeh]

To write to the files ... you need to set the directory /includes/languages/english/html_includes and all of the subdirectories and files to 777

[PrincessLeah]

am I right in thinking that the only subdirectory I need to change is classic??? I think after html_includes there is only that one.

OR do I have to do every bit of that string IYKWIM?

Sorry to be a PITA

[PrincessLeah]

Ok I have just reset permissions as follows:

/public_html 777 /cart 777/includes777 /languages777 /english777 /html_includes777/classic777/define_main_page.php644

AND it still won't work!!!! same message:
Error: I can not write to this file. Please set the right user permissions on: /home/kidzin/public_html/cart/includes/languages/english/html_includes/classic/define_main_page.php

I get this error on all the define_page things. Could it be my host has a permissions problem?

[the_darkhorse]

Leah you need to set define_main_page.php to 777 also

[Ajeh]

Note: you should really use the templates and overrides ...

Using the Classic Template will allow all customization and changes to be overwritten during an upgrade or update ...

NOTE: the only copy of the Define Pages is on your server in the /includes/languages/english/html_includes

Be sure to always maintain a good offline backup when done making changes ...

Edited for the fussy ones who like proper spelling rather than leave you in the dark ...

[TheOracle]

In the mean time, for permissions instructions, you can always dig out into your /docs folder for which permissions level you need to set on specific folders. ;)

/includeslanguages/english/html_includes

sometimes - when we type too fast. :)

it should be:

/includes/languages/english/html_includes

[PrincessLeah]

Thank you all very much

[TheOracle]

Edited for the fussy ones who like proper spelling rather than leave you in the dark ...

Wow ! there's a word for this curse ??

I guess there's one for everything. I was looking for that one for a long time. :)

Thank you all very much

Back on topic. Glad it could help you out. ;)