Configure.php Error encountered

[kcolbe01]

I'm very new to install my zen cart to my web server and at first I did had a hard time with the database now when i enter everything right i receive and error like this Error encountered while writing /includes/configure.php more info...
so I did change the perimissons a thousdands times and still the same thing. So I'm stuck on the database page and it's not going no where here is the link of the file http://www.stephentemple.com/zencart...tall/index.php and maybe you can get by this for me thanks

[Sketchy]

Did you change the permissions via the host's control panel or FTP? Sometimes, it's best to change the permissions through an FTP. What permissions are currently set for your configure.php?

[kcolbe01]

I use my ftp program but when I change it on my control panel it still the same error. Right now i'm set at 777 as the chmod.

[Sketchy]

Okay. How about the actual 'includes' folder permissions, what is it set at?

[kcolbe01]

the perimission file is at 777 I try it again this morning and still not working right I'm still getting the same error

[kcolbe01]

I delete the files and re upload all of them and I'm still having the same problem with it. I did follow insturctions and nothing happens.

[Vger]

It sounds like you don't have permission to make the changes. This sometimes happens when the server is not set up correctly, reserving the right to Apache to make all permissions changes instead of the site user.

Try this and see if it works. Create a new text file on your computer and rename it to chmod.php (ignore the warning about changing the file type). Put this code into it and upload it to the root level folder and to the 'admin' folder.

<?php
chmod ("includes/configure.php", 0777);
?>

Then, using your browser, go to each of those addresses, plus /chmod.php

You won't se anything on your screen, but try the install again. If it now works then you'll still need to contact your host to get them to sort out the permissions issue - as this is a slow and tedious way of changing permissions.

Once you're done, don't leave those files on the server.

Vger