Permissions Nightmare

[nolageek]

I've been trying to install a theme into InvisionBoard for the last 10 minutes. It keeps telling me that it can't write into the archive_in directory (even though it seems to be doing that:

 

>[color=blue][SIZE=14]An Error Occured... [/SIZE][/color]

The error message returned is displayed below. 
Directory creation failed, cannot import skin set. Please check the permission in 'archive_in'

 

permissions say 777 in filemanager list, but if I click on "Change Permissions" it says it set to 770

 

Then, if I try it again, I get this:

 

>Warning: mkdir(/home/reelide/public_html/forum/archive_in/set-IPB Lite) [function.mkdir]: File exists in /home/reelide/public_html/forum/sources/Admin/ad_skin_import.php on line 207

 

At the very top of the page. (Meaning, it was able to create the directory before!)

 

and the same message as before directly after it.

 

So, I delete the directory and try again.. and I get the first message again.

 

Anyone have this happen before? I upgraded to 1.1 two nights ago.

[TCH-JimE]

Hi,

 

Have you checked the theme to make sure its 1.1 compatable and that there is no bugs in the theme you are installing? I know on PHPBB the old themes do not work with the current phpBB release.

 

Jim

[nolageek]

Hi,

 

Have you checked the theme to make sure its 1.1 compatable and that there is no bugs in the theme you are installing? I know on PHPBB the old themes do not work with the current phpBB release.

 

Jim

I downloaded it from the ibplanet.com site, from the 1.1 download section. How can I tell if it's truly 1.1 compatible?

 

Vincent

[TCH-Rick]

I just downloaded a file from the 1.1 section and tried importing it. I had my permissions set at 755 and it did give the the same error you got, I believe. I hit Back on my browser and then went into my site using an FTP program (I use Filezilla.) I changed the permissions on the archive_in, skins, and style_images folders to 777 and it worked. Not sure what the problem is with File Manager but you might try using an FTP program to get in. Filezilla is pretty easy since you can right click on the folder to change its permissions. It is a free program from http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/.

[TCH-JimE]

Hi,

 

As rick had the similar problem, Give Rickvz solution a try, it seems to work!

 

Let us know how you do!

 

Jim