Hi


I cannot use subwebs with my Host "Newsguy.com" , but they told me I
could use a PHP/SQL program like Phorum. I've uploaded all source
files to a "Forum" folder on my site. But when I go to setup both
"Invision" and "Phorum" (PHP/SQL) discussion boards they give me
permission errors.

But at the same time when I asked my host about CHMOD their reply
was :

"For the CHMOD and CHOWN commands, these are generally used for
setting permissions for accessing a site's content, and I'm not sure
you'd have the direct ability to handle this through the member
websites"


To quote the Phorum install:

forums.php is [BAD]
Fix: change permissions to 777 or 666
settings dir is [BAD]
Fix: change permissions to 777 or 666

Warning: fopen(./admin/settings/forums.php) [function.fopen]: failed
to create stream: Permission denied in
/var/ftp/home/luckluck/public_html/forum/admin/functions.php on line
137 Could not open file ./admin/settings/forums.php. Please check the
file permissions

To quote the Invision install:

error "conf_global.php" does not have suitable permissions, CHMOD
"conf_global.php" to 0777 via your FTP client.


Can I setup a discussion board with this host? Does my host know what
he is talking about?


Thanks for all your help.

Wad

" Using FP 2003 and WS_FTP_Pro on Windows XP (updates installed)"

You may be using FrontPage, but you certainly aren't using it for any of
this. You're using a PHP program and WS_FTP for all of this. I'm not even
sure why you're posting this here. You should be talking with your host
about these issues.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
http://www.takempis.com
Big Things are made up of
Lots of Little Things.

"Wad" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
>
> Hi
>
>
> I cannot use subwebs with my Host "Newsguy.com" , but they told me I
> could use a PHP/SQL program like Phorum. I've uploaded all source
> files to a "Forum" folder on my site. But when I go to setup both
> "Invision" and "Phorum" (PHP/SQL) discussion boards they give me
> permission errors.
>
> But at the same time when I asked my host about CHMOD their reply
> was :
>
> "For the CHMOD and CHOWN commands, these are generally used for
> setting permissions for accessing a site's content, and I'm not sure
> you'd have the direct ability to handle this through the member
> websites"
>
>
> To quote the Phorum install:
>
> forums.php is [BAD]
> Fix: change permissions to 777 or 666
> settings dir is [BAD]
> Fix: change permissions to 777 or 666
>
> Warning: fopen(./admin/settings/forums.php) [function.fopen]: failed
> to create stream: Permission denied in
> /var/ftp/home/luckluck/public_html/forum/admin/functions.php on line
> 137 Could not open file ./admin/settings/forums.php. Please check the
> file permissions
>
> To quote the Invision install:
>
> error "conf_global.php" does not have suitable permissions, CHMOD
> "conf_global.php" to 0777 via your FTP client.
>
>
> Can I setup a discussion board with this host? Does my host know what
> he is talking about?
>
>
> Thanks for all your help.
>
> Wad
>
> " Using FP 2003 and WS_FTP_Pro on Windows XP (updates installed)"
>
>