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755 'not writable'
Hello,
Diagnostics is telling me that Files folder is not writable, yet it has 755 permissions…
(4.4.0 here)
Thanks…
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Re: 755 'not writable'
Try 775 or 777. If one those work then the directory is owned by a different user than the one that the PHP scripts run as.
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Re: 755 'not writable'
You will get a message similar to that when the path to the Files directory in TXP preferences is incorrect, in the files tab for instance
Warning: cannot write to file directory /mnt/target02/xxxxxxx/www.xxxxxx.com/web/content/assets/files3
You can check quickly by looking at Diagnostics where the error message will be similar to:
File directory path is not writable: /mnt/target02//xxxxxxx/www.xxxxxx.com/web/content/assets/files3
Entering the correct path to the files directory in Advanced Preferences will fix it.
Last edited by joebaich (2011-04-05 17:58:23)
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Re: 755 'not writable'
Ruud, the latest time I put 777 I had a worm who took control of the website…
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Re: 755 'not writable'
I’m not suggesting it as a solution, just as a way to diagnose the problem. Also see Joe’s post for another possible cause.
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#6 2012-01-22 15:07:01
- sunmaker
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Re: 755 'not writable'
We’d like to update our 4.2.0 version of TXP to the latest version, but hesitate to do so because the Files tab doesn’t work.
Here’s our diagnostic:
Document root: /f5/pizzaiolo/public/ (/f5/pizzaiolo/public)
$path_to_site: /f5/pizzaiolo/public
Textpattern path: /f5/pizzaiolo/public/textpattern
upload_tmp_dir: /f5/pizzaiolo/tmp/
Temporary directory path: /f5/pizzaiolo/public/textpattern/tmp
File directory path is not writable: /f5/pizzaiolo/public/files
TXP says the files folder is not writable regardless of whether its permissions are 777 or 755, or its path in the Preferences has or does not have a trailing slash. There is no space in or after the path.
The Images tab works. The Image folder is set to 777. The owner and group for both the images and files folders are the same.
What to do?
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Re: 755 'not writable'
There has to be a difference in how you’ve set up images versus files, otherwise it would work. Please post full unsensored diagnostics and preferably also a screenshot that shows the permissions and ownership of the images/files directories and their contents.
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#8 2012-01-22 18:37:35
- sunmaker
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Re: 755 'not writable'
Ruud, thank you for your prompt response. The problem appears to be resolved.
I set permissions again to 777 on /files and now Diagnostics reports all checks passed. I have successfully used the Files upload tab.
I’m not sure why the problem occurred. I may have believed that my FTP application changed the permissions when in fact it had not completed the change.
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Re: 755 'not writable'
You should not have any folders, including TXP’s ‘files’ and ‘images’ folders, set to 777 in an operational site. It’s fine to do that to help diagnose a problem but that’s it. If you leave them set to 777, there is a good chance that your site will be hacked sooner or later, I speak from bitter experience. 755 is the minimum permissions setting to keep the ill-disposed at bay. It allows the folders ‘owner’ only to write to it. If your site does not operate as intended with the ‘images’ and ‘files’ folders set at 755 it’s possible you don’t have ownership of them and that some other process does. You should talk with your host about getting ownership of your site’s folders. If they cannot do it, then you can’t run a secure Textpattern installation with them and should seek out a new host that can. All reputable hosts should be able to do it.
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#10 2012-01-22 19:14:36
- sunmaker
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Re: 755 'not writable'
Joe, I will take your comment seriously.
I tried 755 on the folder several times with the result always that this TXP installation considered it not writable.
The site in question is on a commercial hosting provider. I will have the site owner inquire as you recommended.
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Hi!
I had the same issue on a host and got it working by using this path structure: /f5/pizzaiolo/public/textpattern. The file folder isn’t there but it works anyway…
/Mats
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#12 2012-01-23 02:47:48
- GugUser
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Re: 755 'not writable'
I have the same problem. If I have, for example, the rights of the file directory with 755, the diagnostic says: “File directory path is not writable.”
And the Textpattern help indicates:
Diagnostics: Directory is not writable
To use the file and image upload capabilities, these directories have to be writable by PHP. Usually this means you have to change permissions to 755 or 777 (depending on your host). This can be done with your FTP client, or alternatively on the command line by issuing a: chmod 755 /path/to/dir
I understand ruuds arguments, but, why the help indicates 777 could be a solution? And, in all my installations I can only get the CMS to work, if I set the rights for “images” and “files” to 777.
I don’t see what I could do differently.
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