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problem in changing forum name

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trick4m.tk:
when i was try to change my forum name it says
These settings cannot be changed because Settings.php is read only.
plz help what to do

Yoshi:
Hi trick4m.tk, welcome to SMF!

You need to CHMOD your Settings.php file through FTP. Have a read here:
http://php.about.com/od/phpbasics/ht/chmod.htm

Try changing it to 0777, and if that causes errors, try 0755.

trick4m.tk:
yahooo it's worked thanku very very much

MrPhil:
Files like Settings.php should be 644 if you're manually editing it, or possibly 664 or even 666 if an SMF utility is editing it. Start with 644, go to 664 if SMF complains it can't update it, and as last resort, go to 666. Never make files 755 or 777 -- most systems don't need PHP files to be "executable". Once you have Settings.php changed and tested, it's a good idea to make it read-only (from the point of view of PHP). 444 will always work, although 644 may also be adequate, depending on how your server is configured. This is so if you have a database error, a nasty bug in SMF won't empty out Settings.php.

Note that most servers will ignore FTP client requests to change permissions ("chmod"), and you may need to do that from your hosting control panel.

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