Help installing mods

[Draetheus]

I keep getting this error while trying to install SimplePortal 2.3.2:

"You cannot download or install new packages because the Packages directory or one of the files in it are not writable!"

Thing is, I KNOW all the contents of that directory are writable.  So I clear my browser cache, start the install again, all tests pass successfully, FTP connection is successful, and then it gives me that error.  I even set the entire SMF directory to be writable but this didn't seem to help.

Any insight on what I'm doing wrong?

[Kays]

Hi, try adding a folder named temp to the Packages folder.

[rd]

As Kays says, please add the temp file and make sure package directory is writable (I'm pretty sure you did this already).

[Draetheus]

Yep, just FTPed in and added a temp folder with no problem inside the Packages directory.

[rd]

Try installing a mod now, did it work?

[Draetheus]

Nope, didn't work for either mod I tried to install (SimplePortal and SMF Arcade).  Going to dump my SMF install to XAMPP on my local PC to see if its a problem with my web host.

[Draetheus]

Well damn...worked fine on my local XAMPP setup.  Guess my webhost must suck.   

[flapjack]

is it windows or linux hosting?

[rd]

Who is your host?

[Draetheus]

Fixed!  I had to delete and recreate the subdomain that SMF was running off of on my domain.  I'm not sure why this worked...oh well.

Anywho I used 000webhost because this is just a hobby/friends only site and I didn't see the need to pay for hosting.  I may change my mind if things like these keep happening, however.   

[flapjack]

this was something I wanted to suggest, smf tends to have problems with free hosting providers and with windows hosting accounts