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SMF Support => SMF 2.0.x Support => Topic started by: wynnyelle on May 11, 2011, 04:20:24 PM

Title: need help immediately error appeared from nowhere
Post by: wynnyelle on May 11, 2011, 04:20:24 PM
I got this error box all of a sudden:

"Performance Warning

The cache directory is not writable - this will adversely affect the performance of your forum."

I did nothing to the code today and neither did any of my other staff. What is this and how do I fix i?
Title: Re: need help immediately error appeared from nowhere
Post by: CapadY on May 11, 2011, 04:27:36 PM
Check the permissions of your cache directory, it should be 755.

You can even empty the cache directory, it could solve your problem

Admin - Maintenance - Forum maintenance - Routine and then the last option.
Title: Re: need help immediately error appeared from nowhere
Post by: wynnyelle on May 11, 2011, 04:41:28 PM
The cache is 777.

Is that bad?
Title: Re: need help immediately error appeared from nowhere
Post by: CapadY on May 11, 2011, 04:53:19 PM
no, should be fine. If your host don't mind :)
Title: Re: need help immediately error appeared from nowhere
Post by: MrPhil on May 11, 2011, 10:05:07 PM
It's possible that your host just turned on security tools such as suPHP, which blocks access to "world writable" directories and files. Is there some reason you use 777 permissions? Just for fun, try 755 and see if the problem goes away. Then try 775. Also read my sig > FAQs article on Proper Permissions.
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