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SMF Support => SMF 2.0.x Support => Topic started by: KucPetel on February 09, 2015, 08:54:58 AM

Title: Modifications dont work
Post by: KucPetel on February 09, 2015, 08:54:58 AM
Hello, i need a help. I have SMF 2.0.9, and all modification dont work. I can without problem install the modification, but nothing can start. (The modification is installed, but i can not see it)what is a problem? sorry, i know my english is not the best,  but german smfforum admin up to day dont appropoval my registration in the forum (where i wait more that 3 days >:()

thanks
Title: Re: Modifications dont work
Post by: vbgamer45 on February 09, 2015, 09:08:54 AM
In the cases I seen that normally is a file permission issue.
Title: Re: Modifications dont work
Post by: margarett on February 09, 2015, 09:46:52 AM
We also have a German language support ;)
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?board=13.0

That being said, check with your host that your files are writable and that proper ownership is attributed
Title: Re: Modifications dont work
Post by: KucPetel on February 09, 2015, 09:58:22 AM
all files are writable hier is my my package folder:

backups                      0755   
BoardIcons              0777   
temp                 0777   
.htaccess                 0644      
index.php                 0644   
installed.list         0777   

need i change or is so right with the permission??
or what you mein? ::)

an dwhat you mean with "proper ownership is attributed"?

thanks!!
Title: Re: Modifications dont work
Post by: Kindred on February 09, 2015, 10:21:48 AM
Usually, when the mod says that it did a clean installation -- but nothing actually happens (none of the file edits were actually DONE)
it is because of a chown (file ownership) issue... which REPORTS that the files can be edited, but rejects the edits when they are submitted.
This is, primarily, a host configuration issue...

setting ALL files and directories to 777 SHOULD fix the issue, but is not terribly secure.
Title: Re: Modifications dont work
Post by: margarett on February 09, 2015, 10:23:08 AM
Ask your host for help. They will know what to do with that ;)
Where's the "why"
Quote from: margarett on January 27, 2015, 07:10:55 AM
If the file is not writable, SMF lets you know that (because PHP returns "is_writable" as false). AFAIK, this "silent skip of edits" only happens due to ownership issues because PHP thinks the file can be edited while in fact it can't.
Of course, if a file/folder has permissions set to 777, it doesn't matter who the owner is :P

edit: ninja'd :P