Webinstall doesn't even start - cannot find page

[archiebald]

I already run a forum on a dedicated server running PHP 5.1.1 and mySQL 5.0.16 and MS IIS 6.0

I am playing around trying to upgrade a test board on the same server to the SMF2.0 beta using webinstall.

Everything seems to be meeting the requirements in PHP.ini but when I point my browser to the webinstall.php file, I  just get the standard.

HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found.

No other error messages.  I get the same in FIrefox and IE.

The previous install of the forum runs perfectly in the same directory but webinstall.php is not being recognised.

I even downloaded the webinstall file direct to the dedicated server using remote desktop just in case it was getting screwed up by ftp, but same result.

When I enter my test forum, I even see the alert reminding me to delete webinstall.php.

Either I'm missing something very simple or something odd is happening.

Help......Please!!!!

[Orstio]

Are the read/write/execute permissions set properly?

[brianjw]

If you have trouble with anything, there are people here who are willing to help you live through your site and you won't have to do anything. If you read the topic, you will also see one other person who I upgraded his site all the way back from 1.0.8 to 2.0 Beta 3.1.
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=206549.0

But do as Orstio says first and what other people say first. You can make this more as a last option. Because when people do things for you, sure it gets the job done but it doesn't teach you anything for *next time*.

[archiebald]

Thanks but this is a REALLY WEIRD problem.

I just did some experimenting and I copied the webinstall.php file and renamed the copy as  webinstalla.php and the php script would run okay.  But the original filename refuses to cooperate.

I still have another problem where I need to change some permissions to get the files to upload, but at least I am now getting an error message to work with.

Please feel free to try these two addresses and see what you come up with.

Currently, I have two IDENTICAL php files in the directory, the only difference being the file name.

(Links now deleted)

[archiebald]

Even stranger.....

I have a second test board set up in another directory.

I copied and pasted the two files webinstall.php and webinstalla.php into it and pointed my browser at them and they both work fine.

Why should a particular filename in a particular directory not be locatable?

[Orstio]

That is very strange...
Something wrong with that directory?

(BTW, konichi-wa, old friend. )

[archiebald]

Greetings Orstio - long time no speaky.

So, did you try those addresses?  Did you get the same problem??

Archie - still as mad as ever, and teaching my daughter the ways of the Whack-A-Nuts!!

[archiebald]

I haven't actually solved this, but it is no longer an issue - anyhow this is only a test forum.

[Orstio]

Yes, I did try your links, and it is very strange indeed that it works in one directory but not another.  If it were Apache I would suspect mod_security. 

[archiebald]

But surely that would not account for the fact that simply renaming the file allows the script to run in the same directory?