Modifications dont work

[KucPetel]

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

[vbgamer45]

In the cases I seen that normally is a file permission issue.

[margarett]

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

[KucPetel]

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!!

[Kindred]

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.

[margarett]

Ask your host for help. They will know what to do with that
Where's the "why"

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

edit: ninja'd