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trax- · November 07, 2008, 02:19:45 AM

When I want to install any package, mod for the forum, I get this message:

Installation went smoothly. What could be wrong?

Thanx for help!

trax- · November 07, 2008, 10:18:19 AM

Nobody can help me?

Bigguy · November 07, 2008, 10:21:10 AM

Please do not bump your post within a 24 hour period, thank you. Someone will get to you about this. Have you tried chmodding the files to 777 through ftp.

trax- · November 07, 2008, 10:41:16 AM

yes, i do.

Bigguy · November 07, 2008, 10:42:29 AM

You say even with that error mods install fine though right.

trax- · November 07, 2008, 11:37:17 AM

Forum works, but i can't install any packages.

Bigguy · November 07, 2008, 12:01:36 PM

Ftp in and see if the ownership of the files are set to you. If you see a 99 beside them then Apache owns your files and you will have to have your host "re-own" (chown) your files to your username.

trax- · November 07, 2008, 12:05:53 PM

FTP works fine, also a forum. the problem is because I can not install any packages.

I tried to re-install a forum but it is the same thing.

Bigguy · November 07, 2008, 12:10:39 PM

I think the reason you cannot install anything is because Apache (your host) has taken ownership of your files and folders. This has nothing to do with Ftp. What I would like you to do is to use your ftp program to get into your account and see if the number 99 is beside any of your files or folders. This will tell us who owns your files. If your host owns them then you cannot install anything until the ownership is changed back to you.

trax- · November 07, 2008, 12:31:00 PM

How it looks?

I didn't see any folder or file with number 99.

Bigguy · November 07, 2008, 12:43:09 PM

Have you tried just the username and password in the screenshot above.

trax- · November 07, 2008, 01:24:53 PM

i tried my username and password wich i use on my server(hosting).

Bigguy · November 07, 2008, 01:30:20 PM

And you put the path to your SMF install

trax- · November 07, 2008, 02:00:18 PM

Forum ALREADY working, I can not install any package(s). I put addon to Package folder, then I see a file, which is to be installed but it can not. I get the error.

Bigguy · November 07, 2008, 07:56:45 PM

In the screenshot above I noticed you had your username and password but no "Path to local host". Did you put that in as well when you tried this. Here is a post about it that is solved already maybe reading it will give you ideas:

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=169409.0

trax- · November 08, 2008, 02:45:34 AM

i tried to change chmod to all of maps (domains/domain/public_html), or just public_html and i didn't see any changes.

Rumbaar · November 13, 2008, 07:12:05 PM

Is there any error log entries? Can you check your server logs?

Can you ask your host to CHOWN all the files to your account? So you get that error message at the very start and before you even enter your FTP details and try to proceed. Or after entering all details and it bounces back with that error?

Have you spoken to your host about any security restrictions they might have in place? Did it ever work?

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