Cannot Install Packages

[lizsan]

Here are the downloads..

[Tyrsson]

The only mod change I see in this file is from the Mascot mod, which if I had to guess is the first mod you installed that changed the index.php file. Most likely all mods since then have failed the test on index.php due to your account no longer having ownership of the file. This is a server configuration problem most likely and you will need to speak with your host and have them fix the problem of you losing ownership when a file is modified or created by the script. The Apache user now has ownership of this file most likely. You can ask your host to run a chown back to your account but the problem as it stands will start over the next time you run a mod install.

[lizsan]

The only mod change I see in this file is from the Mascot mod, which if I had to guess is the first mod you installed that changed the index.php file. Most likely all mods since then have failed the test on index.php due to your account no longer having ownership of the file. This is a server configuration problem most likely and you will need to speak with your host and have them fix the problem of you losing ownership when a file is modified or created by the script. The Apache user now has ownership of this file most likely. You can ask your host to run a chown back to your account but the problem as it stands will start over the next time you run a mod install.

So, what must my host do to fix the problem? And will I be able to upload mods afterwards?  Must he activate something in order to make it work this time around?
How can we make it work?

What Mascot mod? I am pretty sure I did not uploaded any mod with that name?

[Tyrsson]

NVM, wrong file, but the fact remains that there has been no changes to this file. Can you please PM me a temp admin account to your forum so that I can look into this further. FTP access would also help a lot.

[lizsan]

Ok, some more info about the problem. I have another SMF forum that also just got installed. So this is what happened when i first tried to upload a mod/package.

Version Information:
Forum version: SMF 2.0 RC2 (more detailed)
Current SMF version: SMF 2.0 RC2
GD version: bundled (2.0.28 compatible)
MySQL version: 5.0.77
PHP: 5.1.6
Server version: Apache/2.2.8 (Unix)

I clicked on simpleportal on the server and it downloaded the packages. I click on install and everything is tested successfully, however at the bottom on the page it request FTP access. I got message:

FTP Information Required
Some of the files the package manager needs to modify are not writable. This needs to be changed by logging into FTP and using it to chmod or create the files and folders. Your FTP information may be temporarily cached for proper operation of the package manager. Note you can also do this manually using an FTP client - to view a list of the affected files please click here.

So, earlier I checked the permissions and themes, smilies files was not re-writable (their folders are). The main directory of the forum was not re-writable and the packages folder and its content was not re-writable. So I made them re-writable 0777 with cmod.  I also added a temp folder to packages.

So back to the install, I added the FTP info and then I got the message as before:

An Error Has Occurred!
You cannot download or install new packages because the Packages directory or one of the files in it are not writable!

This happened last time on the other board also.

What is the problem here? What should I do..

I would really this for work on both sites.

[lizsan]

I chmod everyting to 0777 in packages and clicked on ftp and it installed. But the install does not appear to be active or working.

I tried to uninstall and I get the same error as before:

Error in Package Installation
At least one error was encountered during a test installation of this package. It is strongly recommended that you do not continue with installation unless you know what you are doing, and have made a backup very recently. This error may be caused by a conflict between the package you're trying to install and another package you have already installed, an error in the package, a package which requires another package that you don't have installed yet, or a package designed for another version of SMF.

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Installing this package will perform the following actions:
Type Action Description
* 1. Execute Modification ./index.php Test failed
1. Replace ./index.php Test failed
2. Replace ./index.php Test failed
3. Replace ./index.php Test failed
4. Replace ./index.php Test failed
5. Replace ./index.php Test failed
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7. Replace ./index.php Test failed
* 2. Execute Modification ./SSI.php Test failed
1. Replace ./SSI.php Test failed
2. Replace ./SSI.php Test failed
* 3. Execute Modification ./Sources/Admin.php Test failed
1. Replace ./Sources/Admin.php Test failed
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* 4. Execute Modification ./Sources/Display.php Test failed
1. Replace ./Sources/Display.php Test failed
* 5. Execute Modification ./Sources/Help.php Test failed
1. Replace ./Sources/Help.php Test failed
* 6. Execute Modification ./Sources/Load.php Test failed
1. Replace ./Sources/Load.php Test failed
2. Replace ./Sources/Load.php Test failed
* 7. Execute Modification ./Sources/ManagePermissions.php Test failed
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* 8. Execute Modification ./Sources/ManageServer.php Test failed
1. Replace ./Sources/ManageServer.php Test failed
* 9. Execute Modification ./Sources/QueryString.php Test failed
1. Replace ./Sources/QueryString.php Test failed
* 10. Execute Modification ./Sources/Recent.php Test failed
1. Replace ./Sources/Recent.php Test failed
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* 11. Execute Modification ./Sources/Subs.php Test failed
1. Replace ./Sources/Subs.php Test failed
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3. Replace ./Sources/Subs.php Test failed
4. Replace ./Sources/Subs.php Test failed
5. Replace ./Sources/Subs.php Test failed
6. Replace ./Sources/Subs.php Test failed (Ignore Errors)
7. Replace ./Sources/Subs.php Test failed (Ignore Errors)
8. Replace ./Sources/Subs.php Test failed
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10. Replace ./Sources/Subs.php Test failed
* 12. Execute Modification ./Sources/Subs-BoardIndex.php Test failed
1. Replace ./Sources/Subs-BoardIndex.php Test failed
* 13. Execute Modification ./Sources/Subs-Boards.php Test failed
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* 14. Execute Modification ./Sources/Who.php Test failed
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4. Replace ./Sources/Who.php Test failed
* 15. Execute Modification ./Themes/default/Display.template.php Test failed
1. Replace ./Themes/default/Display.template.php Test failed
16. Delete File ./PortalStandalone.php
17. Delete File ./Sources/PortalArticles.php
18. Delete File ./Sources/PortalBlocks.php
19. Delete File ./Sources/PortalMain.php
20. Delete File ./Sources/PortalPages.php
21. Delete File ./Sources/PortalShoutbox.php
22. Delete File ./Sources/PortalAdminArticles.php
23. Delete File ./Sources/PortalAdminBlocks.php
24. Delete File ./Sources/PortalAdminMain.php
25. Delete File ./Sources/PortalAdminPages.php
26. Delete File ./Sources/PortalAdminShoutbox.php
27. Delete File ./Sources/Subs-Portal.php
28. Delete File ./Sources/Subs-PortalAdmin.php
29. Delete File ./Themes/default/Portal.template.php
30. Delete File ./Themes/default/PortalArticles.template.php
31. Delete File ./Themes/default/PortalPages.template.php
32. Delete File ./Themes/default/PortalShoutbox.template.php
33. Delete File ./Themes/default/PortalAdmin.template.php
34. Delete File ./Themes/default/PortalAdminArticles.template.php
35. Delete File ./Themes/default/PortalAdminBlocks.template.php
36. Delete File ./Themes/default/PortalAdminPages.template.php
37. Delete File ./Themes/default/PortalAdminShoutbox.template.php
38. Delete File ./Themes/default/PortalGeneric.template.php
39. Delete File ./Themes/default/languages/SPortal.english.php
40. Delete File ./Themes/default/languages/SPortal.english-utf8.php
41. Delete File ./Themes/default/languages/SPortalAdmin.english.php
42. Delete File ./Themes/default/languages/SPortalAdmin.english-utf8.php
43. Delete File ./Themes/default/languages/SPortalHelp.english.php
44. Delete File ./Themes/default/languages/SPortalHelp.english-utf8.php
45. Delete Tree ./Themes/default/images/sp
46. Delete File ./Themes/default/images/admin/configuration.png
47. Delete File ./Themes/default/images/admin/blocks.png
48. Delete File ./Themes/default/images/admin/articles.png
49. Delete File ./Themes/default/images/admin/pages.png
50. Delete File ./Themes/default/images/admin/shoutbox.png
51. Delete File ./Themes/default/css/portal.css
52. Delete File ./Themes/default/css/portal_rtl.css
53. Delete File ./Themes/default/scripts/portal.js



[Tyrsson]

I am marking this one as solved for the moment. It was a permission problem. There is a possibility that there may also be a ownership problem but that is still to be determined.