can't seem to update to 1.1.13

[mobilebuddha]

Hello there,

I'm running SMF 1.1.12 but can't seem to update to 1.1.13. Here's what I'm getting:

1) when I tried to click on the link to perform the update via the admin center, it gives me the Forbidden error:

"Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /index.php on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request."

2) when I tried to manually ftp the 1.1.13 files into the Packages directory, I am not seeing the packages (via the Packages screen) even though I manually changed the permission to 0755.

3) when I use the upload package screen, it'll appear that it finishes the upload (the upload % would go up to 100%), but then it complains about the package being corrupt or not a valid package.

Can anyone help? Thanks!

[mobilebuddha]

bump.. anybody?

[MrPhil]

If you are able to run 1.1.12, it sounds like perhaps PHP does not have the permissions to write to your files. If your permissions are 755 for directories and 644 for files, and PHP is not running as "owner", you may need to try 775/664. If that still doesn't work, you can temporarily try 777/666 (but change back to 755/644 as soon as you're done updating).

If you are on a Windows (IIS) server, someone else will have to speak to that one (the permission settings needed).

[impreza]

Hello, do the update manually - is the best sposoób and always works. Hand-paste the code in this aktualizajci no database operations in code files only.

[Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen]

The forbidden error should leave an entry in your servers error log, if you can please check it out to see what caused the error exactly.