Moved domain name, used that php download to move paths now cannot uninstall mod

[Morthawt]

When I try and remove mods all I get is "You cannot download or install new packages because the Packages directory or one of the files in it are not writable!"

I have done everything I possibly can. I have even manually chowned and chmodded so that everyone has access to everything to try and uninstall a mod. Nothing is working. My other site has no issue, it is only this one which I had to get that php script from the downloads section and put all the new URL's in.

[Kindred]

used WHAT "php download"?  Do you mean repair_settings.php? (if so, then please refer to it rather than "that php download" which could be nearly ANY file from the SMF repository...

Does your packages directory on the new server have a temp directory? is IT writable?

[Morthawt]

No and neither does my other very working forum have a temp folder in there. I hit remove all hooks thinking that it might release any mods that may have caused it and now my site is a blank white page...

[margarett]

You really shouldn't have done that

Your best bet is now to load a fresh set of files and reinstall any mod you were using before. This probably means also to restore your custom themes, if any...

[Morthawt]

So should I rename my folder, make a new one, put a fresh install in there and set it up with the same mysql details and copy my themes and mods in there and it would all work again?

[margarett]

Not exactly --> http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/How_to_upload_a_fresh_set_of_files

You should reinstall your themes and mods, not copy them back.

[Kindred]

and the problem was the lack of a temp folder.... the temp folder has to exist and be writable.

at this point, you really do have to do clean set of files, because your mods are in a 2/3 installed state...

[Morthawt]

and the problem was the lack of a temp folder.... the temp folder has to exist and be writable.

at this point, you really do have to do clean set of files, because your mods are in a 2/3 installed state...

My other SMF forum in a different folder for a different domain also has no temp folder in the Packages folder and I was able to uninstall a mod without issue.

[Morthawt]

Not exactly --> http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/How_to_upload_a_fresh_set_of_files

You should reinstall your themes and mods, not copy them back.

Thank YOU! I just needed to upload those files and I am back in business. I am progressively installing my mods now. Everything "appears" to be working. I will be sure to reply if I have any further issues.

Thanks.