I doubt that your Apache user and group are root because you have to compile Apache in a special way so that Apache allows to be run as root. You can find the Apache owner and group in the Apache configuration file. Please find out to which directory your applications try to upload, and then post the output of Code: ls -la /path/to/upload_directory I'm sure it's a permissions problem. Maybe the installation instructions of your applications mention something about directory permissions.
Thanks for the reply Blu3 The install new components section looks like this after a failed install: Upload Package File Upload component - Upload Failed ERROR: Could not find an XML setup file in the package. [ Continue ... ] Upload component - Failed Installation file not found: /srv/www/web13/web/media/install_43c0519ce09a8/ [ Continue ... ] Install from directory Upload new component - Error Installation file not found: /srv/www/web13/web/administrator/components/com_installer/component/ [ Continue ... ] Everything is writeable: media/ Writeable administrator/components/ Writeable components/ Writeable images/stories/ Writeable I tried to installing components from from both my desktop and root, both with the same results. I also logged into administration from another machine running on windows and tried to upload component from it`s Desktop but unfortunately got the same results. shajazzi.
Thanks falko, I could not find anything that relates to owner or group in the etc/apache2/httpd.conf only when I right click on under ownership: user root group root Maybe i am looking at the wrong file or folder. I have just noticed something else. There is no .htaccess file but instead htaccess.txt. I cannot reach the site from www.mysite.co.uk but I can from www.mysite.co.uk/index.php. And another funny thing. I copied mysite folder from my windows server on to a disc so that i could transfer it to my Linux server. I opened the folder and the .htaccess file was missing (something weird going on) shajazzi
Hi again, Well it looks like that might be your problem all along. " ERROR: Could not find an XML setup file in the package. " Basically components in Joomla/Mambo use a xml file to tell Joomla what it is and what to do with it. What component are you trying to install? And are you sure that there is an xml file included with it? Also have you checked to be sure you have xml support on your apache/php installation? Honestly it sounds like other than, you should be ok. If all your dirs are Writable and you have tried the above, then I would check those two things. I have some experience with joomla, and it seems to be pretty much smooth sailing for everyone of my joomla installs.
Sorry to double post Admins. I just read your last post shajazzi, and the htaccess.txt is normal. This is the default and should remain this way. If you change the file to .htaccess then you will not be able to browse your site. joomla uses htaccess.txt, versus .htaccess, for cross compadiblity, ie: Win, Linux, Apache etc... Just an fyi
The component that i am trying to install is Recommend_2_2>zip I check for the XML file and it does exist. I deleted from my windows server and then reinstalled it and it works ok so there is nothing wrong with the Zip folder How do i check to see if i have xml support on my apache/php installation? sorry I`m a bit lost in Linux shajazzi
Please post the output of Code: ls -la /srv/www/web13/web/ ls -la /srv/www/web13/web/administrator/ ls -la /srv/www/web13/web/images/ It is possible that there are other files included in /etc/apache2/httpd.conf. Please have a look at those files, too. Normally, under SuSE, the Apache owner is wwwrun, and the group is www.
Thanks for the reply falko The results of the codes are :ls -la /srv/www/web13/web/ total 98 drwxrwxrwx 15 root web13 792 Jan 7 20:30 . drwxr-xr-x 8 root web13 192 Jan 7 20:18 .. -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 23333 Feb 16 2005 CHANGELOG -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 3725 Jan 22 2005 INSTALL -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 17977 Dec 3 2004 LICENSE drwxrwxrwx 9 500 500 360 Feb 16 2005 administrator drwxrwxrwx 3 500 500 112 Feb 16 2005 cache drwxrwxrwx 16 500 500 504 Feb 16 2005 components -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 2306 Jan 7 23:32 configuration.php drwxrwxrwx 2 500 500 272 Feb 16 2005 editor drwxrwxrwx 2 root web13 576 Jan 7 20:18 error -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 1269 Jan 24 2005 globals.php drwxrwxrwx 3 500 500 2528 Feb 16 2005 help -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 580 Jan 22 2005 htaccess.txt drwxrwxrwx 6 500 500 384 Feb 16 2005 images drwxrwxrwx 9 500 500 1072 Feb 16 2005 includes -rw-rw-rw- 1 root web13 1214 Jan 7 20:18 index.html -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 5332 Feb 16 2005 index.php -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 3365 Feb 10 2005 index2.php drwxrwxrwx 2 500 500 184 Feb 16 2005 language -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 453 Jan 6 2005 mainbody.php drwxrwxrwx 6 500 500 184 Feb 16 2005 mambots drwxrwxrwx 2 500 500 112 Jan 7 23:41 media drwxrwxrwx 2 500 500 1296 Feb 16 2005 modules -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 2005 Jan 6 2005 offline.php -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 451 Jan 6 2005 pathway.php -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 286 Dec 3 2004 robots.txt drwxrwxrwx 6 500 500 208 Feb 16 2005 templates ls -la /srv/www/web13/web/administrator/ total 25 drwxrwxrwx 9 500 500 360 Feb 16 2005 . drwxrwxrwx 15 root web13 792 Jan 7 20:30 .. drwxrwxrwx 2 500 500 80 Feb 16 2005 backups drwxrwxrwx 31 500 500 1000 Feb 16 2005 components drwxrwxrwx 2 500 500 2920 Feb 16 2005 images drwxrwxrwx 4 500 500 288 Feb 16 2005 includes -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 3536 Feb 13 2005 index.php -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 3201 Jan 6 2005 index2.php -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 4455 Jan 6 2005 index3.php -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 1576 Jan 6 2005 logout.php drwxrwxrwx 2 500 500 608 Feb 16 2005 modules drwxrwxrwx 2 500 500 216 Feb 16 2005 popups drwxrwxrwx 4 500 500 144 Feb 16 2005 templates ls -la /srv/www/web13/web/images/ total 38 drwxrwxrwx 6 500 500 384 Feb 16 2005 . drwxrwxrwx 15 root web13 792 Jan 7 20:30 .. drwxrwxrwx 2 500 500 1080 Feb 16 2005 M_images drwxrwxrwx 2 500 500 152 Feb 16 2005 banners -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 151 Dec 3 2004 blank.png -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 564 Dec 3 2004 cancel.png -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 1457 Dec 3 2004 cancel_f2.png -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 1406 Dec 3 2004 favicon.ico -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 44 Dec 3 2004 index.html -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 7274 Dec 3 2004 logo.png -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 698 Dec 3 2004 save.png -rw-rw-rw- 1 500 500 1822 Dec 3 2004 save_f2.png drwxrwxrwx 2 500 500 256 Feb 16 2005 smilies drwxrwxrwx 4 500 500 344 Feb 16 2005 stories All the files and folders under apache2 owner root group root shajazzi
Why do most of the files/directories belong to user and group 500? In one of the Apache configuration files you should have something like this: Code: User wwwuser Group www The permissions of the configuration files are not what I'm talking about.
OK I`ve found it in uid.conf, uid.conf010106, uid.conf04-01-06, uid.conf28-12-05 and uid.conf17-12-05. Silly question What should i do with them? shajazzi
I installed another version of Mambo and these are the results of the following: ls -la /srv/www/web17/web/ ls -la /srv/www/web17/web/administrator/ ls -la /srv/www/web17/web/images/ ls -la /srv/www/web17/web/ total 118 drwxrwxrwx 15 root web17 864 Jan 9 00:37 . drwxr-xr-x 8 root web17 192 Jan 9 00:29 .. -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 32817 Dec 31 19:35 CHANGELOG.php -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 4064 Dec 16 19:04 INSTALL.php -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 17977 Dec 16 19:04 LICENSE -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 454 Dec 16 19:04 README drwxrwxrwx 9 root root 360 Jan 9 00:30 administrator drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 80 Jan 9 00:30 cache drwxrwxrwx 16 root root 504 Jan 9 00:30 components -rw-r--r-- 1 wwwrun www 2317 Jan 9 00:41 configuration.php -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 3725 Dec 16 19:04 configuration.php-dist drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 272 Jan 9 00:30 editor drwxrwxrwx 2 root web17 576 Jan 9 00:29 error -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1386 Dec 19 04:23 globals.php drwxrwxrwx 3 root root 2848 Jan 9 00:30 help -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 578 Dec 16 19:04 htaccess.txt drwxrwxrwx 6 root root 384 Jan 9 00:30 images drwxrwxrwx 10 root root 1104 Jan 9 00:30 includes -rw-rw-rw- 1 root web17 1212 Jan 9 00:29 index.html -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 6094 Dec 21 21:28 index.php -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 3923 Dec 21 21:28 index2.php drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 184 Jan 9 00:30 language -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 453 Dec 16 19:04 mainbody.php drwxrwxrwx 6 root root 184 Jan 9 00:30 mambots drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 112 Jan 9 00:42 media drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 1296 Jan 9 00:30 modules -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 2005 Dec 16 19:04 offline.php -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 451 Dec 16 19:04 pathway.php -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 286 Dec 16 19:04 robots.txt drwxrwxrwx 4 root root 144 Jan 9 00:30 templates ls -la /srv/www/web17/web/administrator total 33 drwxrwxrwx 9 root root 360 Jan 9 00:30 . drwxrwxrwx 15 root web17 864 Jan 9 00:37 .. drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 80 Jan 9 00:30 backups drwxrwxrwx 31 root root 1000 Jan 9 00:30 components drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 2920 Jan 9 00:30 images drwxrwxrwx 4 root root 288 Jan 9 00:30 includes -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 4144 Dec 16 19:03 index.php -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 4155 Dec 16 19:03 index2.php -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 5046 Dec 16 19:03 index3.php -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1576 Dec 16 19:03 logout.php drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 608 Jan 9 00:30 modules drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 216 Jan 9 00:30 popups drwxrwxrwx 4 root root 144 Jan 9 00:30 templates ls -la /srv/www/web17/web/images/ total 38 drwxrwxrwx 6 root root 384 Jan 9 00:30 . drwxrwxrwx 15 root web17 864 Jan 9 00:37 .. drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 1080 Jan 9 00:30 M_images drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 240 Jan 9 00:30 banners -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 151 Dec 16 19:04 blank.png -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 564 Dec 16 19:04 cancel.png -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1457 Dec 16 19:04 cancel_f2.png -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1406 Dec 16 19:04 favicon.ico -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 44 Dec 16 19:04 index.html -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 7274 Dec 16 19:04 logo.png -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 698 Dec 16 19:04 save.png -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1822 Dec 16 19:04 save_f2.png drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 256 Jan 9 00:30 smilies drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 336 Jan 9 00:30 stories But I still cannot install components or modules shajazzi
Thanks Falko, That did the trick OK. I would like to know what was causing the problem and why chown -R wwwrun:www /srv/www/web17/web fixed it? Just for future reference. Thanks again and I appreiate your time Regards shajazzi
It was a permissions problem. Apache is running as user wwwrun, and if all directories and files belong to wwwrun instead of root and wwwrun has write permissions (which the owner usually has), then everything is fine.
I have installed modules and components and everything is OK until I try to install phpshop. I checked the Mambo forums and their seems to be a lot of others having a similar problem because of PHP safe mode. I tried many times to install PHP shop manually but it still will not work. Is there a work around for this problem? shajazzi
This are known problems with mambo. The only known workaround is disabling PHPSafeMode. But thats a security risk if you host not only your own sites on your server.
Thanks Till, When I searched for a php safe mode patch I came across a suggestion that you might be able to install mambo including phpshop onto a windows server and then copy everything to a Linux server therefore avoiding the php safe mode issue. I am using windows XP Pro with phpMyAdmin 2.5.6 with a couple of sites using phpshop and no problems. On the Linux server i am using Suse 9.3, ISPConfig and under tools PHPmyadmin2.6.4. I`ve looked at Web-ftp to upload everything from windows to Linux but it looks as if you can only upload one file at a time.I am not familiar with ftp, maybe i am missing something here. These are my questions: 1. Do I need to downgrade to phpmyadmin 2.6.4 from 2.5.6 in Linux? 2. Can I Zip the windows xp pro web and the phpmyadmin folders to a disc and then just paste them into the Linux folders? 3. If no to question 2 how do I ftp Folders from windows to Linux? shajazzi
I can't imagine how this is supposed to work... I don't think phpMyAdmin has anything to do with your problem... Yes. You can also transfer the zip file to your server using FTP (or WinSCP) and then unzip it there again. Why don't you use a "real" FTP client like WS_FTP or SmartFTP? Then you can transfer directories, multiple files, etc. And you don't need to copy your files to a disc.
