I have a strange problem. Every time i try to save a conf file, for example configuration.php on a joomla install, a new file is created with .1 at the end instead of overwriting the original file. If i try to save again a .2 file appears and so on. Saving is done within the joomla admin interface. I also have the same problem with other cms software. It seems that on my installation for some reason a copy (with the changes) of the original file is created (with .1, .2, .3 extensions) instead of overwriting the original file. I'm on Opensuse 11.1 with ISPconfig 3 (latest version).
When I edit from the shell i have no problem and i never edit through FTP. The problem is when i want to save changes through the administration interface (for example of joomla). Through the admin interface of joomla you can change some parameters of the main configuration.php file on the fly (and with a easier way) without the need to edit the file from the shell. The same happens with templates parameters file (params.ini) that is also editable through the admin section of joomla.
I think that joomla (and others) use the ftp account for writing files, so maybe this is the right answer for your question.
If you want a guess, you may need to adjust permissions on the config file to allow the web server to write to the file.
Here it is the requested info: Code: /web # ls -la total 280 drwxr-xr-x 18 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:48 . drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 2009-12-18 21:07 .. drwxr-xr-x 11 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:20 administrator drwxrwxrwx 4 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 01:05 cache -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 97981 2010-02-23 00:20 CHANGELOG.php drwxrwxrwx 13 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:21 components -rw-rw-rw- 1 web11 client1 1685 2010-02-23 01:07 configuration.php -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 3409 2010-02-23 00:21 configuration.php-dist -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 1175 2010-02-23 00:20 COPYRIGHT.php -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 14894 2010-02-23 00:20 CREDITS.php drwxr-xr-x 2 web11 client1 4096 2009-12-18 20:51 error -rwxr-xr-- 1 web11 client1 1406 2009-12-18 20:51 favicon.ico -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 2771 2010-02-23 00:21 .htaccess -rwxr-xr-- 1 web11 client1 0 2009-12-18 20:51 .htaccess.original drwxrwxrwx 6 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:21 images drwxr-xr-x 8 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:21 includes -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 591 2010-02-23 00:21 index2.php -rwxr-xr-- 1 web11 client1 1861 2009-12-18 20:51 index.html.original -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 2052 2010-02-23 00:21 index.php -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 4344 2010-02-23 00:20 INSTALL.php drwxrwxrwx 5 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 01:01 language drwxr-xr-x 16 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:21 libraries -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 17816 2010-02-23 00:20 LICENSE.php -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 27984 2010-02-23 00:20 LICENSES.php drwxrwxrwx 2 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:22 logs drwxrwxrwx 3 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:22 media drwxrwxrwx 22 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:22 modules drwxrwxrwx 11 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:22 plugins -rwxr-xr-- 1 web11 client1 304 2010-02-23 00:23 robots.txt drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2010-02-24 00:30 stats drwxrwxrwx 6 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:23 templates drwxrwxrwx 2 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 01:07 tmp drwxr-xr-x 4 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:23 xmlrpc Keep in mind that it is a newly created web site. Only joomla files are copied (through ssh) and joomla is installed. Thanks.
Ok. Now please create a FTP user and use a external FTP clint like the FireFTP firefox plugin to connect to the site, donload CHANGELOG.php php to your workstation and edit a line in it and the upload iat again into the webspace. Does it work and if not, post the exact error messages from fireftp.
Exact same behavior. The file is uploaded (FireFTP asks to overwrite it and i answered yes), but a new file with extension .1 is created instead of overwriting the old file. Code: /web # ls -la total 380 drwxr-xr-x 18 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-24 11:59 . drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 2009-12-18 21:07 .. drwxr-xr-x 11 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:20 administrator drwxrwxrwx 4 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 01:05 cache -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 97981 2010-02-23 00:20 CHANGELOG.php -rw------- 1 web11 client1 97991 2010-02-24 11:59 CHANGELOG.php.1 drwxrwxrwx 13 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:21 components -rw-rw-rw- 1 web11 client1 1685 2010-02-23 01:07 configuration.php -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 3409 2010-02-23 00:21 configuration.php-dist -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 1175 2010-02-23 00:20 COPYRIGHT.php -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 14894 2010-02-23 00:20 CREDITS.php drwxr-xr-x 2 web11 client1 4096 2009-12-18 20:51 error -rwxr-xr-- 1 web11 client1 1406 2009-12-18 20:51 favicon.ico -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 2771 2010-02-23 00:21 .htaccess -rwxr-xr-- 1 web11 client1 0 2009-12-18 20:51 .htaccess.original drwxrwxrwx 6 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:21 images drwxr-xr-x 8 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:21 includes -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 591 2010-02-23 00:21 index2.php -rwxr-xr-- 1 web11 client1 1861 2009-12-18 20:51 index.html.original -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 2052 2010-02-23 00:21 index.php -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 4344 2010-02-23 00:20 INSTALL.php drwxrwxrwx 5 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 01:01 language drwxr-xr-x 16 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:21 libraries -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 17816 2010-02-23 00:20 LICENSE.php -rw-r--r-- 1 web11 client1 27984 2010-02-23 00:20 LICENSES.php drwxrwxrwx 2 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:22 logs drwxrwxrwx 3 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:22 media drwxrwxrwx 22 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:22 modules drwxrwxrwx 11 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:22 plugins -rwxr-xr-- 1 web11 client1 304 2010-02-23 00:23 robots.txt drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2010-02-24 00:30 stats drwxrwxrwx 6 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:23 templates drwxrwxrwx 2 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 01:07 tmp drwxr-xr-x 4 web11 client1 4096 2010-02-23 00:23 xmlrpc No errors on FireFTP. Code: 227 Entering Passive Mode (10,215,0,125,225,143) STOR CHANGELOG.php 150 Accepted data connection 226-File successfully transferred 226 0.097 seconds (measured here), 0.96 Mbytes per second TYPE A 200 TYPE is now ASCII PASV 227 Entering Passive Mode (10,215,0,125,201,8) MLSD 150 Accepted data connection 226-Options: -a -l 226 34 matches total NOOP 200 dc.w $4E71 NOOP 200 dc.w $4E71 NOOP 200 dc.w $4E71 I have the same behavior with Filezilla as well. Only with ssh user i am able to overwrite files. Thanks
