Hello,
I'm new to these forums and to Drupal so please bare with me, I've had a lot of info to take in the last few days...
I'm installing the Drupal version 6.3 using XAMPP on a Windows XP professional 2002 w/Service Pack 2.
I installed XAMPP ok, everything's running, I created a MySql database and I got to the page to being Drupal installation. I got the error message: 'The Drupal installer requires that you create ./sites/default/settings.php as part of the installation process, and then make it writable. If you are unsure how to grant file permissions, please consult the on-line handbook.'
I went into My Computer and unchecked the 'use simple file sharing' box.
I copied the default.settings.php file and created a settings.php file. I don't have Microsoft Office on my computer so I had to use Wordpad to create the new file (I don't know if this matters).
A problem I've run into is with Wordpad, Text, even the folders, on my version of Windows I don't have a 'security' tab under Properties. The closest I get is a 'sharing' tab and that's only with folders.
I've tried putting the file into a folder then editing the sharing button to 'share this folder' but it doesn't work. So I don't have a way to grant file permissions.
Has anyone else had this problem and found something that works?
Thanks,
Joe
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you can change file permissions with an FTP tool or at the command line.
There may also be a way to do so through your XAMMP set up you can check that documentation for "file permissions"
when you talk about sharing, it sounds to me like you are using the sharing over a network settings and that is not what happens in a server environment.
basically you need to set the file to 777, look up CHMOD or "file permissions" for more information.
Thank you
I've never used an FTP tool before. I have FileZilla. Can anyone offer me explicit, step-by-step instructions about how to use FileZilla to change file permissions? I looked in the forum at their website and couldn't find an answer. This may seem like a stupid question, but I'm appreciative of the help I get.
Thanks,
Joe
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right click on the file and choose file attributes
Hello again, I have
Hello again,
I have FileZilla open, I see my files in Local Site, when I right click on a folder I don't see File Attributes.
All the choices I have are; Create Directory, Delete or Rename.
Does anyone know what I need to do to get File Attributes as an option?
I'm sorry, I'm new to FoxZilla, actually all of this and am learning very slowly.
Thank you,
Joe
the answer?
find the file in explorer, right click and choose 'properties'
a box will pop up
at the bottom you will see 'attributes'
uncheck 'read-only' and hit 'ok'
you're done
this will not work for the
this will not work for the xampp on xp
jljcorona would like to
jljcorona would like to develop web sites using drupal on local machine. FileZilla does not allow file permission change on local machine.
anyone know how to change file permission on xp with xampp / apache.
thanks a lot
Files don't have permissions
Files don't have permissions on your local machine. The file permissions the posts are referring to are Linux permissions which don't apply to your local server installation on Windows.
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Hi there, couple of things.
1) Get a real text editor - http://www.e-texteditor.com is great, http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm is free.
2) I use Wampserver and Dreamweaver on Windows and never, ever, set any permissions. Just create the necessary folders, upload them and it works.
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I don't understand why you want to edit your settings.php file with a text editor.
Drag and drop (right mouse) in your local machine your default.settings.php and rename it to settings.php.
There's no need to change file permissions when windows do not support this type of permissions!.
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