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Posted by Ashford on October 11, 2006 at 8:24pm

Problem:
Page is displaying without the CSS features. Should the xxx.css files be treated as a script file and CHMOD to 750? CHMOD info from the webhost are shown at the end of this message.

Current settings are:

/all_dir_except_files -750
/files -770
/files/subdir -770
xxx.php -750
all-other-files -644

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CHMOD instructions from the web host:
PHP scripts run under the customer's username on our server instead of the "nobody" user, "everyone" needs no permissions. If scripts ask for 777, 770 is sufficient and will be far more secure.

All php and script files permissions must be set to 750. All other files such as HTML, images, or anything else needing to be accessed from the web should end in a permission level ending in 4; e.g. 644.

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Comments

my chmoddingthemes =

Posted by VM on October 11, 2006 at 8:36pm

my chmodding

all folders (except files folder) = 755
all files (except files folder files) = 644

files folder and all subdirectories under files = 775
files folder files = 664

your chmod same as mine

Posted by Ashford on October 11, 2006 at 9:04pm

Misunderstood, I thank you for the prompt reply and the CHMOD example. It matches what I am using other than swapping -0- for the last number on 775 and 755, which the webhost says I have to do. That tells me that it is not a CHMOD problem.

I tried switching to the default Blue Marine theme. That didn't help.

I did a VIEW SOURCE and the path to the css file looks okay.
<style type="text/css" media="screen">@import "themes/civicspace/admin/admin.css";</style>

The pages were working. While I was unplugged on vacation, something went haywire. I came home to error messages. The only other thing I have done is TRUNCATE the `cache` table to clear the original error message. Then, I saw the webhost's message to change the CHMOD settings.

I was certain ti was the CHMOD changes. Not sure where to start troubleshooting now.

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Check the rewrite rules in

Posted by Gary Feldman on October 11, 2006 at 10:13pm

Check the rewrite rules in .htaccess. Also, if you can get to the Apache logs, that might help.

Gary Feldman

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CHMOD did require 755

Posted by Ashford on October 15, 2006 at 9:31pm

VeryMisunderstood, you will be glad to know I understood you and misunderstood the webhost instructions.

I guess their warning to end all DIR in -0- applied to 770 only. Tech support wrote back and said to change the CHMOD 750 to 755. I followed your advice on the other settings and pages are once again visible.

You have the thanks of all the members in the Texas Master Naturalist -Heartwood Chapter. Now if I can figure out CRON, I can put this puppy out to play.

Ashford
http://heartwoodtmn.org

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Multisites

Posted by not_Dries_Buytaert on December 18, 2009 at 1:15am

For multisites:

sites/ 755
sites/{multisite folders}/ 555
sites/{multisite folders}/settings.php 444 (according to step 4 of http://drupal.org/getting-started/6/install/set-permissions)
sites/{multisite folders}/files/ 775 (though Drupal recommends 777 in step 2 of http://drupal.org/node/394704)
sites/{multisite folders}/files/{files} 644 (incl. .htaccess file)
sites/{multisite folders}/files/{folders}/ 775
sites/{multisite folders}/themes/ 755
sites/{multisite folders}/themes/{theme folders}/ 755

I suspect (but am unsure about this) that Drupal changes certain values in the DB, after it detects certain (changed) CHMOD settings.

Running Drupal 6.19 (or any newer stable version if available) with numerous modules for multi-sites.

I am guessing your base url is not set correctly

Posted by nevets on October 11, 2006 at 8:44pm

Under sites/default you should have a settings.php file with a line that sets $base_url
In you case it should look like

$base_url = 'http://heartwoodtmn.org';

or maybe

$base_url = 'http://www.heartwoodtmn.org';

Base url is correct

Posted by Ashford on October 11, 2006 at 9:32pm

Nevets, that was a good guess. I checked the base url just to be certain. It's correct. The site was working with the CSS files before I went on vacation.

In Sept, the webhost upgraded PHP to the latest stable version. Site worked fine after the upgrade.

I came back from vacation today and there was an error message about "cannot find MYI file..." I searched Drupal and found a recommendation to empty the `cache` table. Did that. Then, I could view the pages, but the css layout was missing.

I checked for any alerts from the webhost and found the one stating they insist on the CHMOD settings mentioned above. Edited the settings to match their guidelines. That didn't help either.

Any more places you think that could effect the CSS files?

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seems prudent to test

Posted by VM on October 11, 2006 at 10:07pm

seems prudent to test another setup, a fresh install on same server and see if a virgin install produces same problem. This should define whether its on your drupals end, or on your hosts end.

I also took notice to the fact that you are using the civicspace theme. according to the download page, that theme isnt updated to 4.7 yet. according to the note: http://drupal.org/project/Themes