Initial install - Error-403

JiveDig

I've just tried to install Vanilla forums. I currently have bbPress running, but i wanted to compare them side by side. On my server i have a bbPress folder and now the Vanilla-Garden-822518 folder.

I created a new database, but when i got to mysite.com/Vanilla-Garden-822518 i get "Error 403 - Forbidden
You tried to access a document for which you don't have privileges."

I tried renaming the folder to just "Vanillaforums" but got the same error.

What should i do? I'm assuming it's possible to have 2 separate forums running on the same server as long as it's separate folders/databases.

Help!

Tim

This sounds like a filesystem problem. At the linux command line, give 755 permissions to vanillaforums/ like this:
chmod 755 vanillaforums/
then give 777 permissions to the conf/, cache/, and uploads/, folders like this:
chmod 777 vanillaforums/conf/ vanillaforums/cache/ vanillaforums/uploads/

JiveDig

Oh man. . . i'm gonna need my hand held here.

Would i do this through terminal? I would assume you are talking about server side command lines though right?

I don't have anything weird with my iMac here in my office. . .i was assuming it would just work.
I have a Macbook at home if that changes anything.

JiveDig

Okay, i played around some more. . . including downloading a new version. . . they must've just changed from .10 to .11.

I'm trying it from Macbook at home now, and i get a new error -

"Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting '(' in /homepages/26/d343337235/htdocs/vanilla/bootstrap.php on line 64"

I don't want to give up on Vanilla just yet. . . it looks good. . . but this is really annoying to be days into it and not even messing around yet. bbPress installed in 1 minute without any issues on the same exact computers.

Help!

JiveDig

Turns out you can edit code right in Transmit 4. Sweet.

As per my error above - here is what's on line 64 in the bootstrap.php file

Gdn::FactoryInstall(Gdn::AliasConfig, 'Gdn_Configuration', PATH_LIBRARY_CORE.DS.'class.configuration.php', Gdn::FactorySingleton);

Which ',' do i turn into '(' ???

JiveDig

Oh the saga. I talked to 1and1 to make sure i was using php5, which is what another post suggested checking. I was told to make a .htaccess file with the code:

AddType x-mapp-php5 .php

and upload it to the server. I did this, and i'm still getting the exact same syntax error. Argg.

I also tried 755 and 777 on the suggested files/folders. . . same error still.

Flam

Did you edit bootstrap.php? Try downloading a new one and overwriting your old one.

Anyways, lines 63 to 65 look like this for me:
/// Install the configuration.
Gdn::FactoryInstall(Gdn::AliasConfig, 'Gdn_Configuration', PATH_LIBRARY_CORE.DS.'class.configuration.php', Gdn::FactorySingleton);
$Gdn_Config = Gdn::Factory(Gdn::AliasConfig);

Which is fine.

JiveDig

I downloaded and uploaded a new one, twice.
Your code is exactly the same as mine too.

This thread:
http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/127331/#Comment_127331

...refers to it being a php4 vs php5 error - which is why i confirmed with 1&1 that i was up to speed with php5. My last post above dealt with that, but still the same error.

JiveDig

YES YES YES YES.

tech support forwarded me to here:
http://faq.1and1.com/scripting_languages_supported/php/php5_upgrade/5.html

Turns out it really was a php5 issue. I wasn't dealing with the .htaccess file correctly. I named it delete.htaccess and uploaded it. . .then within Transmit i chose to show hidden files, and changed the name to ".htaccess"

Badabing. . . it works.

Phew.

Now i can start from the beginning with Vanilla