Install Wizard Errors not clear

Anonymoose

On running the install wizard, we get this error:

This location is not writable: /home/website/html/plugins/SphinxSearch/install/output.txt
Must CHMOD 777 this directory

bash: CHMOD: command not found

Should give a better error.

1. The command chmod is lowercase on case sensitive systems.
2. The location listed is the output.txt file, rather than the directory one should chmod.

Actually, it looks like both the directory and all files already in it need to be chmod 777.

mcu_hq

alright, I'll change that

x00

Personally I don't think you should be telling people to chmod anything 0777.

People only do that becuase the don't know how to assign roles and users, and don't understand the significance of permissions.

Very rarely is there a need for 0777.

If you want to problematically get the process user for thier information

$ProcessUser = function_exists('posix_getpwuid') ? posix_getpwuid(posix_geteuid()) : get_current_user();
echo $ProcessUser['name'];

x00

Still a good job with this project.

mcu_hq

So you are saying to give the web user write permissions only? I just take the lazy, "catch-all" approach.

x00

You shouldn't assume it can. That is the webmaster's job. You can give them hints though.

Actually try to change the permission with php can result in lower permission than you currently have. You can create right mess.

Anonymoose

@x00 said:
Still a good job with this project.

Indeed, very good job.

Anonymoose

Yes, x00 is right. 0777 is not a good idea, it is much better to take a minimal approach to permissions for security reasons.