Problem: Selecting new theme = Bonk

monsto

Fresh installation. That is to say that the only thing I've done to a brand new installation is add 1 theme (downloaded and unzipped). When choosing that or either of the 2 installed/default themes, the main site goes "bonk". Clicking preview creates an immediate "bonk", and while going back one page shows the admin site again, it has the preview widget in the corner and the main site goes "bonk".

It's clear that I missed a setting somewhere that's creating this problem. Any ideas?

peregrine

you need to set w and x permissions on the compile directories. and verify that you have r +x on your theme directories

and that web owner and file permissions allow you do what you want to do. you can alos download version check plugin that shows you who is the owner of processes.

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/199091/#Comment_199091

the other thing you missed is providing the actual error, instead of saying bonk.
and the other thing you missed is stating your vanilla version in you OP when you have a problem

these may help as well

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/23130/forum-post-ettikett-etiquette

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/17954/food-for-thought-forum-etiquette

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/25115/how-to-how-can-a-new-user-better-help-the-community-when-asking-a-question

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/23483/advice-for-all-those-just-starting-out-with-vanilla

peregrine

you need to set w and x permissions on the compile directories. and verify that you have r +x on your theme directories

and that web owner and file permissions allow you do what you want to do. you can alos download version check plugin that shows you who is the owner of processes.

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/199091/#Comment_199091

the other thing you missed is providing the actual error, instead of saying bonk.
and the other thing you missed is stating your vanilla version in you OP when you have a problem

these may help as well

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/23130/forum-post-ettikett-etiquette

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/17954/food-for-thought-forum-etiquette

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/25115/how-to-how-can-a-new-user-better-help-the-community-when-asking-a-question

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/23483/advice-for-all-those-just-starting-out-with-vanilla

monsto

Thanks for the response.

I hadn't chmod 777 on /cache/Smarty and /cache/Smarty/compile. I originally followed the instructions in the readme.html. Did I miss that directive in install instructions somewhere else?

I had seen the text in the first link, but didn't believe it was applicable to me as I hadn't modded anything (which is what most of the post refers to).

Thanks again . . . onto the next bit.

[edit] Also, just a suggestion for a troubleshooting section in the readme and the docs with these little tidbits might help.

peregrine

[edit] Also, just a suggestion for a troubleshooting section in the readme and the docs with these little tidbits might help.

I don't disagree, it baffles me too. But most people don't read docs or readme's