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Hello, I am unable to change or set global configuration for my Joomla1.5 site http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/. I get an error like "unable to open configuration.php..." Also, I am unable to install new joomla1.5 templates- I get a warning "failed to move file...unable to find install package..."

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks.

swabha

This problem occurs when the permissions for the .php file is under anything other than CHMOD 777. You can log on to your FTP and try to change it by going to Configurations.php> Right Click >Change Permission > Now tick all the boxes or type 777.

If your hosting provider does not let you change the permissions of your files, than upload a new file called change.php in the joomla folder

<?php chmod('configuration.php', 0777);

Open it by going to http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ and it should change the CHMOD by itself. Though, putting it to 777 is dangerous and anyone can access your files so after you config it, create a file file called unchange.php with the following code and open it:

<?php chmod('configuration.php', 0644);

Edited April 16, 2010 by deadmad7 (see edit history)

<?php chmod('configuration.php', 0777);?>

This will only work if the directory that the file is in is itself chmod'd to 0777. Otherwise, the permissions of the directory will prevent chmod() from working. Therefore it is better to chmod either through FTP or through some kind of control panel that can change permissions of files.