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Re: trying to install phpBB forum

David Cary Hart

2006-08-25, 10:45 pm

On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 23:22:54 GMT, "Nospam" <nospam@home.com> opined:
> I am following the instructions to install phpBB2 on my server, I
> have chmodded the files to administrator only, however when trying
> to login as the admin I get a page not found however I had deleted
> the install and contrib directories as specified, but each time I
> try and login after having double checked and triple checked that
> the path is correct to the admin/index.php I get a page not found.
>
> I am a little stuck on where t o from here
>
>
The files have to be owned by Apache (or "nobody" depending upon your
configuration.

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Jerry Stuckle

2006-08-25, 10:45 pm

David Cary Hart wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 23:22:54 GMT, "Nospam" <nospam@home.com> opined:
>
>
> The files have to be owned by Apache (or "nobody" depending upon your
> configuration.
>

Or, more correctly:

They can be owned by the user Apache runs under, a group in which
Apache belongs, or anyone. But you have to set the appropriate read
access bits (owner/group/world) depending on who the owner is.

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