Unable to connect to entries.txt

chucktarv · Post by **chucktarv** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:37 pm

Script URL: http://www.michellesofdelaware.com/guestbook/gbook.php
Version of script: 1.34
Version of PHP: ?
Hosting company: Godaddy.com
Have you searched THIS FORUM for your problem: yes
(if not please do before posting)
If so, what terms did you try: CHMOD

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I'm not sure this is a chmod problem but if I could use the 666 chmod command it certainly would help. The site I'm working on is on a windows-based server that will allow me to change directory permissions but not chmod files. as a result I get the following error message "Can't open the log file (entries.txt) for reading! CHMOD this file to 666 (rw-rw-rw)!" The file is on http://www.michellesofdelaware.com/guestbook/gbook.php

Is there a work around for this problem.

Post by **Klemen** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:00 pm

Hi,

Reading old topics usually helps, there has been A LOT said about this topic.

Heck, I even wrote a short artivcle about it, see
http://www.phpjunkyard.com/ftp-chmod-tutorial.php
and read under "CHMOD on Windows servers"

chucktarv · Post by **chucktarv** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:07 pm

I agree. Reading past posts does help. I did that including the chmod tutorial. Unfortunately, the hosting plan my client selected does not have a cgi-bin directory. I'm actually lost here which is why I decided to post.

Klemen Stirn wrote:Hi,

Reading old topics usually helps, there has been A LOT said about this topic.

Heck, I even wrote a short artivcle about it, see
http://www.phpjunkyard.com/ftp-chmod-tutorial.php
and read under "CHMOD on Windows servers"

Post by **Klemen** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 6:41 pm

In that case you should contact your hosting company and ask them to set the correct file permissions for you. They should make the entires.txt file writable by scripts.

chucktarv · Post by **chucktarv** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:27 pm

Hi Klemen,

Thanks for your attention and for all you do here. I've convinced my client to switch to a linux server. That was the solution all along. Why should I drive myself crazy. Turns out he is not wedded to the windows platform after all.

Again. Thank you.

Klemen Stirn wrote:In that case you should contact your hosting company and ask them to set the correct file permissions for you. They should make the entires.txt file writable by scripts.