• Registered: 2004-12-30
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Topic: Help me with installing PunBB, please?

Error: Unable to write configuration cache file to cache directory. Please make sure PHP has write access to the directory 'cache'.

I get this error every time, i have searched the forums and i couldnt find anything that worked, any suggestions?

  • Connorhd
  • Connorhd
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  • Registered: 2004-06-13
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Re: Help me with installing PunBB, please?

you need to chmod the cache file in your ftp browser

rightclick, chmod, tick all boxes usually should come up with 777 somewhere

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  • From: VnOSS
  • Registered: 2004-09-04
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Re: Help me with installing PunBB, please?

try:

$ cd /path/to/punbb
$ chmod 0777 cache
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4 Reply by .ChUnK. (edited by .ChUnK. 2005-04-14 20:43)

  • Registered: 2004-12-30
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Re: Help me with installing PunBB, please?

ok, well it comes up:

http://img177.echo.cx/my.php?image=ok9zx.png

do i tick both bottom boxes or just one or neither? sorry im a bit slow today.

  • Connorhd
  • Connorhd
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  • Registered: 2004-06-13
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Re: Help me with installing PunBB, please?

you can untick the top three (Set UID, set GID, sticky) also delete all the .php files in the folder if therer are any

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  • Registered: 2004-12-30
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Re: Help me with installing PunBB, please?

sweet never mind, got it, thanks big_smile