In the manual it states "must CHMOD 777 your admin directory". However, if I do then I can't access the admin section. I get a 404 and when checking the error logs it states "error: directory is writable by others:"
So, will the Automated backups still work if the admin dir is chmod 755? Set at that I can access the admin section
Servers that don't like 777 should work as 755. Servers that do like 777 won't work as 755. So I gather you should set 755 at Admin -> Settings -> System as your directories value, but most people need 777 there.
Same problem here as I think a few others may have had.
777ing the admin directory doesn't let things work but 755ing does.
However ...... I am getting the error message (connected I don't know??) that shell_exec() has been disabled for security reasons (by my ISP?), which is giving a problem at line 28 of export.php.
Is there anything easy I can do to still get a backup out of the database. I am a total novice in MySQL and PHP, having just emigrated here from PERL.
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In the manual it states "must CHMOD 777 your admin directory". However, if I do then I can't access the admin section. I get a 404 and when checking the error logs it states "error: directory is writable by others:"
So, will the Automated backups still work if the admin dir is chmod 755? Set at that I can access the admin section
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Servers that don't like 777 should work as 755. Servers that do like 777 won't work as 755. So I gather you should set 755 at Admin -> Settings -> System as your directories value, but most people need 777 there.
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Thanks Paul!
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Hello Paul
Same problem here as I think a few others may have had.
777ing the admin directory doesn't let things work but 755ing does.
However ...... I am getting the error message (connected I don't know??) that shell_exec() has been disabled for security reasons (by my ISP?), which is giving a problem at line 28 of export.php.
Is there anything easy I can do to still get a backup out of the database. I am a total novice in MySQL and PHP, having just emigrated here from PERL.
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If your host doesn't allow shell_exec then you need to use phpmyadmin or your hosting control panel (like CPanel) for your backups.
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Thanks Paul Got that one now.