I have noticed often that people get errors because of a wrong CHMOD when they move forums on another server or in similar situations.


It would be a good idea to have a Tool in ACP to check if all the needed folders have a proper CHMOD.

Doesn't the 'Permissions Checker' tool already do this?

Never noticed/used this tools :huh:

Where is it located? I'll have a look in ACP right now O.ò

Support tab, under the Diagnostics section.

Indeed, that's exactly what it does. ;)

[quote name='Μichael' date='15 May 2009 - 04:06 PM' timestamp='1242396384' post='1802092']Support tab, under the Diagnostics section.
Ah thanks that's explains why I never noticed it, I rarely use the support tab lol :rolleyes:


[quote name='bfarber' date='15 May 2009 - 04:42 PM' timestamp='1242398540' post='1802122']Indeed, that's exactly what it does. ;)
Is there any way to add also CHMOD checks for our applications? Maybe adding an xml file in the xml folder for the application?
I haven't checked the code yet but would be good if you can tell me :P

Definitely a +1 on this idea.

While the permissions checker is a good tool, it could be improved greatly with just one change:

Right now, all it tells you is that the permissions are "high enough", or "not high enough".

Much better would be an addition to tell you what they actually should *BE*, especially on servers that don't use PHPsuexec (where almost everything can be 755/644).

e.g. If 755 permissions are all that's required, and the directory is presently 777, have that be flagged green as before, but with (755) shown as a suggestion next to it. If it's 755, but actually needs 777, flag it red as before with (755) shown.

Same with files, and minimums. I use 444 for a couple things, 644 for others, some at 777, etc.

We don't actually retrieve the permissions directly (indeed I'm not sure if we can, though I haven't looked into it much). We simply check if writable directories/files are infact writable.

I have noticed a files.xml in the xml directory while I was packing IP.Shoutbox Beta 1.

Perhaps the "Permission Checker" could load those files.xml from each application and you can list there the folders that needs to be writable? :P

Something to consider in the future

Maybe in 3.1? :P