INCLUDE_ERROR frustration!

neotim · Post by **neotim** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 2:09 am

Ok, I did a search about this error and read a number of solutions, none of which work for me.

I have two blogs on the same server. And both of them are all of a sudden giving me this error now. The serendipity_config_local.inc.php file is showing permissions of 700, and I'm unable to download a copy of it, delete it, or change permissions on it.

I tried creating a php file with the code below:

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<?php
chmod('serendipity_config_local.inc.php', 0777);
?>

I tried accessing the file, and I just got the same include_error.

What can I do to get my blogs back up and running!!!

neotim · Post by **neotim** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 2:25 am

I finally got the fixperm thing to at least run... but this is what I get:

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Warning: chmod(): No such file or directory in /home3/neotim/neotim-www/blog/scr8694.php on line 2

Any suggestions?

neotim · Post by **neotim** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 2:30 am

dude... I'm on a roll tonight!

Ok, my path was wrong - fixed it and I get this now:

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Warning: chmod(): Operation not permitted in /home3/neotim/neotim-www/blog/fixperm.php on line 2

Here's the fixperm file:

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<?php
chmod('/home3/neotim/neotim-www/blog/serendipity_config_local.inc.php', 0777);
?>

Now I'm really stumped

judebert · Post by **judebert** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 3:49 am

Essentially, it's telling you that you're not allowed to chmod. That's not especially surprising: usually only root is allowed to chmod (or override the file system in any way). Sometimes FTP will be allowed to do it.

I think you're traveling the right path, though: that file has got to be changed! Contact your sysop/sysadmin/whatever. Sounds like they made a change to the way they run their scripts.

How did the permissions get changed in the first place?

neotim · Post by **neotim** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:11 am

judebert wrote:How did the permissions get changed in the first place?

I'm not sure if I did it or not. I was changing permissions earlier today in a totally different folder (a different project), but I know I didn't change anything in either of my blog folders.

I'll contact tech support and have them try to chmod.

neotim · Post by **neotim** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:11 am

Ok, my host tech changes perms to 777, and everything works now. They said this:

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the situation on those files is strange.  It might be do to an automated security script on our end.  In some versions of serendipity there was a vulerability in in that config file.

What should the permissions be? I tried 770 and it wouldn't work, so I have it sitting at 777 now, which is a security risk, isn't it.

Post by **garvinhicking** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:32 am

Usually the file should be owned by the HTTP process user, and only be read+writable for that user, and not for any other users.

HTH,
Garvin