.htaccess installation error

[slantpoint]

I am on GoDaddy.com's $3.95 cheap web hosting without Perl, but I called them and they assured me the basic package has .htaccess support, plus the 1 MySQL database and php.

But I'm having installation probs with .htaccess. When I pull up http://mydomain/s9y/serendipity_admin.php

To check your local webserver installation, serendipity needs to be able to write the file ".htaccess". This was not possible because of permission errors. Please adjust the permissions like this:
chmod go+rwx /home/content/n/y/y/nyyrc/html/s9y/
and reload this page.

I played with permissions, but to no avail. All files are in subfolder "s9y" right in main directory.

[garvinhicking]

You need to play properly with the permissions!

Go to FTP, select your parent 's9y' folder and apply 777 permissions. Also check that if a .htaccess file already exists you also chmod 777 it.

Regards,
Garvin

[slantpoint]

OK, how do I determine if .htaccess is there? I don't see a file in the root. I took a .htaccess from another domain I have and threw it in there, but no luck. What should the .htaccess file contain?

[garvinhicking]

If there is no .htaccess file existing, you don't need one. Just make sure your parent directory is writable for the server. Chmod777 if you're unsure. There definitely is an error in your permission setup, thus Serendipity cannot install itself. It needs to create its .htaccess file.

Regards,
Garvin

[slantpoint]

Yes, I guess there is no .htaccess because when I uploaded one at both the root and in the /s9y directory, and I was not rompted to overwrite.

I since deleted them.

/s9y is chmod 777.


It still says:

To check your local webserver installation, serendipity needs to be able to write the file ".htaccess". This was not possible because of permission errors. Please adjust the permissions like this:
chmod go+rwx /home/content/n/y/y/nyyrc/html/s9y/
and reload this page.

[garvinhicking]

Are you on a linux server? Do you have SSH access?

I need a "ls -la" full directory output of your /home/content/n/y/y/nyyrc/html/ folder plus the /home/content/n/y/y/nyyrc/html/s9y folder, please.

Regards,
Garvin

[StayPuft69]

I'm having the same exact problem with my install on a GoDaddy "deluxe" hosting plan.

My /s9y direectory is set to chmod 777.

It's on a linux server, but for some reason, I haven't been able to successfully login via SSH. (the connection to the server times out)

[garvinhicking]

Maybe you can ask the GoDaddy support and let them see if your permissions are right? I am really sure that it is a permission problem.

The only other way is that the Installation Path settings are wrong, but as far as I understood you guys, you weren't even able to access the config screen?

Regards,
Garvin

[slantpoint]

I am not a diirect MySQL guy - but only upload files and CHMOD via CuteFTP (pro version). I CHMOD'd all files, in every subdirectory to 777. Still prob with .htaccess. Want to take a look? I can give temp access. email me offline.