Errors with config file and version upgrades.

[petronius]

I was having trouble with serendipity not being able to find the config file, and so I uploaded the 0.8.4 update (was 0.8.1). That didn't help, and I realised the issue was with the config file permissions. However, after I fixed the permissions and went to install the update, I've gotten the following messages:

Version specific tasks:

No version specific tasks found

It appears you do not need any upgrades run

So I clicked on 'Consider Serendipity upgraded' and got the following:

Warning: fopen(/hsphere/local/home/ekmesnz/dissentispatriotic.net/serendipity/serendipity_config_local.inc.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /hsphere/local/home/ekmesnz/dissentispatriotic.net/serendipity/include/functions_installer.inc.php on line 36

and the 'return to your blog' link. However, when I go back to the blog page, I only get the 'Serendipity has detected that your currently installed Serendipity version is 0.8.1. It seems you are attempting to upgrade to version 0.8.4, so you need to click here to continue the upgrade process' message. Any thoughts on the problem? These issues coincided with another php bit of software not working, both of which use the same mySQL databse, but my webhost claims it isn't a problem with the database.

[garvinhicking]

The error is very simple - the config file that is mentioned is not writable for PHP, you need to fix those permissions.

One thing we always say for people to upgrade: They need to make sure that .htaccess and serendipity_config_local.inc.php are read- and writable for PHP.

Best regards,
Garvin