how and where to install FUDforum under Apache2

[Thufir]

On Sun, 06 May 2012 10:13:59 +0200, Patrick Asselman wrote:

> On Sat, 5 May 2012 16:01:53 -0700, Thufir wrote:
>> I'm trying to install http://www.fudforum.org/, and get:
>>
>>
>> 	FUDforum Installation Wizard
>>
>> Please grant read/write permissions on this installation file () to the
>> web-server user to proceed.
>>
>> http://localhost/fudforum/install.php
>>
>>
>> The install files are as so:
>>
>> thufir at dur:~$
>> thufir at dur:~$ ll /var/www/fudforum/
>> total 2804
>> drwxr-xr-x 2 thufir thufir    4096 2012-05-05 03:52 ./ drwxr-xr-x 5
>> root   root      4096 2012-05-05 03:28 ../ -rw-r--r-- 1 thufir thufir  
>> 18383 2012-05-05 03:28 COPYING -rw-r--r-- 1 thufir thufir 2709669
>> 2012-05-05 03:28 fudforum_archive -rw-rw-r-- 1 thufir thufir     635
>> 2012-05-05 03:51 install.ini -rwxr-xr-x 1 thufir thufir   61782
>> 2012-05-05 03:45 install.php* -rw-r--r-- 1 thufir thufir    1782
>> 2012-05-05 03:28 README -rw-r--r-- 1 thufir thufir    7184 2012-05-05
>> 03:28 uninstall.php -rw-r--r-- 1 thufir thufir   47345 2012-05-05 03:28
>> upgrade.php thufir at dur:~$
>> thufir at dur:~$ head /var/www/fudforum/install.php <?php
>> /
>> 
>> 
***************************************************************************
>> * copyright            : (C) 2001-2012 Advanced Internet Designs Inc. *
>> email                : forum at prohost.org * $Id: install.php 5454
>> 2012-04-18 14:34:40Z naudefj $ *
>> * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
>> it
>> * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
>> * Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
>> 
>> 
***************************************************************************/
>> thufir at dur:~$
>>
>>
>>
>> Now, this is under apache2.  Is the problem that I have this in the
>> wrong
>> directory?  Should it be in home somehow?  I'd rather not delve into
>> Apache too much, and just use the Apache from apt-get.
>>
>> Just some pointers on how get started, please.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> Thufir
> 
>  It sounds like you need to change ownership of the install.php file,
>  just like the error message said: "Please grant read/write permissions
>  on this installation file () to the web-server user to proceed."
> 
>  Right now it is owned by user thufir and group thufir, and not writable
>  by others. So do a "chown webserver install.php" or something like
>  that, and then access the install.php via the web to see if it works.
>  http://your.webserver.org/fudforum/install.php
> 
>  Best regards,
>  Patrick Asselman


your.webserver.org/ gives "The domain webserver.org may be for sale by 
its owner!"

However, you were absolutely correct, I ran chown www-data on the script 
and a few associated directories.


thanks,

Thufir