The installer can't continue before file uploads are enabled.

[ken]

I am unable to use the installer to upload components / modules. It gives me this message:

The installer can't continue before file uploads are enabled. Please use the install from directory method.

Here are the system settings according to Mambo:

PHP built On:
Database Version: 4.0.14-max-log
PHP Version: 4.3.2
Web Server: Apache/1.3.28 (Unix) FrontPage/5.0.2.2634
WebServer to PHP interface: apache
Mambo Open Source Version: 4.5 Stable-1.0.2 [Elvis] 20/01/2004 23:29 GMT
User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1)
Relevent PHP Settings: Safe Mode: OFF
Open basedir: none
Display Errors: OFF
Short Open Tags: OFF
File Uploads: OFF
Magic Quotes: OFF
Register Globals: OFF
Output Buffering: OFF
Session save path: none
Session auto start: 0
XML enabled: Yes
Zlib enabled: Yes
Disabled Functions: none
WYSIWYG Editor: htmlarea2

The auto-install self-check showed that file_uploads was turned on. My host (godaddy) says it's on as well.

Any ideas? I've deployed Mambo on a number of hosts with no problem. This is the first time. Thanks!

[tonyskyday]

Is this when you are installing mambo? Or when you are installing components/modules/templates?

-Tony

[ken]

Originally Posted by tonyskyday

Is this when you are installing mambo? Or when you are installing components/modules/templates?

-Tony

It's after the initial installation ... when I'm trying to add new components/modules/templates. The basic installation of Mambo runs fine and I'm able to add content, etc. Thanks.

[tonyskyday]

Have you looked at your phpinfo? Is it posible the Master Value (set in php.ini) is File Uploads: On, but for whatever reason the local value (which can be set in httpd.conf or .htaccess) is File Uploads: Off?

-Tony

[ken]

Originally Posted by tonyskyday

Have you looked at your phpinfo? Is it posible the Master Value (set in php.ini) is File Uploads: On, but for whatever reason the local value (which can be set in httpd.conf or .htaccess) is File Uploads: Off?

-Tony

This is the only .htaccess file I can find and it's in my root directory:

# -FrontPage-

IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*

<Limit GET POST>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from all
</Limit>
<Limit PUT DELETE>
order deny,allow
deny from all
</Limit>
AuthName www.johndouglas2004.com
AuthUserFile /home/content/a/r/m/armydawg/html/_vti_pvt/xxx
AuthGroupFile /home/content/a/r/m/armydawg/html/_vti_pvt/xxx

This was a site I inherited and the previous guy used frontpage extensions. Could that be a cause? I'm in over my head when it comes to .htaccess files.

[ken]

Godaddy has disabled the phpinfo ability. Why, I'm not sure.

[alwarren]

Your .htaccess file is your problem. If you no longer need front page extensions, you can replace your .htaccess with the standard one that comes with Mambo. You can also delete the _vti folders.

[ken]

Originally Posted by alwarren

Your .htaccess file is your problem. If you no longer need front page extensions, you can replace your .htaccess with the standard one that comes with Mambo. You can also delete the _vti folders.

I swapped the old .htaccess file with the mambo version and deleted the _private directory. Uploads still are not working. The _vti folders are not showing up or they are at a higher level than root (which I do not have access to).

This is my directory structure:



Godaddy's customer support really stinks! Thanks for your help.

[spignataro]

you have file uploads turned off...go daddy disallows any type of file uploads...thus it is not recommended to use godaddy for any mambo or CMS hosting.

[yeeloon]

Hi,

I've encountered the same problem, just like Ken's. Godaddy and .htaccess problem. As I'm a newbie in these web hosting environment... can somebody guide on how can I redirect my mambo url 'http://www.coveragemag.com/mambo' to actually be hidden and instead just displaying 'http://www.coveragemag.com'.


Cheers.