Hey,
I've just installed a fresh version of smf 1.1 (not 1.1.1) and went into the admin controls ---> package installer and it said:
"You cannot download or install new packages because the Packages directory or one of the files in it are not writable!"
I've changed the settings of every file associated with smf and tp to 777 now... and yet still no luck, there are no other addictional mods etc
Any ideas ?
Yes, manuall install
Download the manuall install package and then the premade files from the installations board.
Read the other topics in the installations board if you run in to more troubble.
I really apreciate your help, I have been searching the forums on and off for the last few hours and finally decided to post. I realise the search function is there etc but easily get confused with things like this and stressed after things going wrong.
I will try a manual install and look for a guide on how to do it.
Keep up the great work and hopefully i won't be back :/ :p (if you know what i mean)
thank you
I've completed the manual install and copied over the files from the stick and everything seems to be working. However at the bottom of the site im getting
Sorry, the copyright must be in the template.
Please notify this forum's administrator that this site is using an ILLEGAL copy of SMF!
Any ideas ?
Is this from the default theme ?
yep, i litteraly jsut installed a clean version of smf and then did the manual install.
Not other files apart from those within the smf zip and tp zips have been added.
In your index.template.php file for the default theme.
Replase the code with this one for the copywrite.
// Show the "Powered by" and "Valid" logos, as well as the copyright. Remember, the copyright must be somewhere!
echo '
<div id="footerarea" style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1ex;', $context['browser']['needs_size_fix'] && !$context['browser']['is_ie6'] ? ' width: 100%;' : '', '">
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"><!-- // --><![CDATA[
function smfFooterHighlight(element, value)
{
element.src = smf_images_url + "/" + (value ? "h_" : "") + element.id + ".gif";
}
// ]]></script>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center" width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="28%" valign="middle" align="', !$context['right_to_left'] ? 'right' : 'left', '">
<a href="http://www.mysql.com/" target="_blank"><img id="powered-mysql" src="', $settings['images_url'], '/powered-mysql.gif" alt="', $txt['powered_by_mysql'], '" width="54" height="20" style="margin: 5px 16px;" onmouseover="smfFooterHighlight(this, true);" onmouseout="smfFooterHighlight(this, false);" /></a>
<a href="http://www.php.net/" target="_blank"><img id="powered-php" src="', $settings['images_url'], '/powered-php.gif" alt="', $txt['powered_by_php'], '" width="54" height="20" style="margin: 5px 16px;" onmouseover="smfFooterHighlight(this, true);" onmouseout="smfFooterHighlight(this, false);" /></a>
</td>
<td valign="middle" align="center" style="white-space: nowrap;" class="smalltext">
', theme_copyright(), ' <br />', tportal_version() , '
</td>
<td width="28%" valign="middle" align="', !$context['right_to_left'] ? 'left' : 'right', '">
<a href="http://validator.w3.org/check/referer" target="_blank"><img id="valid-xhtml10" src="', $settings['images_url'], '/valid-xhtml10.gif" alt="', $txt['valid_xhtml'], '" width="54" height="20" style="margin: 5px 16px;" onmouseover="smfFooterHighlight(this, true);" onmouseout="smfFooterHighlight(this, false);" /></a>
<a href="http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/check/referer" target="_blank"><img id="valid-css" src="', $settings['images_url'], '/valid-css.gif" alt="', $txt['valid_css'], '" width="54" height="20" style="margin: 5px 16px;" onmouseover="smfFooterHighlight(this, true);" onmouseout="smfFooterHighlight(this, false);" /></a>
</td>
</tr>
</table>';
// Show the load time?
Firstly I just want to say I'm really appreciating your help and fast response times it really is unreal how good your being - Thank you :)
I have replaced the code with the segment you posted but it doesn't seem to have helped.
You can view the installation on www.theinvictus.co.uk to see it if it helps :/
Well I upgraded the forums to 1.1.1 and used the other quick fix patch (couldn't think of anything else :/) and all seems to be fine now.
Once again thank you for your help and keep up the amazing work.
Thank you, and Im glad you got it working :)