Installation of mods with latest version of TP

[snoopy_inc]

Hi there,

What is the correct procedure of installing mods onto the forum when you have the latest smf with latest tp?
Doesnt work the same way it used to not to mention that there is some sort of procedure.  Let me explain

1) change to default core theme.
2) install mod
3) alter mod for the theme that you use

That is what i have been told.... what i dont understand is how to alter the mod to work for the theme,  any help on this would be appriciated.

Thanks

[akulion]

The easiest way is to put ur package in this Package parser
http://server.daniel15.com/smf/package.php

It will give you details of what to modify in which file for the theme.

All you will have to do is go over to your Themes/theme_name
folder, download the files required and do the edits.

NOTE: Do the edits ONLY for files where a failure notice was received when installing via your package manager.

Also not all themes use he same files, so if a file is missing for a theme, then it picks that file from the default theme.

So in case you received an error message for a file and you could not find it in your theme then look in Themes/default for that file

[snoopy_inc]

Doesnt it get confusing then ?  surley after about 3 mods where you have to alter the files there  is no way you going to know which is the original?

Or have i just lost the plot?

[snoopy_inc]

Hrm... stupid question but what if you get a permission error when you try apply mod... what do i have to chmod again?

[IchBin]

You have to chmod what ever it tells you to chmod. It may be easier if you go into the package manager section of SMF and then go into settings I think. From there you can use the cleanup permissions thing. I think you supply your FTP info and it should fix it.

[snoopy_inc]

I realise that and played with it also IchBin.

Here is the error

An Error Has Occurred!
You cannot download or install new packages because the Packages directory or one of the files in it are not writable!

I have dealt with this before and to solve it i had to redo the permissions for the whole forum to 777

Would help me more if it was specific and i knew what files to make 777

[snoopy_inc]

Noting that the package directory is 777

[JPDeni]

It would appear that you need to make the Packages directory and all files within it writeable. That's where I would check first.

[snoopy_inc]

I did that and it allowed me to go further but i get this problem now

:error:

Fatal error: packageinstall() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/html/***/forum/Packages/temp/./linksql.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php:/usr/share/pear') in /home/html/***/forum/Sources/Packages.php on line 549

[snoopy_inc]

Once it has thrown me that error i go back to my homepage and look at package manager... it shows as not installed.  When i try click on apply mod again it throws an error saying : You cannot download or install new packages because the Packages directory or one of the files in it are not writable!