403 forbidden upon installation ?

[gungde3967]

hello chuck, my first post and i hope i'm not a nuisance to you ..

please help me, any help will be highly appreciated

i have followed your instruction here : http://www.photopost.com/classifieds/installphp.html

upload the folder as ordered, i put ppclassifieds inside my vb forum folder
as follows : http://g******.com/forum/classifieds

everything chmod'd as instructed i even edited the two config file so it would look for the same database as my vb installation.

error code :

Content visible to verified customers only.

my config-inc.php :

Content visible to verified customers only.

and this is my config-intc.php

Content visible to verified customers only.

is there something that i missed ? thanks !

[Chuck S]

What is the actual url?

Your php files except the config files are set to 644 right? Only the config files get set to 666.

[gungde3967]

hello chuck, this is my actual url :

Content visible to verified customers only.

thnx

[Chuck S]

Yeah looks to me like permissions issues personally

Your classifieds folder and directories should be 775 except for data and uploads should be 777

The actual files should be 664 unless otherwise noted in the install docs. Basically you dont have permission to access classifieds.

[gungde3967]

okay, i have changed the dir of classifieds to 775, and every directory inside it, except fot data and uploads (777)

and for the files ; 664 or 644 ? at post #2 you mentioned 644 .....

and this is the new error :

Content visible to verified customers only.

[Chuck S]

Have you asked your host about this?

I stated 644 correct.

Your host would know more about the server error and why you cant access things since this is a server error and not a software error.

Your host may have specific requirements above and beyond a normal install setup.

[gungde3967]

hmm... i'm afraid i'm getting lost too far here sir ...

i asked my host, and they cant help me because they are not familiar with VB + PP Clasifieds installation problems ,

could it be the script trying to access database problem ?
i notice there are 2 connection (?) CMIIW
take a look please (from the file config-inc.php:

1st :

Content visible to verified customers only.

2nd

// User database host address, or leave as localhost
$host_bb="localhost";

// If you want to use a prefix for your database tables, enter it here.
// NOTE: This variable can only be set PRIOR to your first installation of PhotoPost Classifieds;
// existing databases will not be changed and you will be unable to connect if you change
// this variable after performing a default installation.
$pp_db_prefix = "pp_";

// User database MySQL database name
//
// This is the variable for the User Database; if you are using Internal
// as your registration system, then these variables are the same as the
// ones above. If you are linking to a message board system,
// thse variables should be set to the database, user and password for that
// database.
$database_bb="ppclassifieds";

for that second code.. should i create a separate mysql database (?) or should i use the same as code #1 ? could this be a problem ?
thanks..

[Chuck S]

Your host should be able to tell you why you have a server issue trying to run that script. It sure looks permission related to me.

Thats not a software issue. Thats a server issue saying you dont have permission to run a script. If your host cant tell you why you get a 404 error then your host is not a good host.

[gungde3967]

hello chuck, thank you very much for your patience answering my questions..

apparently , yes you;re right. the fault is on the server side. Earlier i talked to less experienced customer care staff. This morning (my time) i talked to a different staff, and with his aid everything went smoothly

Thanks Chuck & PhotoPost !

[Chuck S]

Glad to assist have a good weekend.