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Fresh install. Server is Windows Server 2008 Web Server. PHP (latest version as of May, 26th, 2009) installed and apparently working. The issue is when I start the install, the folders CACHE, FILES, STORE are always listed as UNWRITABLE. Checked permissions (IIS_USR**** has full rights) and it seems to be all correct. The permissions on folders under IIS or Server 2008 for that matter are shown as read-only if you open explorer and check the folder properties. But it says it is for folders only and that is indeed the case as I can create any files under them, modify, etc.
No matter what I do the installer cannot continue. Again, the folder permissions do seem to be just fine. I am completely lost!
Thanks for any ideas guys!
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narqelion wrote:IIS7 is a little different on the anonymous web user group permissions. Have you assigned the NetworkService account 'Full Control' of those folders?
Such account does not exist at all on Windows Server 2008 Web Edition. It is definitely not there and as I mentioned this is a fresh install.
Yes, just went through the document and there were some minor things I had to change on PHP.INI. Everything else seems exactly like what is in the link you sent me and PHP seems to be working just fine. But PHPBB refuses to install, always complaining about these three folders being unwritable.
Why it does that is beyond me. As I said I can definitely go in the folder and create files, no problem. I think PHPBB is trying to read the folder permissions somehow instead of actually trying to write a file in the folder. If that is the case it will definitely not work on IIS7 on Server 2008 Web Edition.
I patched the box using the patch described on the article you posted the URL and no change at all.
I think we found a bug on PHPBB.
tsmvp wrote: As I said I can definitely go in the folder and create files, no problem.
But you are only testing your own permissions, not those of your web server software when you do this.
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I got it. For some reason if you have the local Users group (the group Users) with no write rights, it fails. Why PHPBB relies on the local Users group I have no idea.
As soon as I gave that group permissions, it worked.
Now gotta get it up and running.
tsmvp wrote:...Why PHPBB relies on the local Users group I have no idea.
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It is not phpBB which determines where the permissions come from, it is your web server software.
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