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#16467 how to make configuration.php writable

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Latest post by karen444 on Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:04 CDT

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 08:29 CDT

karen444
Mandatory information about my setup:

Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? YES
Have I searched the tickets before posting? YES
Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? YES, Admin tools guide p.51
Joomla! version: 2.5.11
PHP version: (unknown)
MySQL version: (unknown)
Host: hostpapa
Admin Tools version: 2.5.5

Description of my issue:
Hi!
I am going through the process of reading the Admin Tools guide and apply the things that are mentioned. I would like to change the database table prefix, but I do not know how to make the configuration.php writable. Would it be possible to explain to me how that can be done ?

I have looked into your search engine and found no similar issue, I also went in the joomla forum but no luck there either (the only ones I found were not understandable).

I also tried the FTP option but I do not understand why that did not work either.

Thanks for your help,
Karine

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 08:46 CDT

tampe125
Hi Karine,

as a very temporary solution, you can change configuration.php permissions to 777, do the changes that you want to do and then revert it to the previous value.
Please keep in mind that 777 is named "The Number of The Beast", because it will open a very huge security issue in your site: so change it as soon as possible when you finished your work.

Davide Tampellini

Developer and Support Staff

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Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:04 CDT

karen444
Great ! It's that easy. Done and everything seems fine.
Thanks !
Karine

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