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1. jls6c
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hello. I just installed WP successfully, but when I try to edit the "default" theme using the Theme Editor, I get the following message:

   Warning: fopen(C:\Inetpub\vhosts\slowpokecomics.com\httpdocs\blog/wp-content/themes/default/index.php) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\slowpokecomics.com\httpdocs\blog\wp-admin\theme-editor.php on line 60

   Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at C:\Inetpub\vhosts\slowpokecomics.com\httpdocs\blog\wp-admin\theme-editor.php:60) in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\slowpokecomics.com\httpdocs\blog\wp-admin\theme-editor.php on line 75

   I have tried updating permissions in several places, to 766, including theme-editor.php, but am getting this message from my FTP client:

   Status: File transfer successful, transferred 9,121 bytes in 1 second
   Status: Set permissions of '/blog/wp-admin/theme-editor.php' to '766'
   Command: SITE CHMOD 766 theme-editor.php
   Response: 500 'SITE CHMOD 766 theme-editor.php': command not understood

   Any ideas?

2. jls6c
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Adding: I had to move my WP files to a subdirectory from root after installing, which may have messed with permissions, although everything has been working great up till now.

   Also, I believe my site is hosted on a Windows server, not Unix, which may be complicating attempts to CHMOD. Just a guess.

3. batrachoid
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   This doesn't really seem to be a file permissions issue. If the theme doesn't have the proper permissions, the editor usually just gives you a notice under the editor box saying something like "You need to make this file writable."

   Since you haven't added any content yet, I suggest uploading a fresh copy of wordpress.

4. jls6c
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hmm, thanks. Helpful to know that it's probably not permissions. I'm not sure what could have gone wrong since I've done so little so far (aside from carefully moving the files) but I will try to reinstall.

5. jls6c
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Well, I cleared out my old database, set up a new one, and uploaded a new copy of WordPress, and I'm still getting the same weird error message if I try to make any changes to the two templates that come with WP.

   Warning: fopen(C:\Inetpub\vhosts\slowpokecomics.com\httpdocs\blog/wp-content/themes/classic/rtl.css) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\slowpokecomics.com\httpdocs\blog\wp-admin\theme-editor.php on line 60

   Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at C:\Inetpub\vhosts\slowpokecomics.com\httpdocs\blog\wp-admin\theme-editor.php:60) in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\slowpokecomics.com\httpdocs\blog\wp-admin\theme-editor.php on line 75

   Could this be a bug with the new version, or some problem with my host? As usual, everything else works fine. Have not tried creating my own template yet, or installing another.

6. jls6c
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Also, I just tried to install a new theme, and got this error message:
   
   Warning: touch() [function.touch]: Unable to create file C:\Inetpub\vhosts\slowpokecomics.com\httpdocs\blog/wp-content/white-as-milk.tmp because Permission denied in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\slowpokecomics.com\httpdocs\blog\wp-admin\includes\file.php on line 184

7. jls6c
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   And under that, it says: Download failed. Could not create Temporary file

8. batrachoid
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Could your host have denied you permissions?

   The templates files are writable, right?

   Can you make changes via FTP?

   Check the theme-editor.php for any blank lines or spaces at the beginning and remove them.

9. jls6c
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I was able to download theme-editor.php, make a small change, and re-upload. (When I opened it in Notepad, there were lots of "square" characters that I assume are returns. I deleted one square at the end.) Going back into the editor, I'm still getting the same error message when I try to update.

   For some reason, permissions don't show up on my FTP client, FileZilla. The area under the "Permissions" column is blank. When I try to to set permissions using the right-click tool, FileZilla says "command not understood."

   I'm starting to think this is a problem with my host, as a friend of mine who wrote a script for my site once expressed great frustration with the Windows server on which my site is hosted. Yet I don't know exactly what to ask tech support to do for me.

   Thanks for your help so far.

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