mamboxplorer will not let me chmod

[acaby]

I am running mambo4.5.2.3-phpshop-ecommerce edition
I used mamboxplorer and I tried to chmod com_remository writeable so I could add some dir's and files required for operation and mamboxplorer gave me the following error:
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Parse error: parse error, unexpected '@' in /home/acaby/public_html/mshop/administrator/components/com_mamboxplorer/
.include/fun_chmod.php on line 72
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Could someone please help me with this as I am at a standstill with my website
Thanks,
Arthur

[witmatix]

When looking at the file listed in your error, there does indeed appear to be a parse error.  Line 72, and surrounding relavent code, of $mambo_dir/administrator/components/com_mamboxplorer/.include/fun_chmod.php read:

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                  if( $do_recurse )
                        $ok = chmod_recursive( get_abs_item($dir,$item), bindec($bin) );
                  else
                        $ok @chmod( get_abs_item($dir,$item), bindec($bin) );

                  if(!$ok) {
                          show_error($item.": ".$GLOBALS["error_msg"]["permchange"]);
                  }

Whereas it should read:

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                  if( $do_recurse )
                        $ok = chmod_recursive( get_abs_item($dir,$item), bindec($bin) );
                  else
                        $ok = @chmod( get_abs_item($dir,$item), bindec($bin) );

                  if(!$ok) {
                          show_error($item.": ".$GLOBALS["error_msg"]["permchange"]);
                  }

Both ways work on our server, though I'm not sure why.  Try adding that extra "=" after the second $ok and see if that helps.  That should stop your parse error.

[QuickSync]

I just wanted to add.

MamboExplorer have troubles working in shared hosting environment.
CHMOD attempts in folder inside the root is always denied.

[Damienov]

Also try asking your host if the apache PHPSUEXEC is on
if its off, you will have problems with changing file permission