Installation "successful" but cannot reach admin

[samagra]

Hello, I am - you guessed it! - new to Joomla. I have been using 1.5 locally using XAMPP with no real problems. My next step is to install Joomla on the web server.

I uploaded all the Joomla files into the httpdocs directory of the site. I went through the installation, and at last it said Joomla was successfully installed, with the following warning:

Warning: file_put_contents(C:\Inetpub\vhosts\samagra.co.in\httpdocs\configuration.php) [function.file-put-contents]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\samagra.co.in\httpdocs\installation\installer\models\model.php on line 850

I then noticed the large red print instructing me to delete the installation directory before going any further. I deleted the installation folder. Then I clicked the "Admin" and was given an error, saying that the installation directory could not be found! I re-uploaded the installation folder.

Now, when I try to access http://www.samagra.co.in/administrator, or administrator/index.php, it takes me back to the first screen of the installation process (choose language). I tried to go through the installation process again, but it times out when I try to get through the database setup page.

Perhaps this is because the database has already been written into the existing installation? What am I missing here? I'm not sure at this point whether the installation has been successful, how I can reach the admin or view the site, and what is going on with the installation directory. Below I've answered as many of the technical questions about my system, as I can.

Release version: 1.5.7
System Information: We created a MySQL database using the Plesk control panel
Your OS: Windows XP
Is .htaccess file in use? : it is in the httpdocs directory at the web server

Please help!
Kind regards,

Nikhil

[Roar]

At the end of the installation, Joomla writes a configuration.php file to your httpdocs, and most likely is this folder not writable. So no configuration.php is written and this way the installation is starting over again.

So make sure your httpdocs folder is writable, start with a new empty database and try again.

[samagra]

Thanks for the response - the guy at the web hosting company says to create a virtual directory in plesk, and give write permissions to said directory, and install joomla there.

I've never done such a think but I'll give it a try - let's say I install successfully in a virtual directory, then will I have to move everything over to httpdocs in order to get the site live?

Thanks again
Nic

[samagra]

sorry for the dumb question - I'm just now learning about the virtual directory installation. Will come back if something goes awry. Thanks again.

[samagra]

Ok, I was able to create a virtual directory and start the installation process from there.

Everything was successful until the finish, where I was again told joomla was successfully installed, this time with the following error:

Warning: file_put_contents(C:\Inetpub\vhosts\samagra.co.in\httpdocs\configuration.php) [function.file-put-contents]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\samagra.co.in\httpdocs\installation\installer\models\model.php on line 850

The virtual directory has all available permissions, even the ones whose meanings I don't know.

Again, when I click the "admin" or "view site" buttons, I'm taken back to installation page one.

Please help, thanks again.

[samagra]

Install successful - manually wrote configuration.php-dist file, changed to configuration.php, and uploaded after install process. Deleted installation directory. Thanks for help.

[weasel69]

Install successful - manually wrote configuration.php-dist file, changed to configuration.php, and uploaded after install process. Deleted installation directory. Thanks for help.

This is the only way I could get my installation to work ... thanks for steering me in the right direction

[heathman]

Hello Everyone,

I have done some research into your errors, by installing Joomla on my own computer, the reason for this error is that you need to share your HTTPDOCS folder or your Webroot, once this is shared you won't see that error, if you have any problems feel free to e-mail me @

heathmanm @ nmrcomputers . net

Thanks!
Michael

[vordesigns]

You need create rights on the root of the installation to build the config file.

[heathman]

yes when you share it iis_iusr can use the folder with the correct permissions

[ismat_yon]

Hi there.

Please help me. I'm facing same problem and the message appeared as per belows...

Warning: file_put_contents(C:\inetpub\wwwroot\joomla\configuration.php) [function.file-put-contents]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\joomla\installation\installer\models\model.php on line 850

Hope that u can help me. TQ

I try to find htdocs folder, but it was nowhere...