Cannot install extensions on Joomla! 2.5

[rokkhit]

Hi,

I have a fresh installation of Joomla! 2.5.1 Stable [ Ember ] on CentOS 6.0 + Virtualmin. Joomla installed fine but when I attempted to install some extensions (for example, JCE editor), it just hung there!

I have checked file permissions and stuff and it seems that all are fine.

Any kind of help is appreciated.

If you need further information please let me know.

Also, I'm on a virtual server. So, I'd be able to provide it's root password, in case you want to have a look by yourself.

Thank you.

[havelm3]

I have a same problem.
Error looks like this:
* JFolder: :files: Path is not a folder. Path: /srv/www/htdocs/tmp/install_4f3d1615b135f
* JFolder: :folder: Path is not a folder. Path: /srv/www/htdocs/tmp/install_4f3d1615b135f
* JFolder: :files: Path is not a folder. Path: /srv/www/htdocs/tmp/install_4f3d1615b135f
* JInstaller: :Install: Cannot find Joomla XML setup file

Folder permissions are ok.. But zip files are uploaded with bad mask.
I tried to change mask for the ftp user. umask 755, or setting sgid bit to tmp folder.
But it doesn't work.

Zip files are still uploaded with bad permision -rw------- and it causes the problem.
I have Joomla 2.5.1. and Apache2. Ftp user is not wwwrun. I created wwwftp user for this purpose with home directory in htdocs.

thanks for any advice.

[Per Yngve Berg]

What is your php to web server interface?

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[havelm3]

I have solved the problem. The ftp protocol use bad mask.
This mask can be edited in vsftpd.conf.
try something like: find / -name vsftpd.conf
then go to the folder with vsftpd.conf and
type somting like: cat -n | grep mask
and edit the line with local_umask
to local_umask=022
then restart the srvice /etc/init.d/vsftpd restart

done... May be, it would be usefull...

[rokkhit]

havelm3, thanks for your suggestions. I have not yet been able to check my configuration, so I cannot say anything at this time.

But, being a newbie, let me ask a question, which might sound silly:

I have not enabled the ftp layer, when installing Joomla!. Does the vsftpd configuration still matter?

[rokkhit]

I have checked my configuration. Unfortunately, it turned out as I was expecting: there is no vsftpd.conf file on my system.
havelm3, thanks anyway for sharing your opinion, which may prove useful for other users.

Any suggestions are appreciated.