Need Drupal Help

Discussion in 'Drupal' started by forumSEO, Dec 21, 2007.

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    When changing the settings to a theme I have downloaded I get this error:
    Can someone please help me fix this problem.
     
    forumSEO, Dec 21, 2007 IP
  2. hotpop

    hotpop Peon

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    Would you like to give me more details ?
    Which version are you using?
    which theme do you want to install ?
     
    hotpop, Dec 21, 2007 IP
  3. Petey

    Petey Peon

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    Hi forumSEO

    Drupal needs a directory to store any files available for download from your website. Usually, this directory is named files and is created immediately below your install directory (at the same level as your themes, modules etc directories). Drupal doesn't create the directory for you (some historical reasons to do with drupal's public/private file transfer methods) .

    Create the directory and set permissions so drupal can write to it and you are done.

    HTH
     
    Petey, Dec 21, 2007 IP
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    what directory do I create and where?
     
    forumSEO, Dec 21, 2007 IP
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    Just create a directory called 'files' in your root directory.
     
    archard, Dec 21, 2007 IP
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    As Petey said mate. That is if you set the download method to public (The file system can be accessed from Administer >> Site Configuration >> File System), and this directory must be relative to the Drupal installation directory and be accessible over the web.

    So if you install drupal on /public_html/

    then the file system directory should be created at this location,

    /public_html/files/.

    If you installed your drupal on

    /public_html/drupal/

    then the file system directory should be created like this

    /public_html/drupal/files/

    What's the directory name? Up to you. It doesn't have to files. Permission make it writable by drupal

    If you decide to use the public download system and chmod the directory to 777 for directory permission don't use "files" as the directory name.. you're asking yourself for trouble.

    Hope that clear things up.
     
    ass45sin, Dec 26, 2007 IP