Today I logged onto the server as the IUSR account (that's what the web server is running as). This account COULD write to the config directory, so therefore the message MediaWiki 1.11.0 is giving me is not true.
Do any of you developers of this wiki know what other problems could cause MediaWiki to throw this error ??
"Can't write config file, aborting. In order to configure the wiki you have to make the config subdirectory writable by the web server. Once configuration is done you'll move the created LocalSettings.php to the parent directory, and for added safety you can then remove the config subdirectory entirely." tanx, Lori
Lori (Dolores) Rowe Web Administrator / DataDrill / InstallShield/InstallAnywhere Support Software Engineering Tools and Environments Boeing Company (314)882-8784
From: Rowe, Dolores A Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 2:51 PM To: MediawikiSupport (mediawiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org) Cc: Rowe, Dolores A Subject: Need Installation Help for IIS 6.0
Teammates,
Here is my environment:
A project has Windows Server 2003 with IIS 6.0 installed on VMWare v1.0.4 virtual server.
I have successfully installed PHP 5.2.3 and MySQL 4.1.14 on this virtual server. I can serve html as well As php files using this virtual server. However, when I try to install MediaWiki 1.11.0, I get this error:
Can't write config file, aborting. In order to configure the wiki you have to make the config subdirectory writable by the web server. Once configuration is done you'll move the created LocalSettings.php to the parent directory, and for added safety you can then remove the config subdirectory entirely.
However, I have given everyone I can think of write access to try to resolve the problem, including:
IIS_WPG IUSR_ IWAM_ Everyone Domain Users Network Authority
So I am stuck. If you have any ideas, pls let me know.
Tanx ! Lori