The /var/www/html/xi directory is not writable.

FrancescoZoino

Hi, I have one problem with Flarum Installation, infact, the error is: "The /var/www/html/xi directory is not writable."
This is the screenshot "" now, I have execute this commands:
- chmod 0775 /var/www/html/xi
- chmod 0775 /var/www/html/xi/index.php

but all don't work, please help me for install flarum. Thanks

jordanjay29

FrancescoZoino can you post the output of ls -lA in your /var/www/html/Xi folder?

Digital

Have you tried using Pockethold Installer?

FrancescoZoino

No, but I can't install that because I don't know the metod for install that, i have follow the documentation for install pockethold but the installer.php don't work

FrancescoZoino

jordanjay29

FrancescoZoino

I HAVE RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
sudo apt-get install curl php5-cli git
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

cd /var/www/html
composer create-project flarum/flarum . --stability=beta
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html

sudo a2enmod rewrite

Foxxy

If anyone else is having similar issues, you'll find this installation guide very helpful.