Question
LAMP/Ubuntu. Problem : PrestaShop installation needs to write critical files in the folder var/cache. review the permissions
- Posted March 13, 2019
- ApacheUbuntu 16.04
Hello,
Droplet with LAMP ubuntu.
I get problem with prestashop installation :
“PrestaShop installation needs to write critical files in the folder var/cache. Please review the permissions on your server.”
I checked to chmod 777 my var/cache folders but dosnt work.
Can you help me plz, i dont understand why presta cant write in this folder.
Thank you
Best regard,
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Solution:
sudo cd /var/www/prestashop sudo chown -R www-data * sudo chgrp -R www-data *
solution chmod 777 -R /opt/lampp
from venezuela
Hello,
please confirm you changed the permissions of your var folder within the website’s directory? It’s a common misunderstanding and you might’ve changed the permissions of the server’s /var/ folder.
One more thing, I would recommend changing the permissions recursively of the var/cache folder.
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Not yet… will let you know once I have a solution…
Did you find a solution to this? I’m having the same issue.
Hello, I am facing the same issue… Did you fixed this problem ?
Many thanks Emilie