[TYPO3-linux] Re: Fresh install of 6.2.4: Path /site/htdocs exists, but no file underneath it can be created.

[Richard McMahon]

I got a clue from my work on Drupal.

api.drupal.org/api/drupal/INSTALL.txt/7

You will need to add the http since the forum is giving me the
tiresome message:

You cannot use links until you have posted more than 3 messages.

This seems a little pointless since I could generate some spam messages to get 
around it I assume!

a. Missing files directory.

      The install script will attempt to create a file storage directory in
      the default location at sites/default/files (the location of the files
      directory may be changed after Drupal is installed).

      If auto-creation fails, you can make it work by changing permissions on
      the sites/default directory so that the web server can create the files
      directory within it for you. (If you are creating a multisite
      installation, substitute the correct sites directory for sites/default;
      see the Multisite Configuration section of this file, below.)

      For example, on a Unix/Linux command line, you can grant everyone
      (including the web server) permission to write to the sites/default
      directory with this command:

        chmod a+w sites/default

      Be sure to set the permissions back after the installation is finished!
      Sample command:

        chmod go-w sites/default

For my TYPO3 installation the command was:

chmod a+w /sites/htdoc/TYPO3v6

Note I moved the installation from /sites/htdoc/  to  /sites/htdoc/TYPO3v6


After the installation I ran:

chmod go-w /sites/htdoc/TYPO3v6