Images Not Loading / Directories Not Writeable

Kirby 3
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After duplicating a site that I had live on a dev server, no images are loading & I can’t seem to access the panel / etc. I’m pretty sure I have permissions correct, but something else seems to be exploding.

Any ideas?

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.htaccess missing? Rewriting not enabled?

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What is console output on panel login?

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Kirby \ Exception \ Exception (error.session.filestore.dirNotWritable)

The session storage directory “/var/www/html/my.domain/public_html/site/sessions” is not writable

I thought it might be .htaccess @texnixe - as it was when I originally uploaded this action, but it feels like something else.

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I’m getting 500 errors on all my images too. They exist in the folder the pages are trying to load them from - I’ve tried everything I can think of to solve for permissions.

Here’s what I did - running a Ubuntu 18.04 server - I had a virtual host setup - domain.conf and all that. I duplicated it & added a new domain to the server, copied all the files, went through all the normal steps, and now -both- domains won’t load images or allow access to the panel.

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If I try to access an image through a direct URL, I get a “Permission denied” Kirby error page.

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Ok - I think I did something wrong with chown - looks like all chmod settings are only applied for the root user. I’m not sure what the appropriate method to use for “global” users is.

:grimacing:

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That seems to be a permission error, check your folder/file settings, including subfolders (should be 755/644).

Make sure that all folders/files are owned by the Apache user as well.

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Yep! I had locked it out. Thank you @texnixe - I’m happy to report that my site appears to be alive and kicking! https://vega.studio

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Hi @texnixe, where do I find these file/folder settings?

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@_jack That’s a OS setting, nothing Kirby related. Are you on Windows or on Linux/Mac?

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I’m on Mac. Having the same error when I deploy my site, the site works but the panel gives this error: The session storage directory “/home/public/site/sessions” is not writable.

I found and updated the permissions of the folders on the server to 755, and the files to 644 using cyberduck. Though still getting the same error.

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Then check file ownership. The files must be owned by the Apache user. On a remote server, that is usually www-data.