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Unable to install Simple press on Multisite Subdirectory

AR Amar r
Amar r
Member

I tried to install simple press on Multisite at URL http://coupondelhi.in/forums. After installation when I hit “Go to Forum Admin” button I got the following error.

“You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.”

After that I found Simplepress was not installed as I had install option once again. So, I tried to install again, but I got same result.

WordPress Version is 4.4.2

Simple:Press | Version 5.6.3.1

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MP Mr Papa
Mr Papa
Member

what was displayed when you installed?  did you get errors or success messages with links to the forum?

with your browser console open (see https://simple-press.com/documentation/codex/faq/how-to/how-to-use-your-web-browser-console/) what kind of xmlhttp responses were returned?

YS Yellow Swordfish
Yellow Swordfish
Member

It seems to have missed phase 10 – although I can not immediately think why that would be.

Could you take a look at the plugin install folders in the server? If so…

  1. Under the ‘wp-content/sp-resources’ folder do you have the folders ‘forum-themes’, ‘forum-plugins’ and ‘forum-language’?
  2. If yes – does the forum-themes folder then have the Barebones’ theme in it?
  3. if yes – can you tell me the permission set for the file /barebones/admin/sp-barebones-activate.php ?
AR Amar r
Amar r
Member

No, the folders the folders ‘forum-themes’, ‘forum-plugins’ and ‘forum-language’ aren’t inside ‘wp-content/sp-resources’. They are inside ‘wp-content/uploads/sp-resources’. However other folders related to SP are inside  ‘wp-content/sp-resources’.

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AR Amar r
Amar r
Member

Shall I move them to ‘wp-content/sp-resources’?

IK Ike
Ike
Member

‘forum-themes’, ‘forum-plugins’ and ‘forum-language’ should all be in wp-content > sp-resources, there should be no sp-resources folder in ‘uploads’.

AR Amar r
Amar r
Member

These folders were created automatically.

I moved all these folders (‘forum-themes’, ‘forum-plugins’ and ‘forum-language’) to ‘wp-content/sp-resources’. Now installation was successful, but there wasn’t any theme in “available themes”. Also URL on which forum page loads is not expected. It is http://coupondelhi.in/forums/forum-5/

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IK Ike
Ike
Member

Strange, I guess the first thing to check is the contents of the forum-themes folder.. Not sure you’d have anything in forum-plugins or forum-language unless you’ve purchased any plugins and or installed language files. 

If there isn’t anything there, could you download the new default install theme Barebones and either install it through Forum > Themes > Theme Uploader, or unzip it and FTP it up to the wp-content > sp-resources > forum themes folder, and see if that works OK?

AR Amar r
Amar r
Member

I tried to install reboot theme (I purchased), but what I got was blank screen after hitting upload button.

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YS Yellow Swordfish
Yellow Swordfish
Member

I am still wondering if we just have folder/file permission issues here. Is it possible that your server is not letting SP create the folders and files it needs? 

YS Yellow Swordfish
Yellow Swordfish
Member

Well – do you have any ideas why creating folders and files there would fail?

AR Amar r
Amar r
Member

No, absolutely not. But I have something to add. I tried to install ” Simple:Press | Version 5.6.1” on another domain on Multisite subdirectory today and fortunately everything was smooth except theme is broken. URL: http://coupondelhi.com/forums/forum/

You can take a look and if you need I can share wp-admin credentials for both site.

My goal is to install SimplePress on http://coupondelhi.in/forums and update permalinks.