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I setup local server on ubuntu, install webmin to have access from desk, install apache etc. And at the end I install joomla as I'm building local use erp system.

But it looks like Apache (or php I don't know) don't have some permission as not allowing to write files, move files etc. when I try to install any plugin/module I get info that I can't "move file".

I try to chown whole directory to www-date user/group but I can't. How to allow apache to write files so I can use it as normal web server?

Diamond
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  • Did you mean user: `www-data`? and which directory are you talking about? Please post the full error log. – Diamond Mar 31 '16 at 11:02

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There is no such user as www-date and it should be www-data.

Secondly, there are a few directory/file ownership and permissions you need to set, for joomla to work. You can have a look at a how-to here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Joomla

Here are the relevant part for you:

Next the files need to be moved and the ownership changed

cd ..
sudo mv joomla /var/www/
cd /var/www/joomla
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data .

Change Permissions

cd /var/www/joomla/
sudo find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
sudo find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;

In the example /var/www/joomla is the joomla installation directory. You will need to adjust the file/directory ownership and permission for your installation as stated above.

Diamond
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  • reg www-date it was mistyping and yes it's www-data but much more important is that I try to work with J3.5 and this was reason for my problems. I install 3.4.8 version and this works with no problems – maw2be Mar 31 '16 at 16:08