I am not a diirect MySQL guy - but only upload files and CHMOD via CuteFTP (pro version). I CHMOD'd all files, in every subdirectory to 777. Still prob with .htaccess. Want to take a look? I can give temp access. email me offline.

Yes, I guess there is no .htaccess because when I uploaded one at both the root and in the /s9y directory, and I was not rompted to overwrite.

I since deleted them.

/s9y is chmod 777.


It still says:

To check your local webserver installation, serendipity needs to be able to write the file ...

OK, how do I determine if .htaccess is there? I don't see a file in the root. I took a .htaccess from another domain I have and threw it in there, but no luck. What should the .htaccess file contain?

I am on GoDaddy.com's $3.95 cheap web hosting without Perl, but I called them and they assured me the basic package has .htaccess support, plus the 1 MySQL database and php.

But I'm having installation probs with .htaccess. When I pull up http://mydomain/s9y/serendipity_admin.php

To check your ...