JOOMLA / MAMBO --> Urgent Updates Needed

[CountryLady]

Jason, is 755 the same as Write - Read - Read?

[Jason]

Jason, is 755 the same as Write - Read - Read?

Not exactly, permissions are made up of three digits.  Each one specifies the permissions for that particular user set.

So 755 actually is:

7 = Read, Write, Execute (owner)  (full permissions)
5 = Read, Execute (group)
5 = Read, Execute (world)

Here's a great example/tutorial:  http://cals.arizona.edu/ecat/web/permissions.html

[CountryLady]

  Thanks for the info & link.

[Jason]

Thanks for the info & link.

No problemo. 

[The Librarian]

Please follow their suggesting immediately.
The security of MY websites is at risk until you do~!

I appreciate that this is serious but there was nothing I could do yesterday - please also bear in mind the time difference.  I have another hospital appointment today and hope to work on this when I get home.

( I did check with orstio yesterday and he says his is working fine)

Thanks for your help

[Jason]

You basically just need to find the patch on their site.  There is a different one for each version of Joomla you're running.  Download the zipped one.

If you're running 1.0.8, use this:  click
If you're running 1.0.9, use this:  click

Unzip it on your pc, then upload those files into your account overwriting the ones you had before.

Of course, make sure you BACKUP everything first.

The whole process should take less than 5 minutes.

Let us know if you need further help.

Regards,
Jason

[Jason]

Followup email going to all clients now:

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URGENT Mambo / Joomla Announcement

In case you didn't get the email sent to all clients yesterday, an URGENT and IMMEDIATE update is required for all clients running Mambo or Joomla on their accounts. 

If you have ever installed an instance of either package and still have it in your account, your immediate attention is required to either remove or update it.

Please read our thread for more details or to ask any questions:

http://www.charlottezweb.com/forums/index.php?topic=468

I'm running reports across all servers and have lists of who is running what versions.  I will try to reach out to everyone individually (since I don't think everyone is following thorugh on this).  If I don't get a response within the next day or so, I will need to take appropriate action to protect our servers. 

Please post on our forum or email me with ANY questions you have on this.

Clients who had their sites designed by me are already fixed. 

(Note:  The fix typically takes only a few minutes to complete)

Regards,
Jason

[Mark]

I hate to be the barer of bad news but, if this is the second e-mail, I never got the first

[Jason]

I hate to be the barer of bad news but, if this is the second e-mail, I never got the first

I was somewhat wondering about that which is part of the reason for sending a second.  The first emaling halted midway.  It said it processed all but 4 but I don't know how much I trust that. 

[Mark]

Well actually, I didn't say what I was trying to say correctly... I didn't get the second either!

[Jason]

Well actually, I didn't say what I was trying to say correctly... I didn't get the second either!

Can you email me the address you're checking?

I know it went out due to the responses I've received already (from both in fact).  Phplist also sent the completion notice so it should've gone to everyone subscribed.

[weekend camper]

as a quick follow up, my third ftp program still didn't group change folders' CHMOD, I have to go in individually and change them.  Ugghh.

The good news is that the site is at least up and running after only changing the index's, both frontend and admin.  Will have to keep an eye out for future problems with the CHMODing.

[Jason]

as a quick follow up, my third ftp program still didn't group change folders' CHMOD, I have to go in individually and change them.  Ugghh.

Yuck.  Sounds like you need a better ftp program! 

[The Librarian]

I can't seem to reach cpanel, in firefox it says :

Server not found

Firefox can't find the server at cyclone.charlottezweb.com.

[Jason]

Everything looks good to me.  You're using your normal http://www.yoursite.com/cpanel  address?