I get this error when trying to install a template (and went up by ftp)

JFolder::create: Path not in open_basedir paths
Template Install: Failed to create directory "/www/clanteam.com/a/n/g/spclan/htdocs/templates/yoo_vox"

help

I got past that open basedir problem with these instructions: http://www.antagonist.nl/help/apps/joomla/...reate_directory
Changing the line
if ($obd != null)
to
if ($obd != null && false)
in the file libraries/joomla/filesystem/folder.php

But still I had the problem of Joomla not being able to create the directories. No problem, I created the template directory myself and inside it my css and image directories AND gave them 777 permissions. Install successful! Changed the permissions to 755 after the install. Whew, I was afraid for a moment this would be impossible!

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