Permissions set to 777, but still not writable

[Glorywest]

PHP Version and Settings Value
PHP version > or = 4.3.3:
5.2.8


PHP setting register_globals is disabled:
Pixelpost will still run if this setting is enabled, but if possible, it is recommended that register_globals is disabled on your PHP install for security reasons.

No


PHP function getimagesize() is available:
In order for Pixelpost to function correctly, the getimagesize function needs to be available.

Yes


PCRE UTF-8 support:
Pixelpost will not run correctly if your PHP installation is not compiled with UTF-8 support in the PCRE extension.

Yes


GD graphics support:
Pixelpost will not run if your PHP installation is not compiled with the GD graphics library.

2.0.34


Files and Directories Value
images/: Found , Unwritable
thumbnails/:
If you see 'Not Found' you need to create the relevant directory.
If you see 'Unwritable' you need to change the permissions on the file or directory to allow Pixelpost to write to it. (CHMOD 755 or 777)
Found , Unwritable


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I have set the permissions and can see through Filezilla that they are set correctly. I also contacted my host and he sees them set correctly to 777, but the installation page will not let me proceed as it is testing and finding it unwritable. I've cleared my browser cache and still no luck. I've tried deleting and reuploading files, checking permissions in DW view and can't think of anything else to do. I've searched the forums without any luck for additional ideas to try.

Any suggestions? Otherwise I won't be able to even try this groovy littel app!

Thanks for any help you may be able to provide.

Sherri

[Glorywest]

Forgot to say the server is Unix. not Windows.

[Dennis+]

Strange.. you can probably hack out the test that determines if the folders are unwritable.

[Glorywest]

I am not a programmer so I have no idea how to hack around this. Don't I need to go through the steps to create the DB tables?