item "index.php" is used by mac os x and cannot be opened.

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item "index.php" is used by mac os x and cannot be opened.

I am getting the message "+Item "index.php" is used by mac os x and cannot be opened.+" This is the index file used in "/Library/Webserver/Documents/" for my web server. I have all of my web site files backed up on an external HDD. I am able to access the file on the back up I used to copy the file from but when I paste all of my web files from the back up into the "/Library/Webserver/Documents/" directory on the "Macintosh HD" it shows me the message above and will not let me open this file.

I did notice that the other files in the directory "/Library/Webserver/Documents/" have "Sytem Read+Write" privileges. The index.php file does not. How can I give it "System Read+Write" privileges to see if that fixes my problem?

Any ideas???

2008 MacPro Dual Quad Core (8core) 2.8GHz, Mac OS X (10.5.5)

Posted on Dec 10, 2008 6:59 AM

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ATLmetal Author

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Dec 10, 2008 12:01 PM in response to ATLmetal

Alright, for anyone who may need to know, here is what I did to get this fixed.

1. Rename your "Documents" file in "/Library/WebServer/" to "Documents 2".
2. Copy your back up "Documents" file from external HDD.
3. Paste it into the "/Library/WebServer/" directory.
4. You can now open any files inside your "Documents" folder with out getting the message "item " filename" is used by mac os x and cannot be opened."

Done.

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