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I have installed ExpressionEngine 2.1.3 Build 20101220 on an Apache webserver (XAMPP stack) running in a Windows 2008 Server R2 Enterprise.

When I try to access my website as a user (who has not logged into the control panel), I am unable to post comments since the CAPTCHAS are not working. I get the following error in the Apache error log:

File does not exist: C:/xampp/htdocs/ExpressionEngine/images/captchas/1300225121.8577.jpg, referer: http://popeye.fmr.com:9080/ExpressionEngine/ee_fidelity/faqs/browse/giving_gifts

Is ExpressionEngine not able to write to the C:/xampp/htdocs/ExpressionEngine/images/ directory?

What user should be running XAMPP so that it is capable of writing to the images directory?
What permissions should the user be given?

Has anyone ever installed ExpressionEngine on a XAMPP stack on Windows 2008 Server?

Greetings SunCSeeker!

Let’s check to see if your images/captchas directory is writeable.  Can you please put the following in a bare, blank template and flip PHP ‘on’

<?php var_dump(is_really_writable($this->EE->config->item('captcha_path')));?>

When you view the page in your browser, you should get either TRUE or FALSE displayed.  Let us know what you get.

-greg

Got it working.

I had to set the appropriate value for “Full URL to CAPTCHA Folder” under the Admin/Security and Privacy/CAPTCHA Preferences tab.

Hey SunCSeeker!  Thanks or the update; I’m glad you were able to get it working.

If anything else comes up, please let us know so we can help you out.  Thank you!

.. and resolving. =)