Unable to save to /var/www

I am brand new to Linux (like you can't tell). I am trying to use the Knoppix LiveCD 5.0.1 to learn about Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP. I started apache and when I browse to localhost I get a blank screen instead of an error page so I beleive the server is running fine. The problem I am having is when I try to save a web page to /var/www I get the error "Access denied. Could not write to /var/www/".

I know since I am using the LiveCD version /var/www might be on the cd and therefor read-only. My (obviously wrong) understanding is that I should be able to create /var/www on the Ramdisk which Apache would read from, but I also get an access denied message when I attempt this which seems odd.

I imagine I am missing something very simple, but I have been searching for a solution to this for days now and have not been able to find one. Any help is appreciated.

Thank you for your time,

Probably its just not writtable to the knoppix user. As root you should have write access

Try this from a Terminal window (Konsole)

Code:

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sudo konqueror /var/www/.

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This will run konqueror as root.... Try creating a directory or something with konqueror and if it works you can use this window to drag and drop files to :)

Good Luck :)
-Justin
One Mynds Eye

That worked! I figured it was something simple, I just needed a nudge...

Thank you very much,