gaialogic

Hi, I'm uploading a package like, com_events_1.0.zip using the upload component function. I get the following error when uploading a new component...

Installation file not found:
/home/virtual/site58/fst/var/www/html/uploadfiles/install_4084b8f822d0b/

System Info says Zlib 1.1.4 is enabled.
(It also says output_compression is off, output_compression level is -1, and output_handler is no value)
the directory, 'uploadfiles' is chown 707.

The system was behaving fine, and then this problem started occuring. Can't figure out why... any thoughts?

visualdensity

Not too sure if this is correct, but I experience this problem when the ZIP package contains a folder, which then contains all the files of the component.

Unzip the file onto your local and do you see only one folder where all other files reside? If that's the case, go into the folder, then ZIP up the files/folders there.

Reinstall after that to see what happens.

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gaialogic

I tried zipping up the folder's contents but came across the same problem:

Installation file not found:
/home/virtual/site58/fst/var/www/html/uploadfiles/install_40855271401cb/

Is it permissions?

My site runs fine, so it can't be the folder path.

Could it be that magic quotes that are turned on?

SvenErik

That, or your provider have turned on safe-mode. Take a look at the PHP info in System => System Info => PHP Information and locate the safe_mode values.

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gaialogic

Here's a little more info...

Safe Mode = ON, (from mambo System Info)

Safe Mode (from mambo PHP Info)
Local Value
Master Value

safe_mode
On
Off

safe_mode_exec_dir
no value
no value

safe_mode_gid
Off
Off

safe_mode_include_dir
no value
no value

magic_quotes_gpc
On
On

magic_quotes_runtime
Off
Off

magic_quotes_sybase
Off
Off

SvenErik

That means that your provider has turned on safe-mode. If you have managed to install components, modules and templates before this happend on the same server, I would suggest you contact your provider to find out why they have turned it on. If it is a new install on this server, you need the safemodepatch, but the one available is not fully compatible with 1.0.7 and has not been updated since 1.0.3 (unless I have missed a release the last couple of days).

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gaialogic

Safemode, how many people run into this problem? Well, I'm happy to say the matter is resolved. I downloaded the safemode patch. More information on safemode. If your hosting provider has turned safemode ON, then this patch helps fix problems related to component/module uploads, and general uploads.

SafeMode Patch


Thank you for your help.

quiknik

Hi all, I still have the same problem as gaialogic had, even with the safemode off.
Every time I try to upload a new component,I get a very similar Error message:

(/public_html/mos/uploadfiles/install_409000c4db675)

My php settings are:
Safe Mode: OFF
Open basedir: none
Display Errors: ON
Short Open Tags: ON
File Uploads: ON
Magic Quotes: ON
Register Globals: ON
Output Buffering: OFF
Session save path: /tmp
Session auto start: 0
XML enabled: Yes
Zlib enabled: Yes

So, as I unterstand it, I don't need to install the safemodepatch.

What am I doing wrong? I haven't changed any configs of a site I'm running for 3 weeks now and I never encountered that problem installing components before either.

Thanks for your help.

quiknik

This solved my problem. It was the .zip-problem.
Thanks to visualdensity