MOS 4.5 installation problems on Apache

megaman · 19.04.2004, 08:41

I have uploaded an fresh MOD 4.5 to my hosted server but when run the site for the first time, all I got were blanks page instead of MOS Web Installer page even though there was a URL redirect from root directory to /installation/index.php.

(What I expected was MOS Web Installer, not blank page).
I have tests with some PHP scripts on this server, they worked ! Since I'm newbie to Apache (I locally tested MOS4.5 on IIS not Apache), I didn't what the problems are ? Do I need to make any further modifications on a fresh MOS4.5 for Apache compatibility ?

22.04.2004, 13:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by megaman

I have uploaded an fresh MOD 4.5 to my hosted server but when run the site for the first time, all I got were blanks page instead of MOS Web Installer page even though there was a URL redirect from root directory to /installation/index.php.

(What I expected was MOS Web Installer, not blank page).I have tests with some PHP scripts on this server, they worked ! Since I'm newbie to Apache (I locally tested MOS4.5 on IIS not Apache), I didn't what the problems are ? Do I need to make any further modifications on a fresh MOS4.5 for Apache compatibility ?

To answer your last question:: That should not be needed. Most likely you will not even be able to reach the php.ini file so thats not the reason. Most likely something went wrong with your FTP-upload and some files are missing. You also can try to change permissions for index.php as well as the entire installation directory. Change the permission for the installation directory and its content to 777 and try again. remember to go to http://www.yoursitename.com/index.php for here the installation should start automatically

Last but not least from the official mambo-manual::

Upload the contents of Mambo V 4. 5 including subfolders to the root or a known folder on your web server using an FTP program.
When you have finished uploading the files and folders, go to your homepage
http://www.yoursite.com or http://yoursite.com/mambofolder. You should now see a start/check page generated by MOS. If you don’t see the Check page please verify the following:
• Was everything uploaded to your website?
• Did you remove (and back up) your old website?
• Do you really have an Apache / My SQL / PHP Web server?
• Do you have a configuration.php file in your mambo directory?
• If everything checks out ok, and you still don’t see the Check page, try:
http://www.yourpage.com/installation/index.php
This is the direct address for the Check page. If it doesn’t show up, or you see a lot of errors and techno mumbo-jumbo, you probably don’t have a Web server / MySQL / PHP installed properly.

mambomanual:
http://mosforge.net/frs/download.php..._alpha1.01.zip

good luck

speedyG:

megaman · 23.04.2004, 07:17

Thank you for your helps

I really have an Apache/mySQL/PHP web server. (WinNT platform)
I have tried to manually install Mambo as per your comments and it worked !

Front page run well as I expected with articles, web links ..etc, so can I assume database configuration correct ?
But the ADMINISTRATOR PAGE http://www.mysite.com/administrator/index.php didn't work. It always redirect to INSTALLATION PAGE htpp://....../installation/index.php even though there's existence of configuration.php. And in its turn, INSTALLATION PAGE, nothing was shown up even errors or warnings (error report level none of PHP maybe

).
I tried to contact admin and he said that since my installtion script have tried to make modification to basedir so my CMS probably won't work ?????

.

Since the Check page didn't show up. I consult yours verification

• Was everything uploaded to your website?
Yes.. uploaded again
• Did you remove (and back up) your old website?
Yes..MOS is the only one
• Do you really have an Apache / My SQL / PHP Web server?
Yes, I do
• Do you have a configuration.php file in your mambo directory?
Yes, I do

alwarren · 23.04.2004, 11:54

Check session.save_path in php.ini. Make sure it is pointing to a valid NT path. For example, mine is session.save_path = C:\apache2\session.

23.04.2004, 12:15

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Originally Posted by alwarren

Check session.save_path in php.ini. Make sure it is pointing to a valid NT path. For example, mine is session.save_path = C:\apache2\session.

hosted server Al??????

Quote:

I have uploaded an fresh MOD 4.5 to my hosted server

speedyG:

23.04.2004, 12:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by megaman

http://www.mysite.com/administrator/index.php didn't work[/b].
• Was everything uploaded to your website?
Yes.. uploaded again
• Did you remove (and back up) your old website?
Yes..MOS is the only one
• Do you really have an Apache / My SQL / PHP Web server?
Yes, I do
• Do you have a configuration.php file in your mambo directory?
Yes, I do

Did you remove the entire installation directory after installation? Mos likely NO?

(since it keeps directing to your installation directory?)
remove and try again.....

speedyG:

alwarren · 23.04.2004, 12:20

Doh! I gotta get some new eyes

23.04.2004, 12:23

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Originally Posted by alwarren

Doh! I gotta get some new eyes

think he has forgotten to delete his installation directory.........

Just buy some -8.5 with double focus in the center glasses and a double espresso

speedyG:

megaman · 24.04.2004, 05:20

Thank speedG and alwarren

your comments are so great...but it still didn't work !

Installation directory was completely removed but when I try to go to Check page (http://..../administrator/index.php) it always redirect to http://.../installation/index.php... and nothing was shown up

(May be there's errors but E_NONE reporting level of PHP eliminated them).
I tried insert statement error_reporting(E_ALL); or modify $mosConfig_error_reporting=2047 (E_ALL) to get PHP parse errors - nothing was shown up also.
I really don't know what problem happened with my ADMINISTRATION PAGE ? Why it alway redirect to INSTALLATION PAGE even though there's exitence of configuration.php. I have tried to look at the source code in administration/index.php and found out this is the only control flow that will redirect to INSTALLATION PAGE:

Quote:

if (!file_exists( "../configuration.php" )) {
header( "Location: ../installation/index.php" );
exit();
}

Am I correct ? Or there's a subsequent redirect when we include other files ? Could you pls show me the way how to trace ?

I can login as admin on front page via Login Form module but can't go to ADMINISTRATION PAGE ??

Quote:

Alwarren : Check session.save_path in php.ini. Make sure it is pointing to a valid NT path. For example, mine is session.save_path = C:\apache2\session.

Since I can login as admin on front page, do you think my problems relating to session handling ? But I didn't have privilege to modify php.ini

life is not simple as pressing ESC when your Windows 95 ask for your password, rite ?

Could you pls take a look at my configuration.php...my admin added ~ before their username.

Quote:

$mosConfig_offline = '0';
$mosConfig_host = 'localhost'; // This is normally set to localhost
$mosConfig_user = 'xxxx'; // MySQL username
$mosConfig_password = 'yyyy'; // MySQL password
$mosConfig_db = 'xxxx'; // MySQL database name
$mosConfig_dbprefix = 'mos_'; // Do not change unless you need to!
$mosConfig_lang = 'english'; // Site language
$mosConfig_absolute_path = 'd:\\xxxx\\xxxx\\~\\xxxx'; // No trailing slash
$mosConfig_live_site = 'http://www.mysite.com/~xxxx'; // No trailing slash
$mosConfig_sitename = 'Mambo Open Source'; // Name of Mambo site
$mosConfig_shownoauth = '1'; // Display links & categories users don't have access to
$mosConfig_emailpass = '1';

I passed Gayle's automated fault finder

tonyskyday · 24.04.2004, 05:40

Why are there slashes between the ~ and the username on the absolute path?

Quote:

$mosConfig_absolute_path = 'd:\\xxxx\\xxxx\\~\\xxxx'; // No trailing slash

It just seems weird, though I guess it is right if you passed gayle's script...

There aren't any errant .htaccess files in any of your directories are there?

-Tony