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Installation Errors : Install.php line 666-668 [message #15590] Sun, 21 December 2003 14:00 Go to next message
eParliament.org is currently offline  eParliament.org   Hong Kong
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I tried to install FUDFORUM on my windows machine (local server) to test the features (particularly mailing list integration) of FUDforum. I also enabled all extensions required except the pspell (I couldn't find actually, does anyone know where to enable it?).

I got the following error message at Step 2 on top of the page
Warning: symlink() is not supported in this PHP build in C:\indigoperl\apache\htdocs\FUDforum2\install.php on line 666

Warning: symlink() is not supported in this PHP build in C:\indigoperl\apache\htdocs\FUDforum2\install.php on line 667

Warning: symlink() is not supported in this PHP build in C:\indigoperl\apache\htdocs\FUDforum2\install.php on line 668


However, I forced to install and after I tried to access index.php after the installation, I got following error:
Fatal error: Failed opening required './GLOBALS.php' (include_path='.;c:\indigoperl\apache\htdocs') in C:\indigoperl\apache\htdocs\FUDforum2\index.php on line 18


Afterwards, I found on install.php that the line 666-668 reads as:
				symlink($INCLUDE . 'GLOBALS.php', $SERVER_ROOT . 'GLOBALS.php');
				symlink($INCLUDE . 'GLOBALS.php', $SERVER_ROOT . 'adm/GLOBALS.php');
				symlink($INCLUDE . 'GLOBALS.php', $SERVER_DATA_ROOT . 'scripts/GLOBALS.php');


Index.php line 18 reads:
require('./GLOBALS.php');


Please help me troubleshoot. Thanks!
Re: Installation Errors : Install.php line 666-668 [message #15593 is a reply to message #15590] Sun, 21 December 2003 17:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The problem is due to incorrect emulation of symlink in older PHPs. The solution is to either upgrade to PHP 4.3.0+ or to wait for the next release which has a workaround.

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Re: Installation Errors : Install.php line 666-668 [message #15884 is a reply to message #15593] Thu, 08 January 2004 10:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The new version v2.6.0 seems flawless as far as installation is concerned. However, I have some pertinent questions in connection with Mailing List Integration.

1) How does FUDforum parse the messages while integrating with the Mailing List? I meant like subject, sender and so on?

2) How is it possible to run several mailing lists like I am running with mailgust at http://www.eParliament.org/idl ? Is it possible to run several lists with a single email address? Actually I am currently using different email addresses for the eConference there (27 different)

3) If yes, how could we do as stated in (2)? If not, how could we accomplish the same?

Thank you!
Re: Installation Errors : Install.php line 666-668 [message #15887 is a reply to message #15884] Thu, 08 January 2004 16:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Quote:


1) How does FUDforum parse the messages while integrating with the Mailing List? I meant like subject, sender and so on?



It parses those fields from e-mail headers.

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2) How is it possible to run several mailing lists like I am running with mailgust at http://www.eParliament.org/idl ? Is it possible to run several lists with a single email address? Actually I am currently using different email addresses for the eConference there (27 different)



You need to use some programm (like procmail) to figure out which mailing list is the e-mail from and call a maillist.php command.


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Re: Installation Errors : Install.php line 666-668 [message #15888 is a reply to message #15887] Thu, 08 January 2004 16:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Dear Ilia:

So nice of you to reply promptly. In the meantime, I have two more questions (I am not a geek and know nothing about php!):

1) If I don't have procmail on my server, can I replace that with cronjobs like in Mailgust? If yes, what is the command? And if no, how to install procmail in the shared hosting space? And what is the command for FUDforum?

2) Like in mailgust, whether users can subscribe or unsubscribe to the thread using email only without web interface? Or do I need a separate mailing list program? If I need a separate MLM then which is the best fitted for FUDforum?

The second is important because in most of the developing countries the internet connection is very slow and/or they only have email access only.

Thank you!
Re: Installation Errors : Install.php line 666-668 [message #15889 is a reply to message #15888] Thu, 08 January 2004 17:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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You can replace procmail with ANYTHING as long as that anything can parse incoming mail and apply proper rules based on some header. I said procmail, because it is the tool most frequently available and that is what I use.

As long as the utility you use can separate e-mail based on the rules you define and pipe those e-mails to maillist.php supplying the correct list ID it'll work just fine.

You can only subscribe to a forum thread/forum via the web interface.


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Re: Installation Errors : Install.php line 666-668 [message #15902 is a reply to message #15889] Fri, 09 January 2004 02:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Thank you, Ilia, again!

Technical stuffs like cofiguring maillist.php, piping etc. goes beyond my head. This is my fault as I am a novice. I am sorry. If you could throw more light on it, I shall be glad.

The most important feature, that I felt lacked, is the subscribption by email then. Because mailgust has those features. Why don't you think of improvizing FUDforum at par with mailgust and lyris (multiple mailing lists, subscriptions and digest of exact posts rather than links only etc.).? You can call it my wishlist for FUDforum.

Do you think does these things lie in your priority? Smile
Re: Installation Errors : Install.php line 666-668 [message #15903 is a reply to message #15902] Fri, 09 January 2004 02:36 Go to previous message
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It is my belief that such features are more of a mailing list manager (mlm) functionality and not that of a forum. So, adding such features is not at all a priority at this point.

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