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icon8.gif  Need major help [message #4786] Wed, 07 August 2002 13:00 Go to next message
wast8 is currently offline  wast8   Malaysia
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I cannot seem to progress pass step 1. I probably did something wrong somewhere and now I can't proceed. Initially, the was no error and I got to step 2 but with a long list of warnings.
now i keep getting this error
ERROR: failed creating /home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs/FUDforum/forum/sql directory
is there a way for me to uninstall the directories? I cannot delete the directory httpdocs/FUDforum/forum now.
how shall I proceed to install from here?
Thanks in advance!
Re: Need major help [message #4787 is a reply to message #4786] Wed, 07 August 2002 13:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Is your PHP configured with safe_mode or open_basedir restriction?

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Re: Need major help [message #4788 is a reply to message #4787] Wed, 07 August 2002 13:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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You can remove the directories created by the forum by using simple php script:
<?php
rmdir("dir_name");
?>


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Re: Need major help [message #4789 is a reply to message #4787] Wed, 07 August 2002 13:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Warning: SAFE MODE Restriction in effect. The script whose uid is 48 is not allowed to access /home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs/FUDforum/forum owned by uid 10281 in /home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs/install_safe.php on line 206
I got this warning so I guess it is safe mode.
Sorry, I just started php so I'm really bad at it.
Re: Need major help [message #4790 is a reply to message #4789] Wed, 07 August 2002 13:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Is this your own server or are you virtual hosting?
Did you create the '/home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs/FUDforum/forum' directory?

Or was it created by the install process, also do you know if your open _basedir is set, if you do not you can find out using the php script below.
<?php
echo ini_get("open_basedir")."<br>\n";
?>


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icon10.gif  Re: Need major help [message #4791 is a reply to message #4790] Wed, 07 August 2002 13:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Virtual hosting. The directory was created by itself during the installation. I just created FUDforum directory because the instructions said so to create it myself.
Re: Need major help [message #4792 is a reply to message #4791] Wed, 07 August 2002 13:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yup, so far you've done everything correctly, please let me know if your open_basedir is set and if so to what value, I'll be able to assist you better once I know this information.

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Re: Need major help [message #4793 is a reply to message #4792] Wed, 07 August 2002 13:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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hi, sorry i took so long.
this is the result
home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs

by the way, i cannot remove the directory because it is not empty but I have no idea what is in the directory as I cannot even view it from FTP
Re: Need major help [message #4794 is a reply to message #4793] Wed, 07 August 2002 14:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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okie, I think I see the problem, the open_basedir was specified as a relative path, which is what confused the installer.
Anyhow, here is what you need to do,
make a small php script and put the code below into it, then run it with your browser.
<?php
rmdir("/home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs/FUDforum/forum") ;
?>


This will remove the forum directory.
Then download the attached install script, decompress it and run it, I believe it should fix the problem.


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Re: Need major help [message #4795 is a reply to message #4794] Wed, 07 August 2002 14:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I tried running the script
rmdir("/home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs/FUDforum/forum") ;

but i got this

Warning: RmDir failed (Directory not empty) in /home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs/fud.php on line 3
/home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs
Re: Need major help [message #4796 is a reply to message #4795] Wed, 07 August 2002 14:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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is the attachment you posted different from the one i downloaded?
Re: Need major help [message #4797 is a reply to message #4796] Wed, 07 August 2002 14:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The attached install script IS different from the one you've downloaded initially from the download page.
Actually if you run it and tell it to install forum inside the forum/ directory it should overwrite any existing files without much difficulty.


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Re: Need major help [message #4798 is a reply to message #4797] Wed, 07 August 2002 14:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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alright, will try the new install.php out.
Thank you very much for your help.
Re: Need major help [message #4799 is a reply to message #4798] Wed, 07 August 2002 14:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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i think i'm really bad at this or just plain unlucky.

Warning: SAFE MODE Restriction in effect. The script whose uid is 10281 is not allowed to access /home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs/forum/cache owned by uid 48 in /home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs/install.php on line 217

Warning: MkDir failed (File exists) in /home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs/install.php on line 217
ERROR: failed creating /home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs/forum/cache directory

how come I cannot remove the directories which were created during the last installation?
Re: Need major help [message #4800 is a reply to message #4799] Wed, 07 August 2002 15:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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because they are owned by the webserver, you can remove them using a php script:
<?php

function rm_dir($dir)
{
 $d = opendir($dir);
 readdir($d); readdir($d);
 while ( $file = readdir($d) ) {
  if( is_dir($file) )
   rm_dir(realpath($dir));
  else
   unlink($dir.'/'.$file); 
 }
 closedir($d);
 rmdir($dir);
}

?>


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Re: Need major help [message #4801 is a reply to message #4800] Wed, 07 August 2002 15:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I got the web administrator to remove them.
He mention that the folder's owner was 'apache' which is different from my owner name so therefore I could not delete.
How should I proceed to install for now?
create 2 directories first for Server Root & forum data root and then proceed to run install.php?
Re: Need major help [message #4802 is a reply to message #4801] Wed, 07 August 2002 15:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yes, create the 2 directories manually, and try to install the forum using the script I've sent you. MAKE SURE that both Server Root & forum data root directories are inside 'home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs'
otherwise you will encounter problems due to safe_mode restrictions.


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Re: Need major help [message #4803 is a reply to message #4802] Wed, 07 August 2002 15:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I still get this error.
Warning: SAFE MODE Restriction in effect. The script whose uid is 10281 is not allowed to access /home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs/forum2/errors/.list owned by uid 48 in /home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs/install.php on line 217

Warning: MkDir failed (File exists) in /home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs/install.php on line 217
ERROR: failed creating /home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs/forum2/errors/.list directory

I have chmod 777 all my directories including my root but error still occurs.
Re: Need major help [message #4804 is a reply to message #4803] Wed, 07 August 2002 15:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Hmmm, most unusual.

Please put the attached script into the directory where you want to install the forum and PM or Email me the URL to it.
  • Attachment: debug.php
    (Size: 5.80KB, Downloaded 483 times)


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Re: Need major help [message #4805 is a reply to message #4804] Wed, 07 August 2002 15:47 Go to previous message
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Hi, i'm still unable to remove the directories using your function.

Warning: SAFE MODE Restriction in effect. The script whose uid is 10281 is not allowed to access /home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs/forum/cache/file_filter_regexp owned by uid 48 in /home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs/fud.php on line 19

Warning: RmDir failed (Directory not empty) in /home/httpd/vhosts/pick42day.com/httpdocs/fud.php on line 22

[Updated on: Thu, 08 August 2002 15:44]

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