Hi,
I copied all the Media Wiki 1.3.2 files into my 1&1 (www.1and1.com) webspace, set up 1&1 to create a database, chmod 777 the config directory and ran the install web page...sadly, it hung after I submitted all my details (database name, etc).
Has anyone else run into this problem? What's the solution?
Here's all that was on my webpage after submitting the database info:
MediaWiki 1.3.2 installation Please include all of the lines below when reporting installation problems.
Checking environment... PHP 4.3.8: ok Warning: PHP's register_globals option is enabled. MediaWiki will work correctly, but this setting increases your exposure to potential security vulnerabilities in PHP-based software running on your server. You should disable it if you are able. PHP server API is cgi; using ugly URLs (index.php?title=Page_Title) Have XML / Latin1-UTF-8 conversion support. PHP's memory_limit is 40M. If this is too low, installation may fail! Have zlib support; enabling output compression. Found GD graphics library built-in, image thumbnailing will be enabled if you enable uploads. Installation directory: /homepages/27/d88423054/htdocs/wiki Script URI path: /wiki
Andrew Reeves-Hall wrote:
I copied all the Media Wiki 1.3.2 files into my 1&1 (www.1and1.com) webspace, set up 1&1 to create a database, chmod 777 the config directory and ran the install web page...sadly, it hung after I submitted all my details (database name, etc).
Has anyone else run into this problem? What's the solution?
These things can be hard to diagnose because error messages may disappear into PHP's buffering or just never get shown.
The ugly answer I'm afraid is to try digging in and look for the error; the most reliable (though annoying) way is to add a die("Got here"); statement into the script, which forces the script to end, print a message, and flush all output to the browser. Keep moving the die() farther and farther until you stop seeing its output, and you'll have a better idea where the problem is.
It also help *A LOT* if you can get PHP's error logging turned on, as you might get more detailed error messages directly. Check with your hosting provider's support staff to see if they can do this for you and/or try adding the following near the top of config/index.php (after the <?php bit):
ini_set('log_errors', true); ini_set('error_log', '/filesystem/path/to/your/webspace/errors.log');
I'm not 100% sure this would work within the script, but try it.
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 14:46:39 -0700, Brion Vibber brion@pobox.com wrote:
It also help *A LOT* if you can get PHP's error logging turned on, as you might get more detailed error messages directly. Check with your hosting provider's support staff to see if they can do this for you and/or try adding the following near the top of config/index.php (after the <?php bit):
I have been struggling with the same problem for a few weeks now. I finally managed to get logs from my provider, and here is the result:
[Tue Sep 7 10:00:26 2004] [error] PHP Warning: Unknown(DefaultSettings.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /mn/sarpanitu/ansatte-u20/johans/www_docs/wiki/config/index.php(374) : eval()'d code on line 8 [Tue Sep 7 10:00:26 2004] [error] PHP Warning: (null)(): Failed opening 'DefaultSettings.php' for inclusion (include_path='.::/includes:/languages') in /mn/sarpanitu/ansatte-u20/johans/www_docs/wiki/config/index.php(374) : eval()'d code on line 8
I have tried to play around with the paths to the include dir, but it still only hangs.
Initial output from the config script is here:
Please include all of the lines below when reporting installation problems. Checking environment...
* PHP 4.3.8: ok * Warning: PHP's register_globals option is enabled. MediaWiki will work correctly, but this setting increases your exposure to potential security vulnerabilities in PHP-based software running on your server. You should disable it if you are able. * PHP server API is apache; ok, using pretty URLs (index.php/Page_Title) * Have XML / Latin1-UTF-8 conversion support. * PHP's memory_limit is 8M. If this is too low, installation may fail! Attempting to raise limit to 20M... ok. * Have zlib support; enabling output compression. * Couldn't find GD library or ImageMagick; image thumbnailing disabled. * Installation directory: * Script URI path: /johans/wiki
What I have notived is that there is no "Installation directory", could this be the source of the problem?
Johan Seland wrote:
[Tue Sep 7 10:00:26 2004] [error] PHP Warning: Unknown(DefaultSettings.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /mn/sarpanitu/ansatte-u20/johans/www_docs/wiki/config/index.php(374) : eval()'d code on line 8 [Tue Sep 7 10:00:26 2004] [error] PHP Warning: (null)(): Failed opening 'DefaultSettings.php' for inclusion (include_path='.::/includes:/languages') in /mn/sarpanitu/ansatte-u20/johans/www_docs/wiki/config/index.php(374) : eval()'d code on line 8
[snip]
What I have notived is that there is no "Installation directory", could this be the source of the problem?
Yeah, that's pretty suspicious...
The install base directory is obtained with the getcwd() function. From its documentation:
Note: On some Unix variants, getcwd() will return FALSE if any one of the parent directories does not have the readable or search mode set, even if the current directory does. See chmod() for more information on modes and permissions.
This may perhaps be biting you. Try taking this bit of code in config/index.php:
chdir( ".." ); $conf->IP = getcwd(); $conf->IP = preg_replace( "/\\/","\\\\",$conf->IP ); // For Windows, \ -> \ chdir( "config" );
and replace it with this:
$conf->IP = dirname( dirname( __FILE__ ) );
Hopefully the latter should be more reliable.
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
I have made all the changes, the file uploads wonderfully, but when I go to the page...no image.
http://www.bloodshed.org/lagowiki/index.php/Wyoming
Suggestions?
heidialyssa wrote:
I have made all the changes, the file uploads wonderfully, but when I go to the page...no image.
http://www.bloodshed.org/lagowiki/images/5/51/Wyoming.png gives a 404 Not Found error.
If I back up to http://www.bloodshed.org/lagowiki/images/ I see the default files but no numbered subdirectories where the uploaded files would be placed.
Can you confirm that this is the correct path?
Have you customized $wgUploadDirectory? If so you must change $wgUploadPath to match (this is the web path of the same directory).
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
heidialyssa wrote:
I have made all the changes, the file uploads wonderfully, but when I go to the page...no image.
http://www.bloodshed.org/lagowiki/images/5/51/Wyoming.png gives a 404 Not Found error.
If I back up to http://www.bloodshed.org/lagowiki/images/ I see the default files but no numbered subdirectories where the uploaded files would be placed.
Can you confirm that this is the correct path?
Have you customized $wgUploadDirectory? If so you must change $wgUploadPath to match (this is the web path of the same directory).
Brian, could you go baby steps? What do I need to do regarding the Images? I need to create a path for them?
On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 12:37:10 -0700, Brion Vibber brion@pobox.com wrote:
What I have notived is that there is no "Installation directory", could this be the source of the problem?
Yeah, that's pretty suspicious... [snip] This may perhaps be biting you. Try taking this bit of code in config/index.php:
This helps for setting a proper installation directory. Output is now:
Checking environment...
* PHP 4.3.8: ok * Warning: PHP's register_globals option is enabled. MediaWiki will work correctly, but this setting increases your exposure to potential security vulnerabilities in PHP-based software running on your server. You should disable it if you are able. * PHP server API is apache; ok, using pretty URLs (index.php/Page_Title) * Have XML / Latin1-UTF-8 conversion support. * PHP's memory_limit is 8M. If this is too low, installation may fail! Attempting to raise limit to 20M... ok. * Have zlib support; enabling output compression. * Couldn't find GD library or ImageMagick; image thumbnailing disabled. * Installation directory: /mn/sarpanitu/ansatte-u20/johans/www_docs/wiki * Script URI path: /johans/wiki
But once I submit all the information and press install, all I get is a blank page as before. As you might remember, the logfiles report that includes/DefaultSettings.php could not be found. I have asserted that this directory is readable, and even removed the default .htaces s (with Deny from all) that was included in mediawiki/includes.
Could it be the same problem as above with GetCwd returning false somewhere?
I can also report I am having the excact same behavior on Mediawiki-1.3.3
On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 09:34:10 +0200, Johan Seland johan.seland@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 12:37:10 -0700, Brion Vibber brion@pobox.com wrote:
What I have notived is that there is no "Installation directory", could this be the source of the problem?
Yeah, that's pretty suspicious... [snip] This may perhaps be biting you. Try taking this bit of code in config/index.php:
This helps for setting a proper installation directory. Output is now:
Checking environment...
* PHP 4.3.8: ok * Warning: PHP's register_globals option is enabled. MediaWikiwill work correctly, but this setting increases your exposure to potential security vulnerabilities in PHP-based software running on your server. You should disable it if you are able. * PHP server API is apache; ok, using pretty URLs (index.php/Page_Title) * Have XML / Latin1-UTF-8 conversion support. * PHP's memory_limit is 8M. If this is too low, installation may fail! Attempting to raise limit to 20M... ok. * Have zlib support; enabling output compression. * Couldn't find GD library or ImageMagick; image thumbnailing disabled. * Installation directory: /mn/sarpanitu/ansatte-u20/johans/www_docs/wiki * Script URI path: /johans/wiki
But once I submit all the information and press install, all I get is a blank page as before. As you might remember, the logfiles report that includes/DefaultSettings.php could not be found. I have asserted that this directory is readable, and even removed the default .htaces s (with Deny from all) that was included in mediawiki/includes.
Could it be the same problem as above with GetCwd returning false somewhere?
Regards Johan Seland
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