On Nov 22, 2004, at 5:37 PM, dbw(a)ozreef.org wrote:
Sorry if there is not the correct location to post
this. If not,
could someone
let me know where is the more approriate list/board etc. Thank you.
"Warning: $wgProxyKey is insecure
^^ ignore the above part, it's unrelated
and harmless.
Can't find a writable temp directory for the
XHTML template. Check that the TMP environment variable points to a
writable
directory, or that the default temp dir (/tmp) exists and is writable."
Most likely in the messages above this, there is something about PHP
being in safe mode. (The installer asks that you post the complete
output when seeking help; this is so that instead of guessing what your
problem is, we have a better chance of being able to tell for sure.)
Safe mode (and also some related options) can make it pretty much
impossible for a PHP script to access the /tmp directory.
As a fallback, the wiki will try to use the images subdirectory to
store the compiled template, as this is more likely to work -- but you
have to make it writable first.
If you are able to set the TMP environment variable (for instance from
an .htaccess file, if your hosting provider allows this) then you can
also use that to set a directory for it to try using.
As a worst case, you can try disabling the template for the MonoBook
skin, and it will fall back to the old default look. If the
installation completed, you can set this in LocalSettings.php:
$wgUsePHPTal = false;
If installation itself is not completing, edit includes/Default.php to
force it off.
From here:
http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2004-August/024401.html
it was
mentioned that it was something to do with the tmp-directory on the
virtual
hosting machine. I asked my provider to look into that and they tried
a couple
of things but it still didn't work.
What things did they try, exactly?
-- brion vibber (brion @
pobox.com)