[Xerte-dev] Re: Current Issues

Tom Reijnders reijnders at tor.nl
Mon Dec 3 22:12:25 GMT 2012


It's a version 2, but I don't know which one.

I also have a moodle 1.9 (but again, I don't know exactly what version). 
But  that one seems to work as well for me. But I have to clear cache 
etc, to make sure I don't use a different session.

Where can you check the exact version of moodle?

Op 3-12-2012 23:02, Ron Mitchell schreef:
>
> Tom
>
> do you have a moodle 1.9 to test with?
>
> Your question about moodle version gave me an idea to test locally 
> with xampp. I'm going to say this with caution because I thought I was 
> able to reproduce the problem with xampp previously too but I just 
> tested the following:
>
> The test install I was using with xampp was using a moodle2 config 
> path and not giving the same problems as the linux servers. So I just 
> change that config path to a moodle 1.9 install and it did then give 
> the same problems. I then changed the config path back to a 1.9 
> install and the problem is there again.
>
> So not forgetting that the Techdis server install has been working 
> fine with a moodle 1.9 config all this time it seems this indicates 
> the following:
>
> a recent XOT code change has introduced a clash with moodle 1.9 but 
> not moodle 2?
>
> the problem can be reproduced on Windows via xampp if moodle 1.9 is 
> avilable to add as the integration_config_path
>
> In theory I could upgrade the Moodle on the techdis server to a later 
> version because we aren't using that install for anything else but 
> that doesn't help people who want to upgrade xot but can't yet upgrade 
> their Moodle and it doesn't really help identify the specific 
> change/cause/solution either.
>
> However maybe it's easier to track down with xampp?
>
> Ron
>
> *From:*xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk 
> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Ron 
> Mitchell
> *Sent:* 03 December 2012 21:33
> *To:* 'For Xerte technical developers'
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: Current Issues
>
> As far as I can see the last change to the zend folder was 29/04/2012
>
> On both installations I've been testing the moodle is 1.9x What about 
> yours?
>
> Ron
>
> *From:*xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk 
> <mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk> 
> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Tom 
> Reijnders
> *Sent:* 03 December 2012 21:15
> *To:* For Xerte technical developers
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: Current Issues
>
> Yes, but is the Zend folder changed recently? (I am currently not 
> behind my PC, so can't check)
>
> I did have a situation where MySQL statements took so long, that the 
> workspace was not complete. But then you would have to have 10ths of 
> LO's in your workspace.
>
> Can it have anything to do with the version of Moodle used?
>
> Tom
>
> Op 3-12-2012 22:11, Ron Mitchell schreef:
>
>     Also as far as I can see the last change to /trunk/functions.php
>     was a change you made on 23rd of October Tom way before these
>     problems started.
>
>     *From:*xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>     <mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>
>     [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of
>     *Ron Mitchell
>     *Sent:* 03 December 2012 21:02
>     *To:* 'For Xerte technical developers'
>     *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: Current Issues
>
>     I changed functions.php and restarted Apache but it hasn't fixed
>     the create new project issue for me.
>
>     You had a blank screen previously - could this be a separate issue?
>
>     Did you ever see the create a new project workspace clears issue?
>
>     *From:*xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>     <mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>
>     [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of
>     *Tom Reijnders
>     *Sent:* 03 December 2012 20:49
>     *To:* For Xerte technical developers
>     *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: Current Issues
>
>     It's working for me now.
>
>     And whether you have to restart apache depends a bit on whether
>     you have eAccelerator or something active. Sometimes it helps to
>     restart apache (php).
>
>     Tom
>
>     Op 3-12-2012 21:32, Ron Mitchell schreef:
>
>         Hi Tom
>
>         unfortunately this doesn't fix it for me :-(
>
>         I've cleared cache and restarted the browser but still the
>         same problem.
>
>         Does that change require an Apache restart?
>
>         Did you get to a point where you were no longer getting a
>         blank screen and seeing the workspace clear when creating a
>         new LO?
>
>         Ron
>
>         *From:*xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
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>         [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf
>         Of *Tom Reijnders
>         *Sent:* 03 December 2012 19:46
>         *To:* For Xerte technical developers
>         *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: Current Issues
>
>         Ok...
>
>         I've got it working here, if I change line 48 of functions.php
>
>         $language = new Zend_Locale();
>
>         To
>
>         $language = 'en-GB';   (and yes I realize it is doing
>         something else)
>
>
>         If this also works for you, than something has changed in the
>         Zend installation.
>
>         Somewhere in tracing through the constructor of Zend_Locale I
>         end up in moodle_request_shutdown() .....
>
>         Tom
>
>         Op 3-12-2012 20:38, Ron Mitchell schreef:
>
>             Hi Tom
>
>             yes so for example /var/www/moodle/config.php
>
>             or on shared hosting might be
>             /home/user/public_html/moodle/config.php
>
>             Not sure why you get a blank page - at least I get to see
>             the workspace! ;-)
>
>             If you change authentication to moodle and restart the
>             browser do you get prompted to login to moodle? If you do
>             then the path you have entered is correct.
>
>             HTH
>             Ron
>
>             *From:*xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>             <mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>
>             [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On
>             Behalf Of *Tom Reijnders
>             *Sent:* 03 December 2012 19:03
>             *To:* For Xerte technical developers
>             *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: Current Issues
>
>             Ron,
>
>             Just to be sure, in step 6, this is the full Linux file
>             path to the moodle config.php, right?
>
>             It is definitely not working, I get a blank page, until I
>             remove the config path from the sitedetails page.
>
>             Nothing shows up in the debug.log, not in the apache
>             errorlog, and nothing in the javascript console.
>
>             I will try to start all this in the debugger (xdebug).
>
>
>             There are two other issues in my install:
>             1. Sometimes the editor disappears behind the browser window.
>             2. In a Media page with an image, preview, all is fine,
>             now close preview and try to select a different image....
>
>             Tom
>
>             Tom
>
>
>
>             Op 3-12-2012 17:57, Ron Mitchell schreef:
>
>                 Hi John
>
>                 I can't help with a VM but here's the steps to
>                 replicate...
>
>                 1. Create a directory in the web root and copy across
>                 an export from the latest svn trunk e.g. xot19
>
>                 2. Create a new database and user with the relevant
>                 privileges or use the mysql root account if only a test
>
>                 3. Browse to /xot19/setup/ and follows the tests or go
>                 straight to /xot19/setup/page1.php
>
>                 4. During setup add the admin account credentials
>                 (whatever you want) and leave integration_config_path
>                 empty
>
>                 5. Upon completion browse to the xot19 url which by
>                 default should be guest access and create a couple of
>                 tests LO's
>
>                 All should be fine at this point.
>
>                 6. Visit /xot19/management.php and add the path to
>                 moodle config.php
>
>                 7. Now whether you leave authentication set to guest
>                 or change it to moodle you should see the problem with
>                 creating new LO's etc. I'll send a link to a
>                 screencast of that later.
>
>                 HTH
>
>                 Ron
>
>                 *From:*xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>                 <mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>
>                 [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On
>                 Behalf Of *Smith, John
>                 *Sent:* 03 December 2012 15:38
>                 *To:* For Xerte technical developers
>                 *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: Current Issues
>
>                 Hi,
>
>                 I had a go at setting up on a Ubuntu VM on VirtualBox
>                 at the weekend but ran out of time and into problems
>                 figuring out where to put passwords into the database
>                 using phpMyAdmin, setting up the integration path etc...
>
>                 If someone wants to share a VM which exhibits the
>                 problem and share it then I'll definitely take a look
>                 at debugging...
>
>                 Regards,
>
>                 John Smith
>
>                 Learning Technologist
>
>                 School of Health & Life Sciences
>
>                 Glasgow Caledonian University
>
>                 *From:*xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>                 <mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>
>                 [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On
>                 Behalf Of *Julian Tenney
>                 *Sent:* Monday, December 03, 2012 2:08 PM
>                 *To:* For Xerte technical developers
>                 *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Current Issues
>
>                 Hi,
>
>                 Starting a new thread on the current issues with the
>                 integration path stuff. I'm afraid my own technical
>                 knowledge doesn't go far in the relevant areas, but it
>                 is clear that we have a problem that needs resolving
>                 before we can make the Xenith code available to
>                 everyone, and it seems to me that recent changes have
>                 introduced the problem. Ron has done a lot to try and
>                 isolate the problem, thanks a lot for persisting Ron!
>
>                 Somehow we need to resolve it. I'm open for ideas on
>                 how we can best work through it: in an ideal world I'd
>                 get Ron to sit with Pat at a computer until the
>                 problem is cracked, but since that's not possible, is
>                 this something we can do online somehow? Anyone got
>                 any better ideas?
>
>                 Julian
>
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