[Xerte] XOT install - down the rabbit hole

Tue Dec 1 15:01:52 GMT 2009

I couldn't get XOT working on IIS last time I tried. Installed ok, logs-on ok using the local auth but then not much else works.  When "editing" the learning object most of the buttons aren't clickable.

See for yourself: http://elearning.net.marjon.ac.uk/rlo/
username: jblogs
password: test123

Anyone else come across this issue?

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
Sent: 01 December 2009 14:43
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] XOT install - down the rabbit hole

I just googled and got

http://davidwalsh.name/iis-php-server-request_uri

Which has the same code in, but doesn't explain why IIS fails.

We've definitely installed in on IIS before - Ron isn't one of yours IIS?

But the php page says

"The *only* way to make Request_URI work as a 100% Apache-Compliant server variable on IIS/Windows is to use an Isapi Filter - as documented at http://neosmart.net/blog/archives/291 . The various steps mentioned below *completely* fail when a rewrite engine is employed, since IIS will *never* return a non-existent path (i.e. the actual pretty-URI used) via its server variables.

This also applies to accessing index.php via a folder.
For instance, calls made to /folder/ will appear as /folder/index.php and not /folder/.

The fix is to use the ISAPI filter provided at http://neosmart.net/blog/archives/291

You don't have to modify any of the actual scripts once this filter is in place - it automatically intercepts calls to REQUEST_URI and replaces them with the actual user-entered path."

Which is a bit erm.........

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave Burnett
Sent: 01 December 2009 11:01
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Subject: RE: [Xerte] XOT install - down the rabbit hole

Tested a few variations and seems to be good.
Checked the install files and that seems to be the only instance of REQUEST_URI.
Not sure if those additional lines beggar anything on the Unix/Linux side of things.

Thanks Patrick.

Dave
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From: d_b_burnett at hotmail.com
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Subject: RE: [Xerte] XOT install - down the rabbit hole
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:13:03 -0500

Tarnation!
Found it. I must be one of the few working off IIS or something.
IIS has an issue with REQUEST_URI.
It just silently fails.

I added this to upload.php:

if (!isset($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']))
{
$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = substr($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'],1 );
if (isset($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'])) { $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'].='?'.$_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']; }
}

Away to the races...

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Subject: RE: [Xerte] XOT install - down the rabbit hole
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:12:57 +0000
From: Patrick.Lockley at nottingham.ac.uk
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Anywhere after <?

And before ?>

Click on the link in question on the LHS and then look in the lower box on the RHS

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave Burnett
Sent: 30 November 2009 14:12
To: Xerte list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] XOT install - down the rabbit hole

Thanks Patrick.
Where in upload.php should the line go and where should it appear in interface.
Tried it and got nothing on screen I could see.
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Subject: RE: [Xerte] XOT install - down the rabbit hole
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:57:16 +0000
From: Patrick.Lockley at nottingham.ac.uk
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Did you put the print_r($_SERVER) into the upload page?

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave Burnett
Sent: 30 November 2009 13:45
To: Xerte list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] XOT install - down the rabbit hole

>It only appears "truncated" as the upload data is provided in other variables (rlovariable for example).

Ah. Thanks.

>What did fiddler show you?
http://www.hipgnosys.com/xerte_ot/index.php
http://www.hipgnosys.com/xerte_ot/edit.php?template_id=9
http://www.hipgnosys.com/xerte_ot/USER-FILES/9-Dave-Nottingham/preview.xml?myvar=1259588415664
http://www.hipgnosys.com/xerte_ot/modules/xerte/engine/upload.php?path=USER-FILES/9-Dave-Nottingham/media/

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