[Xerte-dev] Re: HELP - can't create new projects on techdis install

Fri Nov 30 13:34:58 GMT 2012

nothing else, just that?

On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>wrote:

> With that in place and the integrationpath in place a key error seems to be
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> [toolkits_most_recent_error] => Failed to get users root folder Failed to
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> *From:* xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
> xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Pat Lockley
> *Sent:* 30 November 2012 12:47
> *To:* For Xerte technical developers
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: HELP - can't create new projects on techdis
> install****
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> Also, edit index.php and before </body> add a <?PHP echo "<pre>";
> print_r($_SESSION);****
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> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Pat Lockley <
> patrick.lockley at googlemail.com> wrote:****
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> The only change I made in config is the text I sent. So revert back to 1.8
> config and add that in.
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> If it isn't that, then I am a bit lost. I will check out trunk a fresh
> over the weekend and see if I can make it go wrong.****
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> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>
> wrote:****
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> In trying to get xdebug working via xampp (which already seemed to be in
> place but commented out in php.ini) I restarted apache and now can't
> replicate the problem via xampp even with the moodle config set as
> integrationpath. Which makes using xdebug a bit redundant on xampp.****
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> Quick question: Is there anything in the recently changed code that could
> be case sensitive that would cause the difference between windows and
> linux? either files paths or db queries etc****
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> Cheers****
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> Ron****
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> *From:* xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
> xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Ron Mitchell
> *Sent:* 30 November 2012 11:03****
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> *To:* 'For Xerte technical developers'
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: HELP - can't create new projects on techdis
> install****
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> that's already in place in auth_config.php****
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> *From:* xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [
> mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>]
> *On Behalf Of *Pat Lockley
> *Sent:* 30 November 2012 09:53
> *To:* For Xerte technical developers
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: HELP - can't create new projects on techdis
> install****
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> or try adding to config.txt****
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> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Pat Lockley <
> patrick.lockley at googlemail.com> wrote:****
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> what happens if you remove the auth_config stuff?****
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> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 9:10 AM, Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>
> wrote:****
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> Hi all****
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> I still haven't found where the problem lies but I'm a bit happier now
> that I can see the problem exists on xampp too so it's definitely recent
> code changes that have caused this problem and it's probably just the order
> of things killing the session but I haven't found where or why. Here's how
> to reproduce this locally via xampp and also what I've done on the techdis
> server and then repeated on xampp:****
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> On techdis server:****
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> Create a brand new install from the svn code with authentication set to
> guest****
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> Create a new LO****
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> Create another new LO****
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> All working no loss of projects in workspace****
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> Add path to moodle config in sitedetails****
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> Refresh and create a new LO - LO is actually created but workspace clears
> and LO not part of authors projects ****
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> On xampp****
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> Create a brand new install from the svn code with authentication set to
> guest****
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> Create a new LO****
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> Create another new LO****
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> All working no loss of projects in workspace****
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> Add path to moodle config in sitedetails (you'll obviously need moodle
> installed to reproduce this)****
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> Refresh and create a new LO - LO is actually created but workspace clears
> and LO not part of authors projects ****
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> So - it's not a problem unique to the techdis server and is a new problem
> introduced by the current code. At the moment it's going to cause the same
> problem for anyone using moodle authentication but possibly also anyone
> using another system via integrationpath too.****
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> Next question: As the problem can also be reproduced via xampp can xdebug
> be installed on xampp? ****
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> Going to google that now...****
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> *From:* xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
> xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Ron Mitchell
> *Sent:* 29 November 2012 14:43
> *To:* 'For Xerte technical developers'
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: HELP - can't create new projects on techdis
> install****
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> Pat/David/Simon****
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> thanks for the suggestions.****
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> Going offline and need a break from this anyway. Might revisit later
> tonight or might wait until tomorrow.****
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> Cheers****
>
> Ron****
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> *From:* xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
> xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Pat Lockley
> *Sent:* 29 November 2012 14:31
> *To:* For Xerte technical developers
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Re: HELP - can't create new projects on techdis
> install****
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> Go through the two new_template files putting print_r($_SESSION) in at
> regular intervals followed by a "line number xxx" statement.
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> Then trace it with console or fiddler.****
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> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 2:04 PM, David Goodwin <david at palepurple.co.uk>
> wrote:****
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> On 29 Nov 2012, at 13:50, "Ron Mitchell" <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk> wrote:
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> Hi again Simon****
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> I found some instructions about installing xdebug and I'm sure I could do
> that but apart from use of it being beyond my comfort zone I'm very wary of
> going this route because this techdis server is used for other systems too.
> I also only have another hour to look at this right now and then I'll be
> offline until much later.****
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> Is there a way of debugging without needingdebug?****
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> Binary chopping the code with "die('got here!');" is about the best you're
> left with.****
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> David.****
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