[Xerte-dev] Re: example_zipper issue revisited

[Pat L (pgogy)]

is export exporting more now? All the JMOL stuff?


On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 6:52 PM, Pat L (pgogy) <xerte at pgogywebstuff.com>wrote:

> Does exampler_zipper appear in the code, it sounds like something I left
> in.
>
> I imagine it is a PHP timeout issue kicking in, or Memory being maxed out.
>
> The zip script it supposed to do a clean up. Maybe do it before export now
> as well
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 11:02 AM, Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>> I've updated some installations using the current 2.1 git download and had
>> hoped that the example_zipper issue I mentioned previously would be fixed
>> but it seems it hasn't? However it might only be showing up when large
>> files
>> are included or with certain php or server configurations etc or perhaps
>> it's been fixed in develop but not applied to 2.1? This may also be an
>> issue
>> going unoticed to some extent and leaving lots of redundant zip files in
>> project folders. So testing and questions...
>>
>> What I'm finding with current 2.1 code on more than one server is that
>> exporting smaller projects works fine with no example_zipper files left on
>> the server or included in the zip download. However if a project includes
>> larger media files it either doesn't export or when it does it leaves
>> example_zipper files in the project folder as well as including them in
>> the
>> zip download. I'm not sure where small - large overlaps but for instance
>> I've been testing export of a project containing a 60MB mp4.
>>
>> Q1. Was this a known issue fixed in develop but not in current 2.1 branch?
>>
>> Q2. Could this only be occurring with particular PHP/server settings and
>> if
>> so what are the relevant settings?
>>
>> Q3. Can others reproduce this using current 2.1 branch?
>>
>> Cheers
>> Ron
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Smith,
>> John
>> Sent: 08 April 2014 14:05
>> To: For Xerte technical developers
>> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: session issue + example_zipper issue
>>
>> I've not really seen any session issues on a windows install and on xampp
>> mainly though. Have never seen the invalid templat id error either...
>>
>> the example_zipper_new... file seems to be related to old export code
>> (
>> https://code.google.com/p/xerteonlinetoolkits/source/browse/trunk/modules/x
>> erte/export.php?spec=svn696&r=696<https://code.google.com/p/xerteonlinetoolkits/source/browse/trunk/modules/xerte/export.php?spec=svn696&r=696>)
>> with _xyz on the end nothing shows in
>> Google but remove _xyz and you get hits...
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> John Smith | Learning Technologist
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>> [xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Julian Tenney
>> [Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk]
>> Sent: 08 April 2014 13:39
>> To: For Xerte technical developers
>> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: session issue + example_zipper issue
>>
>> Never seen 'invalid template id'. But 'session ID not set' is doing my
>> head
>> in.
>>
>> I don't recognise 2.
>>
>> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron
>> Mitchell
>> Sent: 08 April 2014 13:23
>> To: 'For Xerte technical developers'
>> Subject: [Xerte-dev] session issue + example_zipper issue
>>
>> Hi all
>> I think an issue I mentioned in the thread entitled testing results got
>> lost
>> in the discussion about re-running setup so I'm checking again along with
>> a
>> separate issue I've noticed.
>>
>> Issue 1
>> I downloaded xertetoolkits_2.1 Version:2.1 Last update  2014-03-14 from
>> the
>> community site and from my testing this revision is not reliable e.g. one
>> minute I can create an LO and the next minute I get one of two errors when
>> trying to create a new lo:
>> Session ID not set
>> or
>> Invalid template_id (could not find in DB)
>>
>> Q. Does this not happen for others?
>>
>> Issue 2
>> In an older revision that I've been using which seems to be relatively
>> trouble free I've noticed that one or more files named something like
>> example_zipper_new_xyz. is getting created and included in any successful
>> export but also still residing in the project folder on the server.
>>
>> Q. Does anyone recognise this? Was it fixed in a later revision that
>> doesn't
>> have the session issue above?
>>
>> Cheers
>> Ron
>>
>>
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