[Xerte] How to Install Xerte Online Toolkits

[Peter Pretorius]

Pat,

Thanks for your feedback.  I'm not sure I understand your last sentence, but
when I started over again from scratch and left the settings at 755, I was
able to successfully continue to the next page of the install.  LOL.  Of
course on that page, I found new challenges; the first being what to enter
for "the name of the host where you would like the toolkits database to be
created on."

I'm uncertain what I need to enter here, or in what format it should be
(e.g. what it should look like).  Should I be entering the server name?  The
home directory?  The public HTML directory?

Thanks,
Pete




On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 4:41 AM, Patrick Lockley <
Patrick.Lockley at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:

>  Hello,
>
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> 755 should work, though for the install 777 takes the chance away of any
> problems.
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> You could try again using 755 (as I believe some people on here have done
> so already).
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> 500 is an apache error – generated by your web server. If it doesn’t like
> 777 then there’s nothing that can be done other than the above.
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> If you’re using shared hosting you’ll I suspect not be able to adjust
> php.ini so you shouldn’t worry about it (though you’ll find the size of the
> files you can upload will be seriously limited).
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> The installer “is” the step by step guide. We’ve never had a server doesn’t
> like this error before, normally it’s just the database going screwy.
>
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>
> Pat
>
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> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
> xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Peter Pretorius
> *Sent:* 19 August 2009 03:36
> *To:* xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> *Subject:* [Xerte] How to Install Xerte Online Toolkits
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm a true novice to working with web servers and web hosting.  Although I
> had no trouble installing the Xerte desktop app on my laptop, when I tried
> my hand at installing Xerte Online Toolkits on my web server, I ran into
> trouble.  My hosting service is Siteground (www.siteground.com).
>
> I was able to download toolkits, and upload it to the server into its own
> folder, without a problem.  I was then able to successfully use my browser
> to view the "setup" page.  On that page, Xerte directs you to set
> permissions for roughly five folders/files to 777.  I should note that the
> default setting for all of these folders was 755.  I was able to
> successfully change the permissions to 777.  However, upon trying to
> "continue" the install, I received an error message that reads:  "500 -
> internal server error."  The error page lists several possible reasons for
> this error, with one of them being:  "Incorrect file/directory permissions:
> Above 755."
>
> By the way, that initial Xerte Toolkits setup page also directs you to
> adjust several php files.  Some of those files I was completely unable to
> find.
>
> I looked for guidance in the list archives, and through a general web
> Google search, but perhaps I'm not searching in the correct manner or in the
> correct location.
>
> Is there a step-by-step setup guide for Xerte Online Toolkits?
>
> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Pete Pretorius
> Curriculum Designer
> Salem, MA  USA
>
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