[Xerte] XOT install - down the rabbit hole

Tue Dec 1 15:14:17 GMT 2009

This would be a really good week to get to the bottom of this. The
problem for us is we don't use IIS, so can't easily test it. Pat is
busily writing up a load of technical documentation right now to cover
installing toolkits, chapter and verse and IIS is obviously a
consideration, and I'd like to see it included in the docs. 

I also thought we had it working on IIS somewhere?

J

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Adam Read
Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 3:02 PM
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] XOT install - down the rabbit hole

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? 

Adam

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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
To: Xerte list
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.x
ml?myvar=1259588415664
http://www.hipgnosys.com/xerte_ot/modules/xerte/engine/upload.php?path=U
SER-FILES/9-Dave-Nottingham/media/

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