[Xerte] Re: FW: Error on login to xerteonline

Tue Apr 5 15:04:25 BST 2011

It does not allow you directly into the workspace as it has no way of knowing this is what you want.

We only support LDAP authentication, and as such only provide support for that during the install.

There is support for authentication to services in the zip itself, but as we only have LDAP here, and we assume LDAP.

So we can't know what people's intent is, and as they may install toolkits on a webserver, offering an unauthenticated option as default is incredibly dangerous.

Taken from page 2 of the installer

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"Xerte Online Toolkits has been build around LDAP authentication - you can however not use this is you prefer."

The PHP "LDAP" Settings - Please see PHP's own guide for more details. If you don't want to use LDAP you could write your own authentication code, or refer to the readme.txt in the main install folder on how to run an LDAP free version of the code.

Taken from page 4 of the installer 

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The PHP "LDAP" Settings - Please see PHP's own guide for more details. If you don't want to use LDAP you could write your own authentication code, or refer to the readme.txt in the main install folder on how to run an LDAP free version of the code.

The test of this page would also return an error because it checks for LDAP functions

The install guides have pages 13 and 14 cover the part of the process you are looking for

Page 34 of the install guides (Titled "Authentication in Xerte Online Toolkits") covers other forms of authentication.

-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Grover
Sent: 05 April 2011 14:47
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: FW: Error on login to xerteonline

The thing is I don't mind if it is no authentication for now. What I am asking is why does it not allow me in directly to the workspace in this case? I mean if there is no authentication?
Matthew mentioned something along those lines...
Did I install it incorrectly?

-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
Sent: 05 April 2011 03:35 PM
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: FW: Error on login to xerteonline

Because you might want to install authentication we don't support / you might want to set it later.

Lots of reasons.

The install guides have instructions in on how to use other authentication methods and are in the zip

-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Grover
Sent: 05 April 2011 14:31
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: FW: Error on login to xerteonline

Ok... that is still fine then, how would I then use the system it still asks for a login and password?
If there is no authentication why is there still the "option" to log in and which username password do I use then?

-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
Sent: 05 April 2011 03:07 PM
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: FW: Error on login to xerteonline

Hi,

If you've installed the beta then one of the test pages checks to see if you have ldap installed (as part of PHP).

This will happen as a warning during the install, and is mentioned as a requirement on the second  and fourth pages of the installer.

If you opt for the xampp option during the install it will remove authentication from the system, and allow one individual to use the system.

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Grover [g at tfsband.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 1:53 PM
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: FW: Error on login to xerteonline

Hi,

I re-installed XAMPP and xertetoolkit Beta on my p.c. and I get the following error when attempting to log in:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function ldap_connect() in C:\xampp\htdocs\xertetoolkits\website_code\php\login_library.php on line 355

Regards,
Grover

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
Sent: 05 April 2011 01:29 PM
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: FW: Error on login to xerteonline

Should work fine – email back (the list) if not ☺

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Grover
Sent: 05 April 2011 12:28
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: FW: Error on login to xerteonline

Thanks pat, I am in the process of downloading the beta version now…

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
Sent: 05 April 2011 01:19 PM
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: FW: Error on login to xerteonline

Hello,

Two Options

These errors are stuff the new release will fix – so as a short term measure.

Edit config.php and put the line below before $xerte_toolkits_site

ini_set("error_reporting",0);

Or

Download the new version (beta) from http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~cczpl/xerte/xertetoolkits.zip

Pat

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Grover
Sent: 05 April 2011 10:48
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: FW: Error on login to xerteonline

The most recent one I can find is 1.7.4 and that’s the one I downloaded and installed… (as per the word doc in the zip folder from xertetoolkit download)

Sorry I forgot to add the web path I used to download in the previous mail – it is http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
Sent: 05 April 2011 11:30 AM
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: FW: Error on login to xerteonline

And the most up to date xampp?

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Grover
Sent: 05 April 2011 10:28
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: FW: Error on login to xerteonline

Hi Pat,

I downloaded the xerte toolkits v1.5 as a zipped file off the website. This is the web path I used… http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
Sent: 05 April 2011 11:14 AM
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: FW: Error on login to xerteonline

Hello,

Did you download the beta version,

or the zip from the website?

Thanks

Pat
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Grover
Sent: 05 April 2011 10:04
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Subject: [Xerte] FW: Error on login to xerteonline
Importance: High

Hi,

I am trying to login to start using the authoring tool but the following error lists at the top of my web browser:

Strict Standards: Creating default object from empty value in C:\xampp\htdocs\xertetoolkits\database.php on line 14

Notice: Undefined variable: form_string in C:\xampp\htdocs\xertetoolkits\index.php on line 39

[cid:image001.png at 01CBF3A1.4A8D75A0]

After I use my username and password as allocated in mysql – but the next screen is blank – with the following errors:

Strict Standards: Creating default object from empty value in C:\xampp\htdocs\xertetoolkits\database.php on line 14

Strict Standards: Creating default object from empty value in C:\xampp\htdocs\xertetoolkits\database.php on line 14

Appache and Mysql is running on the XAMMP control panel…

Please assist…

Regards,
Grover Abrahams

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