[Xerte] Re: Xerte Online Toolkits: Installation Guide

Pat Lockley patrick.lockley at googlemail.com
Fri Jan 6 23:59:57 GMT 2012 

Not sure writing php is heroic, but no problem. 

If you have any guidance from the godaddy install you could share that's be appreciated

On 6 Jan 2012, at 23:37, "MTG Judge Course" <info at mtgjc.com> wrote:

> You are my hero!!!! This one worked!! =)
> 
> With deepest appreciation,
> 
> Debbie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat Lockley
> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 3:32 PM
> To: Xerte discussion list
> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Xerte Online Toolkits: Installation Guide
> 
> use this switch.txt instead
> 
> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Pat Lockley <patrick.lockley at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>> i knew / suspected the page wouldn't work.
>> 
>> Will have a look later as to why (php errors)
>> 
>> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 3:17 PM, MTG Judge Course <info at mtgjc.com> wrote:
>>> Yeah, I tried that, and was able to get past the login screen, but 
>>> everything comes up blank. (Once I log in, /xerte/index.php is 
>>> blank.)
>>> 
>>> Sigh... I'm beginning to think the universe is working against me on 
>>> this one.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat 
>>> Lockley
>>> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 9:56 AM
>>> To: Xerte discussion list
>>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Xerte Online Toolkits: Installation Guide
>>> 
>>> In the zip root folder is a file called switch.txt which you can 
>>> replace index.php with if you've not got LDAP.
>>> 
>>> Edit switch.txt and you'll see the passwords and such like.
>>> 
>>> I'm not sure it works at present, so try renaming switch.txt to
> index.php.
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 2:49 PM, MTG Judge Course <info at mtgjc.com> wrote:
>>>> Thanks everyone for your help with this! It actually turned out that 
>>>> the problem was a permissions setting with the database that GoDaddy 
>>>> had to fix... I guess that's why all the searching for an issue on 
>>>> my end turned up nothing! This is a recurring problem, I understand, 
>>>> with having a shared hosting account.
>>>> 
>>>> I was able after that to complete the install of Xerte, but I do not 
>>>> have LDAP, and I was wondering if there were instructions somewhere 
>>>> about how to install without LDAP. This installation of Xerte will 
>>>> only be used by one or two people, and using the same 
>>>> authentication, so I'm hoping to be able to bypass LDAP.
>>>> 
>>>> Any help would be gratefully received! :)
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat 
>>>> Lockley
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 2:12 PM
>>>> To: Xerte discussion list
>>>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Xerte Online Toolkits: Installation Guide
>>>> 
>>>> i would suggest something like this
>>>> 
>>>> <?PHP
>>>> 
>>>> include "database.php";
>>>> 
>>>> $response = mysql_connect(settings from database.php);
>>>> 
>>>> print_r($response);
>>>> 
>>>> ?>
>>>> 
>>>> Save that in a php file in the root directory
>>>> 
>>>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 6:59 PM, MTG Judge Course <info at mtgjc.com> wrote:
>>>>> LOL. Too true!! =)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Yes, I'm decent with PHP, but not expert, and I fear I've surpassed 
>>>>> the limits of my ability to scour the PHP for where the problem 
>>>>> might
>>> lie.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat 
>>>>> Lockley
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 11:28 AM
>>>>> To: Xerte discussion list
>>>>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Xerte Online Toolkits: Installation Guide
>>>>> 
>>>>> Yep, it should all work, but then if it should all work I can't 
>>>>> think what to suggest to help.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Are you ok with PHP?
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 3:37 PM, MTG Judge Course <info at mtgjc.com>
> wrote:
>>>>>> I set the host, username, and password in the installation steps.
>>>>>> The installer was able to create the database in the proper place 
>>>>>> using this information. So unless I'm really confused, that should 
>>>>>> mean that the host, username, and password are all correct, and 
>>>>>> that the user has the appropriate rights to the database??
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The host and username are below. I'm omitting certain pieces of 
>>>>>> information since I believe these list communications are publicly
>>>>> accessible.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Host: mtg1*7.db.8777228.hostedresource.com
>>>>>> Username: mtg1*7
>>>>>> Password: ***** [my password that works when accessing the db via 
>>>>>> PHPMyAdmin or ODBC connection]
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat 
>>>>>> Lockley
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 10:25 AM
>>>>>> To: Xerte discussion list
>>>>>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Xerte Online Toolkits: Installation Guide
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Ok,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> It might be the host details - what is the host set as?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Pat
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 3:19 PM, MTG Judge Course <info at mtgjc.com>
> wrote:
>>>>>>> Thanks so much for your response. I've checked the database.php 
>>>>>>> file, and all appears to be correct. I have a GoDaddy basic 
>>>>>>> account, so I cannot create more than one user for each database. 
>>>>>>> I only have one username and password, and that username of 
>>>>>>> course has full access of every type to the database.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Note that during setup, this same username/password was used to
>>>>>>> *create* the database tables. Everything appeared to be working 
>>>>>>> perfectly until I tried to use Xerte and it gave me that error
> message.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Blargh! :)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat 
>>>>>>> Lockley
>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 2:30 PM
>>>>>>> To: Xerte discussion list
>>>>>>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Xerte Online Toolkits: Installation Guide
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The username in database.php isn't allowed to access the database 
>>>>>>> the installer created
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> If you have cPanel check to see if the account you're using in 
>>>>>>> database.php has select,delete,insert and update privileges for 
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>> database.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 7:23 PM, MTG Judge Course <info at mtgjc.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> I tried to install Xerte online and ran into a roadblock. I 
>>>>>>>> followed all the installation directions to the letter, and the 
>>>>>>>> installation script successfully created all the Xerte tables in 
>>>>>>>> the database I’d set
>>>>>>> up for it.
>>>>>>>> However, when I try to access the Xerte installation, it says:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> “Sorry, the system cannot connect to the database at present. 
>>>>>>>> The mysql error is Access denied for user 'mtg5[..]8'@'184.[..].193'
>>>>>>>> (using
>>>>>>> password:
>>>>>>>> YES)”
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> My website is hosted through GoDaddy.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Thanks!!!
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
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