[Xerte] Re: Problem with XOT 1.9

Pat @ Pgogy xerte at pgogywebstuff.com
Mon Mar 18 07:58:08 GMT 2013 

No, ignore integration.txt

It sounds like something is wiping the session - wondering if it is a php setting?

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On 17 Mar 2013, at 22:27, Guy Footring <Guy at Footring.net> wrote:

> Whilst demo.txt and switch.txt are no longer present, integration.txt is still there.
> Am I expected to rename that to integration.php and do something with it to enable the connection to the static.php authentication?
> 
> When I put the print_r($_SESSION) in to the workspaceproperties.php the only session variable that is set is the language (no user stuff at all).
> 
> Guy
> 
> 
> On 17/03/2013 09:30, Pat @ Pgogy wrote:
>> Hi Guy,
>> 
>> A print won't fix, but it helps diagnose.
>> 
>> Try adding a print near the top of edit.php which is also in the root.
>> 
>> Pgogy Webstuff - http://www.pgogywebstuff.com
>> Makers of web things of a fair to middling quality
>> 
>> On 16 Mar 2013, at 21:54, Guy Footring <Guy at Footring.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Pat,
>>> Here's what I get with print_r($_SESSION):
>>> 
>>> Array
>>> (
>>>    [toolkits_language] => en-GB
>>>    [toolkits_firstname] => Guy
>>>    [toolkits_surname] => Footring
>>>    [toolkits_logon_username] => guy
>>>    [toolkits_logon_id] => 4
>>> )
>>> 
>>> If you can point me at the right file I can try printing this in the editor screen to see if it has propagated correctly.  I don't know php, but I can code and I can google stuff (e.g. to find the php.ini settings and how to print_r the session), but it would take me a while to figure out where to put the print_r to get it to show in the edit window...
>>> Any alternative suggestions also welcomed :)
>>> 
>>> Thanks for responding so quickly.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Regards
>>> Guy
>>> 
>>> On 16/03/2013 21:04, Pat @ Pgogy wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>> 
>>>> Two NULL suggest the session isn't starting correctly.
>>>> 
>>>> Try adding a php print_r session in index.php somewhere to see what is set
>>>> 
>>>> Pgogy Webstuff - http://www.pgogywebstuff.com
>>>> Makers of web things of a fair to middling quality
>>>> 
>>>> On 16 Mar 2013, at 20:35, Guy Footring <Guy at Footring.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I downloaded the xot 1.9 zipfile this morning and installed to a hosted web-server using the cpanel interface.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I found I needed to create a php.ini file with register_globals = true in order to get anywhere with xot.  Having made that change, together with changing auth to use static.php, I'm now able to login and get the next screen, but I'm unable to create projects.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Attempting to create a project brings up the edit screen with the URL http://myhost.fqdn/xerte/edit.php?template_id=2 and the error message:
>>>>> Invalid template_id (could not find in DB)
>>>>> 
>>>>> (template_id increments by one on each attempt to create).
>>>>> 
>>>>> If I display the Workspace properties, under the My Details tab I just get the fixed display strings but no values:
>>>>> My Details
>>>>> 
>>>>> My name on the system is
>>>>> 
>>>>> My last login was on
>>>>> 
>>>>> My username is
>>>>> 
>>>>> There are some entries in the database with the relevant id:
>>>>> 
>>>>> templatedetails
>>>>> 
>>>>> template_id    creator_id    template_type_id    template_name    date_created date_modified    date_accessed    number_of_uses    access_to_whom
>>>>>    1    NULL    5    MyProject    2013-03-16    2013-03-16    NULL    NULL    Private
>>>>> 
>>>>> templaterights
>>>>> 
>>>>> template_id    user_id    role    folder    notes
>>>>>    1    NULL    creator    0    NULL
>>>>> 
>>>>> It looks odd that creator_id and user_id are NULL, so wondering if it is a problem with the authentication or logged-in-ID-tracking (would perhaps tie in with no details being displayed for the workspace properties). I get the same problem if I use the guest authentication method.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Logging in to the management.php screen I don't get any functionality available - the screen appears OK with the standard options but text area just displays "the feature is for administrators only".
>>>>> 
>>>>> Any suggestions as to how to fix the problem or next steps in further diagnosing it would be much appreciated.
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> Regards
>>>>> Guy
>>>>> 
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