[Xerte] Re: Problem with XOT 1.9

Tom Reijnders reijnders at tor.nl
Mon Mar 18 10:48:16 GMT 2013


If you set the auth to Guest temporarily, can you create a new LO?


Op 17-3-2013 23:27, Guy Footring schreef:
> 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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