[Xerte] Re: Problem with XOT 1.9

Guy Footring Guy at Footring.net
Tue Mar 19 07:51:20 GMT 2013


This is just a bit of a sandbox, so the mysql account has full 
permissions (same account used to set up all the tables).
Also, I can see that the records get written but don't set the 
creator_id or user_id (which I'm guessing is the immediate cause of the 
"could not find in db" problem, and symptomatic of some deeper issue 
with my setup).

Yes, I'm running on Linux.  I'll try setting the developer switch 
tonight and see what happens.

Thanks for the response - will let you know what happens with developer 
mode switched on once I've had a chance to set that up.

Regards
Guy

On 19/03/2013 07:45, Tom Reijnders wrote:
> This is a bit of a wild guess, but what kind of permissions does the
> mysql user have?
>
> It looks like XOT can connect to mysql, but it can't write/insert records.
>
> Also, you're on Linux right? Could you try and switch on 'developer'
> mode in config.php by setting '$development=true' around line 26?
>
> Hopefully you see an error message immediately, or after inspecting the
> /tmp/debug.log file.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom
>
>
> Op 19-3-2013 0:46, Guy Footring schreef:
>> Below are my current session settings, don't know if you can spot
>> anything suspicious.
>> It looks like my default settings might have had a bad save_path which
>> I've now adjusted. My php.ini file now contains:
>> register_globals = true
>> session.save_path = /home/xerte/xerte_session
>> session.save_hander = files
>>
>> Now I get the user propagated to the workspace properties screen, but
>> I still get the "Invalid template_id (could not find in DB)" when I
>> try to create a project and the creator_id is still null for the new
>> templatedetails table row.
>> ===================
>> session
>> Session Support     enabled
>> Registered save handlers     files user mm
>> Registered serializer handlers     php php_binary wddx
>>
>> Directive    Local Value    Master Value
>> session.auto_start    Off    Off
>> session.bug_compat_42    On    On
>> session.bug_compat_warn    On    On
>> session.cache_expire    180    180
>> session.cache_limiter    nocache    nocache
>> session.cookie_domain    no value    no value
>> session.cookie_httponly    Off    Off
>> session.cookie_lifetime    0    0
>> session.cookie_path    /    /
>> session.cookie_secure    Off    Off
>> session.entropy_file    no value    no value
>> session.entropy_length    0    0
>> session.gc_divisor    100    100
>> session.gc_maxlifetime    1440    1440
>> session.gc_probability    1    1
>> session.hash_bits_per_character    4    4
>> session.hash_function    0    0
>> session.name    PHPSESSID    PHPSESSID
>> session.referer_check    no value    no value
>> session.save_handler    files    files
>> session.save_path    /home/xerte/xerte_session /home/xerte/xerte_session
>> session.serialize_handler    php    php
>> session.use_cookies    On    On
>> session.use_only_cookies    Off    Off
>> session.use_trans_sid    0    0
>> ===================
>>
>> Regards
>> Guy
>>
>> On 18/03/2013 07:58, Pat @ Pgogy wrote:
>>> No, ignore integration.txt
>>>
>>> It sounds like something is wiping the session - wondering if it is a
>>> php setting?
>>>
>>> Pgogy Webstuff - http://www.pgogywebstuff.com
>>> Makers of web things of a fair to middling quality
>>>
>>> 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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