New Install - CGI Error

[Cobra_jack]

Yes I searched through the forum, unfortuantely none of the proposed resolutions worked.


Setup:

Windows 2003
IIS 6.0
PHP Version 4.3.6
ImageMagick Version 6.2.5
vBulletin Version 3.0.7


Everything was configured and working properly except for the upload...

I kept getting a fork error with imagemagick.... did some searching, found it was a permission issue with cmd.exe, added read & execute permission for IUSR an IWAM

Try the upload again, and now I get the CGI Error.



Things I've done to find the issue:

- Checked to make sure PHP is running as .exe, it is
- Checked time out settings in php.ini set at 600 seconds
- Checked max file upload size in php.ini set at 20mb
- Rebooted the server



Can someone try and point me in the right direction.


Thanks in advance

[Chuck S]

This is totally a permissions issue on the windows box. Double check IWAM AND IUSER HAVE TOTAL RIGHTS OVER CMD.EXE AND DATA AND UPLOADS DIRECTORIES

Most people end up dumping the idea of using imagemagick and edit there php.ini and to make sure there extention directory is set up uncomment the line to the gd2 dll and rebooted server and use gd2

[Cobra_jack]

Originally Posted by omegatron

This is totally a permissions issue on the windows box. Double check IWAM AND IUSER HAVE TOTAL RIGHTS OVER CMD.EXE AND DATA AND UPLOADS DIRECTORIES

Most people end up dumping the idea of using imagemagick and edit there php.ini and to make sure there extention directory is set up uncomment the line to the gd2 dll and rebooted server and use gd2

IWAM AND IUSER have FULL CONTROL Permision set on cmd.exe, the photopost directory and child nodes, and the imagemagick directory and child nodes.

When I did not have proper permissions I would get the following error:
Warning: exec(): Unable to fork [cmd.exe /c "C:/Program Files/ImageMagick/mogrify.exe" +profile "*" -size 100x75 -quality 70 -geometry 100x75 -unsharp 10


Am I missing something?

I have nothing against using GD2, but I was unable to find one that works with a Windows box.

http://www.boutell.com/gd/ states Windows DLL .zip (NOT CURRENTLY FOR PHP)

[Chuck S]

the gd2 dll that comes with your php works fine with windows. He is referring to the one specifically downloaded on his site

The ones that come with the php you download from php.net is fine

Looks like you have everything set right but alas with permissions issues most people use GD2 cause on some php setups it gets quite quirky and the cgi error indicates a php issue but without some sort of server error i can not suggest a resolution.

[Cobra_jack]

Originally Posted by omegatron

the gd2 dll that comes with your php works fine with windows. He is referring to the one specifically downloaded on his site

The ones that come with the php you download from php.net is fine

Looks like you have everything set right but alas with permissions issues most people use GD2 cause on some php setups it gets quite quirky and the cgi error indicates a php issue but without some sort of server error i can not suggest a resolution.

I guess I miss spoke in my first post... after looking at other viable options in getting this to work.. I've found that php was running as cgi...

I tried in vain upgrading to PHP 5.05 and running it in ISAPI mode... But After reading through dozens of how to's , I couldn't get it run properly, so I reverted back to PHP 4.40 as cgi.

I also enabled the GD2 extension in PHP.ini and it loads fine.

I made the following changes to my config-inc.php file:
$mogrify_command = "";
$usegd = 2


I still get the following error:

CGI Error
The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers.

I've spent more than 6 hours troubleshooting this, and I am at my wit's end


Please help

[Chuck S]

$usegd=2 is not set in a config file anymore unless you have an old version

what version of our software do you have?

Did you go into the global options and set GD2 as the image processor?

url to install?

[Cobra_jack]

Originally Posted by omegatron

$usegd=2 is not set in a config file anymore unless you have an old version

what version of our software do you have?

Did you go into the global options and set GD2 as the image processor?

url to install?

Your instructions at http://www.photopost.com/installphp.html state to set $usegd=2


I have version 5.2


Wooohoooo!


After you told me that $usegd=2 is not used in the config, I went into the DB table Settings, and found title "Imaging Integration (IM or GD)" and set setting = 2


and now it Works!!!

[LLIFE]

Do we use the $usegd = 1 command any more? and shouldn't be $usegd = "1";

[Chuck S]

$usegd is not set in any file nor is it set as you suggest. It is stored in the database and you can sign into admin and set it in global options which processor you are using.

[priapis]

edit............