install error..

jgruenwald · April 10th, 2006, 11:26 AM

Unable to create/write to /photopost/data! Check your data directory permissions before continuing.

triple checked permissions everything in that folder is set to 777

Chuck S · April 10th, 2006, 12:41 PM

Check the server path to verify it is the accurate path and that every level is 777

The error above is absolute where your telling the program the data path is it can not find it or it is not 777

jgruenwald · April 10th, 2006, 01:20 PM

this brings me to another question.

in all the other software installed vbportal,vbulletin i used the path's...

vbportal = root (blank)
vbulletin = /forums
photopost = /photopost

even though i specify the path /photopost i get the following error now that install is complete.
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Warning: chdir(): No such file or directory (errno 2) in /home/hondara/public_html/wichitareefclub/photopost/header-inc.php on line 60

Warning: main(./global.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/hondara/public_html/wichitareefclub/photopost/header-inc.php on line 61

Warning: main(./global.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/hondara/public_html/wichitareefclub/photopost/header-inc.php on line 61

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/hondara/public_html/wichitareefclub/photopost/header-inc.php on line 61
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i've tried both paths..
/home/hondara/public_html/wichitareefclub/photopost
and just
/photopost

since /wichitareefclub is root for the domain.

any suggestions?

i've deleted the tables 4 times and tried installation with both paths.

some info that may help

photopost install is at http://www.wichitareefclub.com/photopost

server info
Server Type Linux
Web Server Apache v1.3.33
PHP 4.3.11
PHP Max Post Size 55.00 MB
PHP Maximum Upload Size 2.00 MB
MySQL Version 4.0.25-standard
MySQL Packet Size 1,023.0 KB

Chuck S · April 10th, 2006, 01:38 PM

Right which brings me back to your paths being wrong as I stated. I would thing your paths would be this

/home/hondara/public_html/wichitareefclub/photopost
/home/hondara/public_html/wichitareefclub/forums

You can make sure the paths are set like this in config-int.php and then double check your data and uploads paths in global options and storage options.

jgruenwald · April 10th, 2006, 02:30 PM

okay, so far so good. i found that /forum was missing the s on the end.. should have been /forums..

now at the top of the page i get

Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/hondara/public_html/wichitareefclub/photopost/forums/vb3.php on line 25

everything else looks good.

Chuck S · April 10th, 2006, 02:58 PM

Okay I suggest rerun install.php now that you know your mistakes.

Your last mistake is you forgot to input the vbulletin mysql table prefix on install

jgruenwald · April 10th, 2006, 04:04 PM

okay, we are making progess.

I originally imported my info from a php-nuke portal into vbulletin. using impex i imported my users. now, when i did this i left my vbulletin with no prefix. and my nuke tables all had a prefix of nuke_

when i leave the bulletin prefix box blank i have the same issue as above. if i change it to nuke_ i show all of my registered user's but seem to be logged out when logging into the admin cp for photopost. it re-directs me back to the photopost main page.

i checked my cookie settings in vbulletin and they are totally blank. i also tried adding my domain onto them .hondaracer.com with no luck.

Chuck S · April 10th, 2006, 04:33 PM

Are you integrating with nuke or vbulletin here?

If your integrating with vbulletin you need to in the first step of install specify the proper database info for vbulletin in user database spot. You need to input the correct vbulletin license number. On the forth step of install you input the proper table prefix if any and cookie prefix( your cookie prefix on a default vb is bb) and complete the install with all the paths correct.

jgruenwald · April 10th, 2006, 04:34 PM

i'm intergrating with vbulletin. i made the switch from nuke to vbulletin. let me try that cookie prefix

jgruenwald · April 10th, 2006, 05:12 PM

well it appears to be working now..
made changes to the following.

cookieprefix = bb
path = corrected full server path
db table prefix for forums = nuke_ even though vbulletin's tables are without a prefix. it appears to be feeding off the old nuke tables somehow.

now its working! thanks for the support. this support forum was 1000% better then the one at vbportal.

thanks again