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MartinTaylor
07-27-2006, 05:14 AM
As per "support rules/guidlines":

1) I am using PP 1.5 (downloaded tonight)

2) the link to what should be the resulting photoblog is http://www.mybluemuse.com/pixelpost/

3) http://www.mybluemuse.com/pixelpost/admin/index.php?view=info does not show any information

This is my first attempt at installing PP (I'm currently using movable type). The installation seemed to go smoothly and everything was created correctly, however, when I log in all I see is:
"
Administration for pixelpost
New Image Images Categories Comments Options General Info Addons Logout
"

Clicking on any of the links, e.g. "Options" results in a slight change in the URL (in "options" case, to "http://www.mybluemuse.com/pixelpost/admin/index.php?view=options") but no further information is displayed other than the same as described above.

Firefox is my main browser but I have also tried IE. I have tried clearing the cookies but with no change in result. My host is 1and1. I have checked that all the files were ftp'd completely.

At this point I'm stumped.

Regards - Martin
MartinTaylor
07-27-2006, 05:24 AM
I don't know if this gives you any clue what is going on, but if I look at the source of the resulting options page (http://www.mybluemuse.com/pixelpost/admin/index.php?view=options) I see something like this with "<HTML><BODY>" repeating hundreds of times

"
<div id="navigation">
<a href="/pixelpost/admin/index.php?">New Image</a>
<a href="/pixelpost/admin/index.php?view=images">Images</a>
<a href="/pixelpost/admin/index.php?view=categories">Categories</a>
<a href="/pixelpost/admin/index.php?view=comments">Comments</a>
<a href="/pixelpost/admin/index.php?view=options">Options</a>
<a href="/pixelpost/admin/index.php?view=info">General Info</a>
<a href="/pixelpost/admin/index.php?view=addons">Addons</a>
<a href="/pixelpost/admin/index.php?x=logout">Logout</a>
</div>

<HTML><BODY>
<HTML><BODY>
<HTML><BODY>

<HTML><BODY>
<HTML><BODY>
<HTML><BODY>
<HTML><BODY>
<HTML><BODY>
<HTML><BODY>
<HTML><BODY>
<HTML><BODY>
<HTML><BODY>
<HTML><BODY>
<HTML><BODY>
<HTML><BODY>
<HTML><BODY>
<HTML><BODY>
<HTML><BODY>
....
"
GeoS
07-27-2006, 06:22 AM
Please use HTML code formating when you put into the forum any code not like PHP (it have own tag for code).
Connie
07-27-2006, 07:03 AM
What is the information in Admin / Info ?

Server System
Path etc.


I assume there are some heavy redirect-problems...

please give us the information which is provided in Admin-Section

Good luck
MartinTaylor
07-27-2006, 02:05 PM
The "General Info" link displays nothing but the navigation header (like all the other options - that's my problem).

My db options which seem to have worked fine as I can see all the tables created sucessfully in my db are:
$pixelpost_db_host = "db26.perfora.net";
$pixelpost_db_user = "dbo88438635";
$pixelpost_db_pass = "xxxxxxx";
$pixelpost_db_pixelpost = "db88438635";
$pixelpost_db_prefix = "pixelpost_";

Not sure what other Admin / Info you need.

What's a "heavy redirect problem"?

Thanks - Martin


What is the information in Admin / Info ?

Server System
Path etc.


I assume there are some heavy redirect-problems...

please give us the information which is provided in Admin-Section

Good luck
Connie
07-27-2006, 02:59 PM
did you upload the files in ASCII-Mode with your FTP-programm?

I am nearly convinced that the files were uploaded in the wrong format
MartinTaylor
07-27-2006, 06:35 PM
Thank you. Deleting the install and then re-uploading everything is ASCII mode seems to have done the trick. Why doesn't the install instructions on the wiki mention that ASCII is important (or even mention ASCII at all)?

Thanks again - Martin

did you upload the files in ASCII-Mode with your FTP-programm?

I am nearly convinced that the files were uploaded in the wrong format
GeoS
07-27-2006, 06:57 PM
Because most of FTP clients sends scripts, text files and so on by default in ASCII mode. Its also default mode for not known, for FTP client, file types. We must edit this.
Connie
07-27-2006, 07:25 PM
yes, we must edit this,

but Martin, you must also accept that we cannot foresee everything what is standard

but as this question came up, we will add this to the instructions (in the WIKI I am sure we have this info already and here in the forum it came up some times already)

which FTP-program are you using? Please check the setup preferences for uploading files, .txt + .php + .htm + .html + .css should be treated as ASCII!
MartinTaylor
07-27-2006, 07:41 PM
I used FileZilla as suggested by the install page itself - a new and default install of FileZilla as I was trying to follow the instructions to the letter. Searching the wiki for "ASCII" results in only 2 hits - http://wiki.pixelpost.org/index.php?search=ASCII&go=Go

yes, we must edit this,

but Martin, you must also accept that we cannot foresee everything what is standard

but as this question came up, we will add this to the instructions (in the WIKI I am sure we have this info already and here in the forum it came up some times already)

which FTP-program are you using? Please check the setup preferences for uploading files, .txt + .php + .htm + .html + .css should be treated as ASCII!
GeoS
07-27-2006, 09:57 PM
I have updated Wiki about 3-4 hours ago so it contain this issue in installation description.