error message when trying to post new image

[fabienne]

Hello,
I just installed pixelpost and so far I haven't managed to post an image. This is the warning message I get every time:
Warning: move_uploaded_file(.. image file path..): failed to open stream: HTTP wrapper does not support writeable connections. in ( ... ) on line 443

(the bits in (.. ) were changed by me)

can anyone help ?

extra info:
- running version 1.3 of Pixelpost.
- host info : PHP-version 4.3.8
MySQL version 4.0.16-log
GD-lib 2.0 or higher
Server software Apache
- the images and thumbnails folders are writeable

Fabienne,

could you test to use the ADDON COPYFOLDER, upload images by FTP and integrate these images into the photoblog?

I think the Host configuration is "overprotected", can you ask your hoster about the limitations of this "HTTP-Wrapper"?

[fabienne]

Hey Connie,

I tested the copyfolder Add-on, after uploading the images by FTP : didn't work eiter. The message was "Copied 0 files.
No thumbnails are created while copying files with this addon. Re-generate them from admin options."

I'm going to check with my hoster about the "http wrapper".

Meanwhile, if any of you have an idea, it'll be welcome.

One more question which sometimes helps :roll:

did you use relative or absolute paths when you installed pixelpost?

PP needs absolute paths.. maybe that's the reason?

[fabienne]

I used absolute paths.

Still not working. Too bad.

Fabienne,

I checked out that this error message "HTTP WRAPPER..." generally means that a script tries to write something via HTTP, which is not possible and not allowed and which means in your case that the variable $upload_dir got a wrong information

please tell us the exact information about the imagepath in your configuration, you will find it at

OPTIONS / IMAGESPATH

it will look like this:

/srv/www/htdocs/xxxx/html/pp/images/

"xxxx" here is just some info at my server ;=)

please have a look at that and tell us

:cry:

[fabienne]

You're right about the error message, that's what my hoster's (vague) reply implied. I rechecked the writing permissions for every folder and the folder 'images' is definitely writeable.

I checked the imagepath and here is what it says:

http://www.translatitude.ch/pixels/images/

'translatitude.ch' being my domain name, 'pixels' being the folder I created and where I uploaded all the pixelpost files.

Doesn't look a bit like your imagepath... Something wrong here ?

yes, that's the mistake:

http://www.translatitude.ch/pixels/images/

that is what I meant to write via HTTP....

you should find out the adress of your image-directory, ask your provider
what you must write instead of

"http://www.translatitude.ch/pixels/" to get a path like "/srv/www/htdocs/xxxx/html"

you see we are coming closer and closer to the solution :idea:

[fabienne]

okay.
I emptied the database, reinstalled the pixelpost files, rerun the install.php file and now I have this :

/home/sites/site101/web/pixels/images/

as imagepath and OH MY ! it works !

Thanks a bunch, Connie, you've been very patient !

Fabienne,

I am glad that it is working now! I think by this we all learn a lot!

I whish you a wonderful christmas time!

Connie