PHP as CGI and eSyndicat 2.1 FIX

[Bakyt N.]

If your PHP is installed as CGI rather than Apache module.
You have to reinstall your copy but before reinstalling do the following steps:

[ Open your: ]

.../install/index.php

[ Find this line: ]

************************************************** *************************/

[ And after this line add this code (was updated): ]

if(false===strpos(PHP_SAPI, "ap"))
{
$t = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
if(false!==strpos($t, "?"))
{
$t = substr($t, 0, strpos($t, "?"));
}
if(false!==strpos($t, ".php/"))
{
$t = substr($t, 0, strpos($t, ".php")+4);
}
elseif(false === strpos($t, ".php"))
{
$t .= "index.php";
}
$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] = $t;
unset($t);
}

[ Install eSyndiCat PRO 2.1 and ffter your installation is done please open your ]

.../includes/config.inc.php

[ Find something like: ]

define("HOME", ROOT.DIR);

[ And after this line add the code above ]

This must help!

[dominik]

I tested it and made a new directory from scratch (I tried it 3 times):

http://www.summer-holidays.eu/ESY5/

----------------------------------------

Procedure:


1. Upload eSyndiCat 2.1-files per FTP

2. Modify install/index.php

3. Run install/index.php

4. Modify includes/config.inc.php

---ERROR AND STOP---

(5. Apply 2.1.1-Patch)


After point 4. I was not able to login:

If I go to the admin-page:
http://www.summer-holidays.eu/ESY5/admin

I get redirected to
http://www.summer-holidays.eu/esyndicat/admin/login.php
and I can't login.

http://www.summer-holidays.eu/esyndicat/
is an old installation.


I don't know what to do.

Is it possible to change the php-installaton from CGI to Module?



Best regards,

Dominik!

[dominik]

Thanks for the fast answer.

I tried it with the new snippet. Now I can login. Sorry, at my first 3 tries I forgot the new step 4a.


1. Upload eSyndiCat 2.1-files per FTP

2. Modify install/index.php

3. Run install/index.php

4. Modify includes/config.inc.php

4a. Set 777 to includes/config.inc.php

5. Apply 2.1.1-Patch


After step 5. I could not login with IE7 anymore, but with firefox the login works.

All seems to work at the first glance. I test the funktions.
thank you for help.

[Bakyt N.]

dominik
All for our customers.

So should I think that everything works fine for you?

If not don't hesitate to ask us!

I must sleep

Bye.

[dominik]

Hi Jason!

That is my result:

login-admin-panel with IE7: ERROR
login-admin-panel with FF2: OK
admin-panel general: OK
Listing fields: OK
Add link: OK
Add category: OK

Create poll: OK
Create poll with categories as items: Still not working (like with Version 2.1)

----------------------------------------------------

But one essential thing does only work sporadically:
I have described it for verson 2.1 here one week ago:
http://www.esyndicat.com/forum/about8913-2.html


I describe it for version 2.1.1 with enabled cache:

The link above the google-ads.
eSyndiCat Directory » testc » View Link


IE7:
Click on eSyndiCat Directory or http://www.summer-holidays.eu/ESY6:

first time: ok
second time: ERROR (page not found)
thirdtime: ERROR (page not found)


FF2:
Click on eSyndiCat Directory or http://www.summer-holidays.eu/ESY6:

first time: ok
second time: ERROR 500
third time: ok
...
most times it works and sometimes not.



When I disable the cache:


IE7:
Everything OK.

FF2:
Everything OK.


So the cache seems to produce errors in Version 2.1 and in Version 2.1.1

Am I the only one who has these errors?

[Bakyt N.]

I have just updated the code snippet in this thread to be more generic

Look at the first post of this thread

[dominik]

Thanks, I will try todays evening.

Do you think that the CGI-problem has something to do with the cache-problem?

How should I apply the new code? Like this:

starting position: eSyndiCat 2.1.1 is installed

1. upload install/index.php from Verison 2.1 again per FTP

2. Modify install/index.php

3. Run install/index.php

4. Modify includes/config.inc.php

4a. Set 777 to includes/config.inc.php


OR should I install all from scratch like this:


1. Upload eSyndiCat 2.1-files per FTP

2. Modify install/index.php

3. Run install/index.php

4. Modify includes/config.inc.php

4a. Set 777 to includes/config.inc.php

5. Apply 2.1.1-Patch



-----------------

Best regards,

Dominik!

[Bakyt N.]

dominik
No. You shouldn't update. There is no affect to caching!

I've one suggestion about caching.
Probably it would be great if you'll disable caching for sometime.
Fill your directory. And after, you can enable your cache to make your directory
much much fast. We've tested our local directory with half a million of listings and everything worked well even with caching disabled.
And I'm sure 500 000 of listings is not a limit.

Best regards.

[dominik]

Am I the only one, who has this problem. Is the bug oin my server or on my script? I would like to eleminate the error.

[Greg]

If I apply and even if I don't apply this I still have problems wje mod+rewrite is enabled.
I create a category. I name it "test" Works ok. Then go and edit the category desription and then go and click on the category I get a 404. The reason is it screws up the path.

http://localhost/testagain3/test/test/test/

Every time I do a edit it adds another /test/

This doesn't happen on my remote server but on my local only if I enable mod_rewrite. Which is ok I don't need it on local.