Does the PRO version work?

[Day]

Hi,

Just downloaded the PRO version and have the following questions:

i) Why does the main index page reference html files that do not exist in the tree? Where is the fix for this? I have applied the "hotfix" to no avail.

ii) When testing the free version, my test categories were created and it appeared to work. When I installed the PRO version on the same box, with the same configs, categories were not created - hence it did not work. I haven't had time to make diffs of the two sources, but are the two versions taken from the same source? Any suggestions as to why the categories are not accessible to httpd but appear in the db?

iii) Are you serious about telling people to make world writeable directories? I'd assume most installations are on shared hosts - I didn't notice anything in the docs pointing out how poor a practice this is and the risks involved in doing so. Wouldn't most people have httpd running under their uid? And thus shouldn't you be telling people to at least chmod 660 these directories instead?

iv) Is there somewhere we can check for fixes etc. Is there a CVS checkout for people who have paid for this?

Any pointers gratefully received.

Cheers,

[Greg]

Hi Day Welcome :)
Does the PRO version work?
Seems like an odd question. :rolleyes: Yes it works as many are using it.

For #1 The script uses mod_rewrite (SEO friendly URL's).
For #3 There is an .htaccess "Deny from all" in folders.
For #4 There is a new update planned for May 1 that fixes many of the bugs,

The other questions will have to be answered by Nick.

[Day]

Hello! And thanks :)

Seems like an odd question. :rolleyes: Yes it works as many are using it.

What I meant was does it work out of the can, or are there fixes and touch ups that need to be applied before it will work. I only took a cursory look over these boards earlier, but they seem to be awash with undocumented bits and pieces that people have had to stumble across by chance to get it up and running. And by far the majority of the working installations that I see referenced in people's sigs are for the free version.

For #3 There is an .htaccess "Deny from all" in folders.

:rolleyes: My friend, .htaccess will do nothing for you if the box has other shell accounts (as most shared servers do). chmod 777 gives everyone access to that filesystem. Agreed, it is the easiest (and laziest) way to suit everyone across a multitude of possible server configs - but I didn't see any clarification of the risks in the docs.

Cheers,

[Day]

Also, when installing the PRO version and clicking on "patches and upgrades", it reports "No patches or upgrades available." Does this mean the base release includes the "hotfix" rollup? Is this upgrade check turned on by default?

Cheers,

[Day]

Hi again,

Ok, had a little more time to look in to this.

My .htaccess file was not written possibly due to having a linked NFS mounted home directory. Problem solved here.

Hope this helps others a little.

Cheers,

[Nick Collins]

Also, when installing the PRO version and clicking on "patches and upgrades", it reports "No patches or upgrades available." Does this mean the base release includes the "hotfix" rollup? Is this upgrade check turned on by default?

Cheers,
To see any upgrades here you should upload them to "updates" folder on your server. BTW it uses only for SQL updates, so you can not apply "hotfix" here.