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  • sbillard Member
    You need to look at your CGI logs and find what error is reported.
  • Light Peak Member
    pardon me but, where'd i find the cgi log(s)?
    All i know is mod_cgi is active (a2enmod cgi).

    And the "blank load out" is intermittent. now when i refresh the page (appx 6 hrs later), everything
      looked fine
    .

    now when i tried registering using another browser, i activated that account, etc. and when i visit the gallery root site, tried logging in, all the page does is reloading the page.
    Screenshot: https://tmpdmp.com/447c3232a39fec66/74a5f2d32b761474

    update: after that screenshot above, i tried logging in again, i was given blank page (Firefox browser),
    HTTP Error 403 (Forbidden): The server refused to fulfill the request. (Google Chrome browser).
  • acrylian Administrator, Developer
    pardon me but, where'd i find the cgi log(s)?
    We really don't know, you have to ask your provider where to find the server error log.

    The actualy problem I have to leave to my collegue.
  • Light Peak Member
    uhm, i'm on self-hosting and under Apache2 on httpd:
    ScriptLog /var/log/apache2/cgi_log

    when browsed to that directory, i don't see "cgi_log". does that mean i'll have to create a blank document?

    and what about the login that doesn't goes through (Screenshot above, which seems like looping after logging in)

    as far as i know, my main site is on vBulletin Suite and it's working fine, except for ZenPhoto.
  • acrylian Administrator, Developer
    If you are self hosting you really should know where your server's error log is... It is not necessarily called "cgi-log" of course, we want to know any php error that might been thrown which would be logged there. You might even have several logs for apache, mysql, php etc (my local server has, my live - just shared - host just has an access and an error log). We really can't tell you where that is, it is your server!

    Btw, I don't know vBulletin Suite but that is not our concern. Zenphoto runs on pretty standard shared hosting so soemthing is different on your server.
  • Light Peak Member
    well, from Google Searches, ScriptLog /var/log/apache2/cgi_log would probably mean the path to cgi log(?)
  • sbillard Member
    The path will be wherever you have configured Apache/PHP to store errors. What that is we cannot guess.
  • acrylian Administrator, Developer
    well, from Google Searches, ScriptLog /var/log/apache2/cgi_log would probably mean the path to cgi log(?)
    Sorry, forgive us being a little surprised. You say you are self hosting - which to us means you are running your own server - and you have to do a web search where to find the error log?? So I guess you have bought a dedicated server from some provider and did not setup it yourself, so you should really ask that provider by now.
  • Light Peak Member
    nope, if you reverse dns on my domain name, you'll see that i didn't buy myself a dedicated svr.

    as mentioned on apache2's site: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_cgi.html#scriptlog

    It's indicated that:
    The ScriptLog directive sets the CGI script error logfile. If no ScriptLog is given, no error log is created. If given, any CGI errors are logged into the filename given as argument. If this is a relative file or path it is taken relative to the ServerRoot.

    And therefore, if i've indicated the following:
    ScriptLog /var/log/apache2/cgi_log

    It would possibly mean that the cgi log would be at /var/log/apache2/cgi_log.

    Am i right to say that?
  • acrylian Administrator, Developer
    Probably that is it but I am actually no server expert and therefore I never did and don't run my own server. I personally have just shared webhosting and our zenphoto.org server is managed by one of us.

    I just assumed that someone running his own server knows what he is doing..;-)

    Anyway, you could also enable error reporting via htaccess then you would see php errors directly when they happen.
  • Light Peak Member
    I've tried enabling error reporting and all i've got was:
    Warning: require_once(/path/to/gallery/zp-core/setup/setup-functions.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /path/to/gallery/zp-core/setup.php on line 33 Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required '/path/to/gallery/zp-core/setup/setup-functions.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php:/usr/share/pear') in /path/to/gallery/zp-core/setup.php on line 33
  • acrylian Administrator, Developer
    Those are the setup files which are deleted after installation so they should be missing for security reasons. If you tried to run setup you need to reupload them. Otherwise they should not be needed.
  • Light Peak Member
    yeah, but when going to /gallery path, i get redirected to gallery/zp-core/setup.php
  • acrylian Administrator, Developer
    Yes, if you did an new install or update this is normal. So simply re-upload the files and let setup run.
  • Light Peak Member
    that was after new install.
    so i just reupload everything, overwrite them and re-run installation setup?
  • acrylian Administrator, Developer
    Yes, reupload the files as complaind about in the error (setup.php and the folder setup) and re-run setup.
  • Light Peak Member
    okay, i've re-run installation setup and
    i've got the same permission error about installation cannot write to some folder and
    i manually changed it to 777.
    after setup, i change it back to 755 manually.

    and now, is it all right for me to delete setup folder and setup.php?
  • acrylian Administrator, Developer
    What folder could Zenphoto not write to? And yes after successful installation (if it is that) you should delete the setup files for security's sake.
  • Light Peak Member
    those folders are:
    albums, cache, cache_html, uploaded, zp-data, plugins
    which setup checks before proceeding.

    Okay, i've deleted setup folder and setup.php.

    as for the registration, comment posting - captchas, is it possible to implement reCaptcha instead?

    Also, there don't seems to have any options for users to reset their passwords in case they lost it?

    The same error came back:
    Tried registering as normal users, get email sent
    Activated
    Tried logging in, page refreshes back to the login page... no error was displayed.

    Added ini_set("display_errors", true); after <?php on index.php
  • sbillard Member
    If Zenphoto cannot write to those folders it probably will not work. Certainly it needs to be able to write to the cache folders. Zenphoto upload will not work if it cannot write to the albums folder. File upload will not work if it cannot write to the uploaded folder.

    The captcha handling is extendable, but of course someone would have to implement the interfacing to reCaptcha.

    If users do not have an email address it is not possible to email them the reset link. So if a user may need to reset his password he will have to supply an email address. In addition, your site needs to be able to send emails. There are two email handlers to try. The normal one needs "sendmail" to work which not all providers allow. The PHP mailer can be configured to use a mail account for sending.

    Alternatively you can install the 1.4.2 Beta from the nightly builds which implements a challenge/response password reset.
  • Light Peak Member
    So i'll need to chmod those folder to 777 (which i think it's not quite safe)?

    i've tried test registration by clicking "register for this site" and i've filled in my email, name, etc. that's required.

    and i've received my email and clicked on activation link but when attempted to login, i get redirected to main page with user name and password form.

    and as for now, when ppl visits my gallery site at https://gallery.on-sugar.com , all they'll see is
    "A password is required for the page you requested"
    which is in fact, the home page of gallery.

    there's no way they can click "register" anymore.

    edit: i've uploaded the nightly build:
    zenphoto-2011-11-05-trunk.zip (http://www.zenphoto.org/pages/nightly-builds?download=3995)
    and while trying to upgrade, the setup wizard throws the following error:

    You should remove the following files:
    zp-core/lib-htmlawed.php
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-ko.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-sr-SR.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-lt.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-ta.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-ml.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-cs.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-tr.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-ro.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery-ui-i18n.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-eu.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-ar.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-th.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-fo.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-pt-BR.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-eo.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-id.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-az.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-uk.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-ca.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-vi.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-sl.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-et.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-rm.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-is.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-hu.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-no.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-hy.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-ru.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-bg.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-af.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-ar-DZ.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-pt.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-lv.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-fi.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-da.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-ms.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-hr.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-kz.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-bs.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-sr.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-el.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-fa.js
    zp-core/js/jqueryui/i18n/jquery.ui.datepicker-sq.js
    zp-core/js/jquery.editinplace.js
  • acrylian Administrator, Developer
    You can ignore these errors. The trunk becomes 1.4.2 and we did some changes by removing some now unneeded files. Probably we did not update the package list for this check accordingly yet.

    Regarding permissions there is a lenghly article on the user guide troubleshooting.

    A note to "https" to be sure. Your server must be setup to this otherwise it will not work. If it is not https://yourdomain.com and http://yourdomain.com are completly different addresses. I cannot even open your https link above.

    To the register link missing I can't help right now as I am not familiar with that plugin.
  • Light Peak Member
    okay, so i proceed on with installation ignoring those warnings but as for the permissions issue, i've change them to 755 manually.

    i've tried accessing https://gallery.on-sugar.com/ via 3G on my cell phone and it loads fine.

    as for the "forgot password" form, i tried testing it but when entering my user name, i've got random challenge questions like
    "What is your father's middle name?"
    which in fact, i didn't set that question.
  • acrylian Administrator, Developer
    The challenge/response texts need to be set on the user page naturally before you can use it... Each user can set that there (as with probably all other services you know).
  • Light Peak Member
    so there's no way to like, enter username/email and then enter captcha so system will email reset link to the user?

    if for example, previously ZP didn't have reset password link and after i implement this (upgrade to beta) and users didn't set that, how can they set the challenge question w/o knowing their passwords (forgotten password)?
  • acrylian Administrator, Developer
    1.4.2 beta:
    If you visit the login form being logged out on yourdomain/zenphoto/admin you will find a "I forgot my User ID/password" link below it.

    If you click on that you get a new form that uses the response/challange way. But it also has another link at the bottom called "Request reset via e-mail" that switches to the captcha way.
  • Light Peak Member
    ahh, i see it now. thank you.

    btw, now how'd i make it function like photobucket?
    - Registration for anyone -> Activated
    - Personal gallery for registered members with option to create their own albums -> ??
    - Embedded link for forums, albums so they can share like photobucket/facebook -> ??
    - Lets users to set passwords for their albums so that no one can access it w/o passwords -> ??
    - Set quota for users (eg. 10GB) for their account -> ??
  • acrylian Administrator, Developer
    1) There is a register user plugin.
    2) http://www.zenphoto.org/news/an-overview-of-zenphoto-users (Note we are talking about albums not galleries. To avoid confusion: http://www.zenphoto.org/news/zenphoto-glossary)
    3) Copy the url in the address bar? I think there is also a 3rd party plugin for bbcode embeding. See the extensions.
    4) See 2)
    5) There is a plugin for that. See your plugins tab.
  • Light Peak Member
    okay, so it's not possible to let users have their own gallery and create their own albums in it? if it's not possible, can i make it so that when they sign up, upon activation,
    an album will be created with a choice of their own,
    and then allow them to only create sub-albums in the album that's been automatically created upon activation?
  • acrylian Administrator, Developer
    okay, so it's not possible to let users have their own gallery and create their own albums in it?
    Could you please read and understand the links i posted before asking? All I referred to that the gallery means the Zenphoto installation in our terms. What you are talking about is albums. How to do that is also explained on above link.

    For auto created user albums there is: http://www.zenphoto.org/news/filter-personal-album
    I have not tried or used that plugin.
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