Question

1&1 installation can't read stylesheets or pub files.

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-- TWikiGuest - 20 Apr 2006

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set permissions to 745 for pub

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Beef-

does anyone have any info on installing TWIKI on a 1&1 hosted environment?
I'm having a hard time here

Beef-

http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/TWiki04/TWikiInstallationGuide
you can even check my config
http://www.rajv.net/Twiki/bin/configure.cgi

Beef-

http://www.rajv.net/Twiki/bin/view.cgi somehow this doesn't want to work

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wbniv clicking away...

wbniv

Beef-: you have access to the server's error_log ?

Beef-

where would that be saved wbniv?

wbniv

depends on your web hosting
for DH, it's in ~/logs/domainName/http/error_log
can you search for that while i read over your settings?
you might have access to the file
or
it might be in some sort of control panel

Beef-

I have access.log.16.4 in the logs directory, timestamped today

wbniv

that's the other file
you want error_log
it'll probably be nearby that one, tho

Beef-

nope nothing in that dir
I hate 1&1
nothing in the panel either
I think i'll go with dreamhost

wbniv

but? you already have a webhosting provider
your paths look ok
http://www.rajv.net/Twiki/bin/view.cgi/TWiki/TWikiReferenceManual mostly looks right
at this point, i'd guess that your permissions on pub aren't correct
which should be
lemme check
what are you permissions in pub ?

Beef-

drwxr-xr-x

wbniv

i'd recommend 660
but what you have should work too
actually, your access log might be useful now
what do you see in it?
are there requests for pub that say access denied or no?

Beef-

http://www.rajv.net/access.log.16.4.txt

wbniv

hm, i try to access http://www.rajv.net/Twiki/pub/TWiki/PatternSkin/layout.css directly, and get an access denied error
do you have .htaccess files setup
esp. in pub ?

Beef-

no

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wbniv scratches head

Beef-

I have an htaccess for a different part of site
that wouldn't affect this right?

wbniv

i don't think so
is it site-wide, or just for certain directories
just for specific directories, i imagine

Beef-

just for stuff under a specific dir structure

wbniv

right
however, when http://www.rajv.net/Twiki/pub/TWiki/PatternSkin/layout.css works, you'll mostly be done
ok, maybe your permissions are too permissive
some installations are like that
so,
can you change pub on down to 660 ?

Beef-

ok that's wierd

wbniv

mind you, that may not be the problem

Beef-

when I try to access a dir I get access denied from my shell

wbniv

but i have seen it before
so, perhaps ownership issues ?
how did you untar twiki ?

Beef-

yeah
ok when I chmod 777 that director it works

wbniv

blech
but ok
how about 770 ?

Beef-

yeah, now i'll try narrowing it down

wbniv

ah, but i still can't load http://www.rajv.net/Twiki/pub/TWiki/PatternSkin/layout.css
and check the permissions on the directory
and the directories above it

Beef-

how do I recursively chmod directories
I suck with shell

wbniv

chmod -R

Beef-

oh -R
thanks man

wbniv

np

Beef-

man chmod
haha
so 770 sound resonable?

wbniv

well, somewhat
but for now, yeah
660 is really what you want
but make it more permissive for now

Beef-

wbniv : I think I have some sort of basic access
but I'm having so much access troubles creating a web that I don't think it's worth it

Beef-

it shouldn't be this difficult

wbniv

nope

Beef-

I'll just go with mediawiki then

wbniv

but i still can't see http://www.rajv.net/Twiki/pub/TWiki/PatternSkin/layout.css and until that works, it's not going to look right
nor will attachments work

Beef-

thanks for you help though
try now
I was just playing with permissions

wbniv

ooh
that worked
i can see it
ok, checking a real page now
what did you do to the permissions, btw ?

Beef-

try creating a web or something
I had to go 754
745 rather

wbniv

yay! it looks good
745, how strange

Beef-

but try creating soemthing, it gives you permissions denied
it needs execute permissions for ALL
for some reason

wbniv

VERY strange

Beef-

I'm no expert but I don't get it

wbniv

create something? meaning edit a page?

Beef-

yeah

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wbniv tries in Sandbox

Beef-

or how does it know I'm the admin?
where do I login
i've never used this syetem before

wbniv

ah, you haven't set that up yet
it's in configure
editting sanbox works, btw
the TWiki web is protected because it contains "system" files

Beef-

http://www.rajv.net/Twiki/bin/configure.cgi you mean here?

wbniv

yup
in security setup
you should choose a login manager
but right now it does work
it's just open to the whole world
i'd recommend the TemplateLogin
Security Setup | Authentication

Beef-

ok thanks

wbniv

np
http://www.rajv.net/Twiki/bin/view.cgi/Sandbox/TestPage

wbniv

be sure to subscribe to https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/twiki-announce for security alerts
assuming you continue with twiki, that is, and not mediawiki

Beef-

awesome

wbniv

good luck
oh, please make a support request on http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Support about 1&1 and how you had to set the permissions

Beef-

ah
ok lemme try
oh jesus email hasn't been setup

Beef-

wbniv: dude thanks for your help.. i'm just tired of fiddling with settings now
maybe I'll try later

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