After some problems contacting Network Solutions and getting the ini.php to work, I find the dreaded data directory problem -
/data/20/1/128/99/1780425/user/1925684/mooddledata
I've set up a seperate directory in htdocs to palce data and had a looking in config-dist.php.
My problem is that I'm not sure of the path to point config to the directory. i.s would it be
/data/20/1/128/99/1780425/user/1925684/examplefolder/moodledata ?
or would it be the url?
Stupid I know, but I'm just a teacher!
I'm not familiar with the "dreaded data directory problem"... however..
The location for 'moodledata' ($CFG->dataroot) is *definitely not* a URL. The paths you have given are, at least, possible. What is correct is another matter. That rather depends on where you created the directory called moodledata and the path to it on the server.
That's just something you need to know... not sure how to be more helpful
You would need to talk to NS's support people if you are stuck.
The location for 'moodledata' ($CFG->dataroot) is *definitely not* a URL. The paths you have given are, at least, possible. What is correct is another matter. That rather depends on where you created the directory called moodledata and the path to it on the server.
That's just something you need to know... not sure how to be more helpful
yes the folder is there on the server, outside the moodle directory. However, after tryiong several different way to edit the
/data/20/1/128/99/1780425/user/1925684/moodledata
given in installation page for 'datadirectory' Whatever I try (including the one provided in the other post) I get -
"The 'Data Directory' you specified could not be found or created. Either correct the path or create that directory manually."
Can anyone explain to me the "/data/20/1/128/99/1780425/user/"
/data/20/1/128/99/1780425/user/1925684/moodledata
given in installation page for 'datadirectory' Whatever I try (including the one provided in the other post) I get -
"The 'Data Directory' you specified could not be found or created. Either correct the path or create that directory manually."
Can anyone explain to me the "/data/20/1/128/99/1780425/user/"
That's just the path to your user area on the server. In reality it's probably some complicated array of shared storage but you don't care about that as long as it is correct.
The other thing you can get wrong is the permissions on the moodledata folder. They must be both readable and writeable by the web server user. Again, I can't tell you what that might be but it is probably safe enough to make it read/write for 'everyone'.
The other thing you can get wrong is the permissions on the moodledata folder. They must be both readable and writeable by the web server user. Again, I can't tell you what that might be but it is probably safe enough to make it read/write for 'everyone'.
Thanks, once I understood it was the path it seemed easy. although I wanted to call the directory folder something other than moodledata, this didn't seem to work!
Now I am stuck with -
Warning: mkdir() [function.mkdir]: Permission denied in /data/20/1/128/99/1780425/user/1925684/htdocs/moodle/lib/setuplib.php on line 167
Now I am stuck with -
Warning: mkdir() [function.mkdir]: Permission denied in /data/20/1/128/99/1780425/user/1925684/htdocs/moodle/lib/setuplib.php on line 167
ERROR: You need to create the directory /data/20/1/128/99/1780425/user/1925684/moodledata with web server write access
at the moment this is coded cd rwxrwxrwx or 0777
Well that's interesting....
It's possible that PHP on this server has been restricted so that it cannot create new directories. The permissions are fine (as long as it's true).
It would be useful to see your phpinfo screen to look for any odd settings. Can you create a small file called test.php in the root of your moodle install containing this...
You can then 'execute' it from your browser.... http://path.to.your.host/moodle/test.php, or whatever it is. A screen dump or the direct link please
It's possible that PHP on this server has been restricted so that it cannot create new directories. The permissions are fine (as long as it's true).
It would be useful to see your phpinfo screen to look for any odd settings. Can you create a small file called test.php in the root of your moodle install containing this...
<?php phpinfo(); ?> You can then 'execute' it from your browser.... http://path.to.your.host/moodle/test.php, or whatever it is. A screen dump or the direct link please
Thanks for your time Howard,
I've just done that and run it through the browser and have an empty screen!
http://www.ieltsinternational.com/moodle/test.php
I'll try it out of the moodle folder again.
No change here. I'm guessing the test.php should have reported on the server php set up?
ah!, I've just notices you meant to include a few lines of scipt to test eh server, but they are not in you post.
OK I have it now.
I've just done that and run it through the browser and have an empty screen!
http://www.ieltsinternational.com/moodle/test.php
I'll try it out of the moodle folder again.
No change here. I'm guessing the test.php should have reported on the server php set up?
ah!, I've just notices you meant to include a few lines of scipt to test eh server, but they are not in you post.
OK I have it now.
This is the information you asked for?
Configuration
PHP Core
| Directive | Local Value | Master Value |
|---|---|---|
| allow_call_time_pass_reference | On | On |
| allow_url_fopen | On | On |
| allow_url_include | Off | Off |
| always_populate_raw_post_data | Off | Off |
| arg_separator.input | & | & |
| arg_separator.output | & | & |
| asp_tags | Off | Off |
| auto_append_file | no value | no value |
| auto_globals_jit | On | On |
| auto_prepend_file | no value | no value |
| browscap | no value | no value |
| default_charset | no value | no value |
| default_mimetype | text/html | text/html |
| define_syslog_variables | Off | Off |
| disable_classes | no value | no value |
| disable_functions | no value | no value |
| display_errors | On | On |
| display_startup_errors | Off | Off |
| doc_root | no value | no value |
| docref_ext | no value | no value |
| docref_root | no value | no value |
| enable_dl | On | On |
| error_append_string | no value | no value |
| error_log | no value | no value |
| error_prepend_string | no value | no value |
| error_reporting | no value | no value |
| expose_php | On | On |
| extension_dir | /usr/services/vux/php5/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20060613 | /usr/services/vux/php5/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20060613 |
| file_uploads | On | On |
| highlight.bg | #FFFFFF | #FFFFFF |
| highlight.comment | #FF8000 | #FF8000 |
| highlight.default | #0000BB | #0000BB |
| highlight.html | #000000 | #000000 |
| highlight.keyword | #007700 | #007700 |
| highlight.string | #DD0000 | #DD0000 |
| html_errors | On | On |
| ignore_repeated_errors | Off | Off |
| ignore_repeated_source | Off | Off |
| ignore_user_abort | Off | Off |
| implicit_flush | Off | Off |
| include_path | .:/usr/services/vux/php5/lib/php | .:/usr/services/vux/php5/lib/php |
| log_errors | Off | Off |
| log_errors_max_len | 1024 | 1024 |
| magic_quotes_gpc | On | On |
| magic_quotes_runtime | Off | Off |
| magic_quotes_sybase | Off | Off |
| mail.force_extra_parameters | no value | no value |
| max_execution_time | 30 | 30 |
| max_input_nesting_level | 64 | 64 |
| max_input_time | -1 | -1 |
| memory_limit | 128M | 128M |
| open_basedir | no value | no value |
| output_buffering | 0 | 0 |
| output_handler | no value | no value |
| post_max_size | 8M | 8M |
| precision | 14 | 14 |
| realpath_cache_size | 16K | 16K |
| realpath_cache_ttl | 120 | 120 |
| register_argc_argv | On | On |
| register_globals | Off | Off |
| register_long_arrays | On | On |
| report_memleaks | On | On |
| report_zend_debug | On | On |
| safe_mode | Off | Off |
| safe_mode_exec_dir | /usr/local/php/bin | /usr/local/php/bin |
| safe_mode_gid | Off | Off |
| safe_mode_include_dir | no value | no value |
| sendmail_from | no value | no value |
| sendmail_path | /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i | /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i |
| serialize_precision | 100 | 100 |
| short_open_tag | On | On |
| SMTP | localhost | localhost |
| smtp_port | 25 | 25 |
| sql.safe_mode | Off | Off |
| track_errors | Off | Off |
| unserialize_callback_func | no value | no value |
| upload_max_filesize | 2M | 2M |
| upload_tmp_dir | no value | no value |
| user_dir | no value | no value |
| variables_order | EGPCS | EGPCS |
| xmlrpc_error_number | 0 | 0 |
| xmlrpc_errors | Off | Off |
| y2k_compliance | On | On |
| zend.ze1_compatibility_mode | Off | Off |
bcmath
| BCMath support | enabled |
bz2
| BZip2 Support | Enabled |
| Stream Wrapper support | compress.bz2:// |
| Stream Filter support | bzip2.decompress, bzip2.compress |
| BZip2 Version | 1.0.5, 10-Dec-2007 |
calendar
| Calendar support | enabled |
Well, this seems strange, I;m still getting this message
Warning: mkdir() [function.mkdir]: Permission denied in /data/20/1/128/99/1780425/user/1925684/htdocs/moodle/lib/setuplib.php on line 167
Warning: mkdir() [function.mkdir]: Permission denied in /data/20/1/128/99/1780425/user/1925684/htdocs/moodle/lib/setuplib.php on line 167
ERROR: You need to create the directory /data/20/1/128/99/1780425/user/1925684/moodledata with web server write accessScroll to next warning
But there are two new folders in the moodledata folder and an htaccess file
Therefore it must be writing to the file. no?
So why the error messages?
Therefore it must be writing to the file. no?
So why the error messages?
I'm down to the wire here. It sounds like some sort of weird security setting. You didn't include the top bit of the phpinfo dump to show what sort of system it is but this is starting to sound like the sort of weirdness you get with 'SELINUX' on Fedora.
Hi, I was wondering if you would be able to help me out. I also have Network Solutions, I was able to install moodle, but I get the following
Entire error:
You need to create the directory /data/16/1/159/61/1485713/user/1597621/moodledata with web server write access
I actually manually created a folder called data and had to place it in within my root folder as Network Solutions does not allow you to place folders outside the root. Even though this message was displayed I was able to complete the installation. I called Network Solutions and they changed the permissions, but the message still pops up.
If anyone can help or point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance.
I actually manually created a folder called data and had to place it in within my root folder as Network Solutions does not allow you to place folders outside the root. Even though this message was displayed I was able to complete the installation. I called Network Solutions and they changed the permissions, but the message still pops up.
If anyone can help or point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance.
Entire error:
Warning: mkdir() [function.mkdir]: Permission denied in /data/16/1/159/61/1485713/user/1597621/htdocs/moodle/lib/setuplib.php on line 167
ERROR: You need to create the directory /data/16/1/159/61/1485713/user/1597621/moodledata with web server write accessPeace
James:
Your you can you are going and it to obtain. 
You must remember that the servants have different forms to manage the folders. It tries:
root/htpdocs/yousite.com/moodle
root/htpdocs/yousite.com/mooldedata
I gave how it was to you. 
Greetings
José de Jesús
Oh, yes. Some use
wwwroot/htpdocs/yousite.com/moodle
wwwroot/htpdocs/yousite.com/mooldedata
Greetings
James,
I am using Network Solutions and I was able to install Moodle, but I have a big problem, the installation did not ask at any time for the administrator user and password, to be entered. also I entered "admin" "admin" as user login and password. It did not work.
How do I login to moodle?
Here is the post:
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=152108
Please advice
I am using Network Solutions and I was able to install Moodle, but I have a big problem, the installation did not ask at any time for the administrator user and password, to be entered. also I entered "admin" "admin" as user login and password. It did not work.
How do I login to moodle?
Here is the post:
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=152108
Please advice