I just installed Moodle 1.2b and am having some disconcerting problems.
Firstly, profiles cannot be updated. This is a problem for all levels from root admin to student levels. When I select to edit the profile, the form is populated correctly. However, after making the changes and clicking 'Update Profile', I get various results. In IE6 on a PC, it tells me 'A required parameter was missing'. In Firefox, it just doesn't do anything (doesn't process the form, just says Done). In Camino on a Mac, it displays a 'The document contains no data' error.
Also, if I click on a user name (for example, an author name on a discussion topic) to view their profile, I get a variety of the same results.
The adding of discussion topics is touch and go as well. One time it may add the topic. The next time it may not, and display one of the errors outlined above.
I haven't delved very deep into Moodle's features yet, so I'm not sure what else might be showing the same behavior. It seems what ever I have tried to do won't work properly, and I'm not sure why.
Am I missing anything here? Could this be a cacheing problem?
The server running Moodle has Apache, PHP5 RC1, and FreeBSD. The database server is running MySQL 4.1.1alpha. (This is a development environment, if you can't tell).
Thanks in advance,
Nicole
Cannot update profile, view profiles, add discussion topics and more
Number of replies: 5Re: Cannot update profile, view profiles, add discussion topics and more
PHP5 RC1!!!! 4.1.1 Alpha!!!!!!
Good luck! PHP5 is a big change and I notice it has quickly got to RC3, I'm not surprised it doesn't work with RC1. MySql is less of a worry - their release plan is very slow and cautious.
Also have you increased the maximum memory allowed limit in php.ini from whatever it is (8MB in PHP4 to something bigger). Again, don't know if this applies in PHP5, but can cause weird behavious in 4.
That's another thing - are you running the actual 1.2b release or the CVS version?
Good luck! PHP5 is a big change and I notice it has quickly got to RC3, I'm not surprised it doesn't work with RC1. MySql is less of a worry - their release plan is very slow and cautious.
Also have you increased the maximum memory allowed limit in php.ini from whatever it is (8MB in PHP4 to something bigger). Again, don't know if this applies in PHP5, but can cause weird behavious in 4.
That's another thing - are you running the actual 1.2b release or the CVS version?
Re: Cannot update profile, view profiles, add discussion topics and more
Yes, such a wide variety of problems indicates something very fundamental is not working as expected.
I've never tried Moodle under PHP 5 or MySQL 4.1, so there's even less guarantee than usual.
There could also be a config.php problem here such as blank lines or something, or also a badly configured PHP cache ...
I've never tried Moodle under PHP 5 or MySQL 4.1, so there's even less guarantee than usual.
There could also be a config.php problem here such as blank lines or something, or also a badly configured PHP cache ...
Re: Cannot update profile, view profiles, add discussion topics and more
Thanks for the responses. In regards to Howard's question, the install was the actual 1.2b release (not a CVS build). As for the use of PHP5 and MySQL 4.1a, it is a development server for a project that will not be released until late summer. So, by then, these should be stable releases.
So, I guess I'm not sure what my next step is. I may just wipe the whole thing and reinstall from scratch.
So, I guess I'm not sure what my next step is. I may just wipe the whole thing and reinstall from scratch.
Re: Cannot update profile, view profiles, add discussion topics and more
I just today installed a clean version of Moodle 1.2.1 on the same system, and I am still encountering the same problems. I completely wiped the other installation of moodle and dropped the moodle database as well before installing Moodle 1.2.1.
Has anyone else had the same problems? I can't be the only one trying to run this on PHP5 and MySQL 4.1...
Thanks,
Nicole
Has anyone else had the same problems? I can't be the only one trying to run this on PHP5 and MySQL 4.1...
Thanks,
Nicole
Re: Cannot update profile, view profiles, add discussion topics and more
Perhaps you could attach your config.php (removing passwords from it).