Textpattern CMS

#1 2008-10-30 23:52:23

mlarino

Member

Registered: 2007-06-29

Posts: 367

problem installing plugins in server

Hi,
I started working with a new hosting that someone suggested me, but it has been really frustrating, specially because I have to finish this website this week and it seems I will have to go over the due date :(

The problem is that I can install “long plugins”, I have no problem installins small ones,but one like “contact reborn” gives me error all the time ( and many other ones I need to use)

Someone told me it could be a limitation in the server, but I talked to my hosting and they made changes so the limitation wasnt so small, but I still have the same problem.

Has someone had that problem before? how did you solve it?
Could it still be a limitation of plugin size in the server?
What can I tell my hosting so they understand what I am talking about?

THANKS!!

#2 2008-10-31 01:34:45

masa

Member

From: North Wales, UK

Registered: 2005-11-25

Posts: 1,095

Re: problem installing plugins in server

I haven’t come across this problem myself, but until someone comes along with a better idea, here’s a thought…

since Textpattern stores almost everything in the database – including plugins – you could perhaps finish developing the site locally and then transfer everything to the server using phpMyAdmin.

#3 2008-10-31 01:45:01

Gocom

Developer Emeritus

From: Helsinki, Finland

Registered: 2006-07-14

Posts: 4,533

Website

Re: problem installing plugins in server

1. What error code page (PHP/Textpattern) or browser gives you?
2. Does your host have modsecurity or any other (usually really stupid) “security” modules installed?
3. What is your PHP upload limit?
4. Does your host allow you to use php configuration values? If so, this is fixable (probably).

If your host has modsecurity installed, you might be able to disable it by adding to .htaccess inside /textpattern/ dir:

SecFilterScanPOST Off

That works only if disabling it is allowed. Usually isn’t.

If the issue is post size that is too long, you can do couple of things. A) Download gzipped plugin version (requires gzip support from server). Or you can try to set upload size more “bigger”. To yor htaccess file or php.ini:

php_value upload_max_filesize = 60M
php_value post_max_size = 60M

But those settings won’t usually work, ‘cause of php config restrictions (if the host is cheap mass host). If it’s memory issue (yes, you didn’t tell the error message…), then:

php_value memory_limit 12M

Last edited by Gocom (2008-10-31 01:47:07)

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