[solved] 3 installation issues on shared linux server

[symbolist]

Hello,

I completed the install, apparently successfully, but the early test page showed 2 errors.

1. Modules dir not writable. However, I know that it and all subdirs and files are 777. Am I missing something obvious?

2. Outbound http connection not working. Hosting company requires IP addresses only and I found a thread in here about CMSMS using a domain instead. I spoke with them and they won't budge. What am I losing by not having that working? Ability to install modules from Admin? Is that all? Will any errors generated during operation mess up site functionality? Also, does someone know the relevant CMSMS IP address I can use?

and (I'm feeling like an idiot now...)

index.php existed for installation. It was apparently removed after successful install. My static site is still visible at www.domain.com/index.htm

How do I view my CMSMS site? I know it's there, I installed it with the default site at install. Also, I need the existing site to stay live while we finish the new site.




Thanks in advance!

[reneh]

1. Some hosters have security settings that not let you have dirs as writable for all. See FAQ at your hoster. Or just try to set the /modules dit to 775 or 755

2. the outbound connection is used to test for new releases and also for ModuleManager AFAIK

To see your cmsms site you should be able to write  domain.com/index.php  in address line
This is a order setting on the server you running. Offfen you can override the order in a config file in your root....

Hope this helps a litle....

[symbolist]

Yeah that's what I thought (index.php), except there's no such file in the web root. What process creates that file?

[jmcgin51]

index.php is part of the core CMSMS package.  Check the tarball that you originally unzipped and uploaded.  Should be in there.

[symbolist]

Yes it had failed to upload for some reason.

I copied it the web root, checked for corruption (all clean), browsed sitename/index.php firefox, blank white page with a 200 in the server log (successfully found and served).

Any ideas on why a blank page is served there? Admin login ok.

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[Pierre M.]

Hello,

I copied it the web root, checked for corruption (all clean), browsed sitename/index.php firefox, blank white page with a 200 in the server log (successfully found and served).

Are you sure http...sitename/index.php is the same that you have reuploaded and checksumed ?
Tell us more about the install procedure : context, steps, directories, facts, acts...

Pierre M.

[symbolist]

Thanks for all the help.

I started over, reinstalled, and now my site is functional, awaiting a redesign.

However, I'm still stuck on the remote URL setting. Hosting Company requires an IP address; CMSMS only provides a domain for this. Luckily their default on Safe Mode is they dont use it, so I didn't have THAT problem, but I'm very concerned about this one.

Is there an IP address for this I can use?

Thanks again