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Interesting Javascript/PHP problem I need help with
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:17 pm
by heatherfeuer
I have upgraded my web hosting account and I now have PHP5 installed. However, on this server, safe_mode is on and there is nothing I can do about it. That's okay. CMSms installed perfectly (1.0.5) and I can do all the functions... except:
If there is any javascript code in a template (even with the {literal}{/literal} tags) or a call to an external javascript file, when I try to save the template, I get a 403 Forbidden error. However, if I put that same javascript code or call to external javascript file in the head of a static html page, I have no problem.
I need to know if this is a server problem that I am going to have to live with or if there is some other kind of workaround.
Thanks!
Re: Interesting Javascript/PHP problem I need help with
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:07 pm
by Nullig
If you try to use an .htaccess override on an Apache server that has overrides disabled you will get a 403, Forbidden error.
Nullig
Re: Interesting Javascript/PHP problem I need help with
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:55 pm
by heatherfeuer
Also, I noticed that PHP is installed with the CGI API. I don't know what affect, if any, that would have on my problem. My hosting provider clarified that I can edit .htaccess on a local level, but when I try to put PHP directives in there I get 500 server errors.
I'm still stumped!
Re: Interesting Javascript/PHP problem I need help with
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:15 am
by Nullig
Create a file called info.php, which contains the following code:
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<?php
print "PHP runs under the user: [" . system('whoami') . "]<br>";
phpinfo();
?>
Copy it to your site and call it from your browser.
Copy the results and post them so we can see how PHP is configured.
Nullig
Re: Interesting Javascript/PHP problem I need help with
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:33 am
by heatherfeuer
All righty then! I do believe I've figured out how to get around this problem.
Problem:
My server has php 5.2.0 installed using the CGI API and running in safe_mode. I was able to use ini_set() in my config file as explained in other posts in order to set the memory_limit and session.save_path. Everything was working, or so I thought until I tried to copy and paste in a template from my local install. The template included two calls to javascript files in the section:
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<!--[if IE]>
<__script__ defer type="text/javascript" src="pngfix.js"></__script>
<! [endif] -->
<__script__ type="text/javascript" src="minmax.js"></__script>
Don't ask me why, but when I would try to save the template, I would get a 403 Forbidden error: "You don't have permission to access '/mypath/admin/addtemplate.php on this server'." The same thing happened when I would open the template for the css menu. I would open it, make no changes, but when I hit submit, I get the same 403 Forbidden error. Take the tags out and the template saves no problem. Don't ask me why; that's just the way it is.
So, I thought I could maybe create a UDT with the script code. No dice. Got the same 403 Forbidden error. In desperation I created a simple html file with the script calls in the head section and not a single problem. So that got me thinking...
Solution:
I created a simple text file with the script code shown above and saved it as mytest.php and uploaded it to the remote server. Then I created a UDT with the following: include("mytest.php"); and saved it as my_workaround. In my template, in the head section I included the UDT {my_workaround}. A long way around, but this time it worked. When I looked at the page source, the scripts were there.
Granted, that is a convoluted way to get javascript code into the templates. If anyone has a better suggestion, I'm all for it!
Re: Interesting Javascript/PHP problem I need help with
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:35 am
by heatherfeuer
Nullig, I'll try that and get back to you! I'm not sure if it will work, because phpinfo() is supposed to be disabled, but I think I can work around that too.
Re: Interesting Javascript/PHP problem I need help with
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:43 am
by heatherfeuer
okay... I got the following:
Warning: system() has been disabled for security reasons in /home/username/public_html/info.php on line 2
PHP runs under the user: []
Warning: phpinfo() has been disabled for security reasons in /home/username/public_html/info.php on line 3
Edited to include:
Howsomever... if I upload an empty file called php.ini and run that script again, I don't get the errors. I get the same PHP runs under the user: []. Do you really want to see all of the stuff in phpinfo()? Or do you want specific info?
It's coming up on 10:00 PM my time and I want to watch CSI:NY and then go to bed. I'll respond to any other questions, suggestions and ideas in the morning.
