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jefft · May 06, 2007

Tried the first two methods (constants.php and .htaccess). Still get a blank page with no messages. Maybe I'll need to start inserting debug print statements into one of the EM php files.

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

I don't imagine that would work either. You would probably still get a blank page and never see the error messages...

Try this. Remove the COPY section from the m2f_phpbb20x.txt script and see if that makes any difference:

jefft · May 06, 2007

Ok. After experimenting, I've determined that commenting out just the first line in the copy section, i.e. making the first line be:
# copy *.* to m2f/
seems to clear up the problem. I did not try a full install. I just determined that:
A. with that command not commented out (original m2f_phpbb20x.txt file), I get a blank screen when going to step 2 (step 2 is never displayed, just a blank screen).
B. With that command commented out, EM does go to step 2 and everything seems normal. I did not try going to step 3.
Should I do anything else to help diagnose this problem? It would be nice to determine why it occurs on my system, but not others.

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

Ok, it sounds like your server software may have a problem with wildcards too. These COPY commands are wrong, yet EM should have been able to tell you so. Let's try an experiment and see what your server will allow...

First try this:

OPEN
m2f_phpbb20x.txt

FIND

jefft · May 06, 2007

Still gives a blank page with both chages. As before, blank page is generated when clicking to go from Step 1 to Step 2. On the first page (Step 1 of 3), EM display's a message saying: "Processing completed successfully!" and lists the copy commands. So it was able to read the commands. Also, I have EM set to use the FTP method. I'm not sure why it's not working. I agree, it's probably easier to just copy the files manually. I thought it would be good to track down why EM is failing. If you can't think of anything else to try, that's fine. I can still get the module installed and have EM do everything but the first copy command.

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

Ok, let's try something else to see if it makes any difference. Go into EM Settings in your ACP MOD Center and change the PHP FTP Extensions setting to No and change localhost to your FTP Server address and press Submit. Then try installing the MOD again and see if that makes any difference...

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jefft · May 06, 2007

No difference. Still get the blank page when starting step 2. Tested with the last set of changes you gave for the m2f_phpbb20x.txt and also with the original copy commands in that file. Got the blank page with both. As has always happened when I changed EM settings, after changing the EM FTP settings, EM reported that everything was ok in the test FTP (was able to write to phpBB root).

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

Ok, I want you to try one more experiment. Go back into EM Settings in your ACP MOD Center and change the Writing setting to Server and the Moving setting to Copy, then press the Update Settings button. Then try the MOD install again...

jefft · May 06, 2007

Get the following when starting the install of mail2forum:
Installation Failed

EasyMOD encountered the following error(s). A general error could be ABC. A critical error means D and you should do XYZ.

Error Detail

Critical Error

Function Trace: open_files[5]->modio_open[3]

Could not open [./mods/m2f/processed/includes/functions_post.php.txt] for writing.
MOD script line #52 :: FAQ :: Report
MOD Data
MOD Title: Mail2Forum See m2f_common.php m2f_phpbb20x.txt
Author: Pda0 N/A M2F Team http://www.mail2forum.com
Processed Themes: subSilver
Processed Languages: english
Files Edited: 0
Commands Processed: 1
Unprocessed Commands: 0

The following commands were not recognized by EasyMOD and were ignored. The MOD script line number is displayed.
Unprocessed Commands

EasyMOD successfully processed the following commands:
Commands Processed
COPY #39

copy *.* to m2f/
copy root/*.* to /
copy m2f_config.php.dist to m2f/m2f_config.php

=== Additional info (from me):
Due to comments I put in at the top, line number 52 in my m2f_phpbb20x.txt is the OPEN, i.e.:
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#
includes/functions_post.php

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

Damn, at first glance, I thought this was progress. Do you want me to take a closer look at it for you? If so, send me a PM and we can go from there. If not, we can continue experimenting until we find a workable solution...

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