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sam_i_am · Mar 27, 2007

Hi,

I've tried to install easymod using the download method (phpbb hosted on a commercial server on BSD UNIX platform). The server does not have ftp, but I have shell access and can copy files manually (I'm an experienced UNIX admin). I'm not going to make the forum files world writable. So, I've tried the download method. It seems to go through the stages and lets me test the download method (which works). But, after that, it goes on to stages 3, 4 and 5, but never prompts me to download anything. Obviously it fails at the end because files are not there. How should I proceed?

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rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

Hi sam_i_am! Welcome to RCF. Nightrider won't be back online for a couple of hours but as soon as he get back I'm sure he will help you.

In the meantime feel free to look around, make yourself at home!

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Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

Welcome to RCF, Sam!!! Applause

Since you have shell access, there still is a chance that you can install EM the normal way. Did you select the 3rd option below when you started the EM install???

At some point, you may see a Rescan button. Often times when you click on the Rescan button, you can use the Automatic detection option which works more often than not...

I suspect there is a chance that one or more of the EM install files is missing or corrupt, so you might try re-uploading the EM install files again too...

Also, if you have had alternative templates installed on your board, but have removed them from your FTP Server, you might have forgotten to delete the Template entry in your ACP Styles Admin. That is typically what causes the EM install to fail at the Confirm stage. So go into your ACP Styles Admin and make sure that all templates that have been removed from your FTP Server are also removed from your database...

Welcome to RCF sam_i_am!!!

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sam_i_am · Mar 27, 2007

Hello Nightrider and rb2d2,

Thanks for the warm welcome wave

Yes, I selected the third option ("I dont have ftp access ..."). I do have an alternate style (Aphrodite from CyberAlien) as default installed on my forum. But subSilver style is also there.

I didn't quite get what you meant by

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

EM creates shell files that it can use to install itself and move modified phpBB fles into place even if you don't have FTP access on your server. I have found very few servers where you MUST use the manual file move option to install a MOD. I'm hoping that you are not one of the unlucky few...

If you have not installed then removed any alternative templates from your board, then that is not one of your problems. That is typically the problem I find when the EM install fails at the Confirm stage...

Also it appears that the Rescan option isn't going to help you. If it did, you would have seen the Automated page that I displayed above. So that is not going to be availbable to help you either apparently...

Have you tried manually moving all of the EM files into place? I'm guessing that you have, but I have to ask anyway to make sure. If not, you can follow these instructions to manually install EM, bypassing the entire EM install utility. After running the SQL queries, you will need to adjust the EM Settings in your new ACP MOD Center, which I will be happy to help you with...

Manually Installing EM

#
#-----[ COPY ]------------------------------------------------
#
copy easymod/em_includes/*.* to admin/em_includes/*.*
copy easymod/includes/admin_easymod.php.txt to admin/admin_easymod.php
copy easymod/includes/sql/*.* to includes/sql/*.*
copy easymod/languages/lang_easymod_english.php to languages/lang_english/lang_easymod.php
copy easymod/includes/*.tpl to templates/subSilver/admin/*.tpl
copy easymod/includes/emc.gif to templates/subSilver/images/emc.gif
copy easymod/easymod.gif to templates/subSilver/images/easymod.gif

*.* means to move ALL files in the designated folder to the destination folder. *.tpl means to move ONLY files with the tpl extension from the source to the destination folders...

You will want to be careful to rename the lang_easymod_english.php file lang_easymod.php and the admin_easymod.php.txt to admin_easymod.php...

Once you have all the files in the correct destination folders, you would want to update your database. You can download the following file, extract the db_update_easymod.php, then upload ti to your phpBB forum folder and run it from your browser:

db_update_easymod.zip

The path could look something like this in your browser:

Code:

http://yourdomian.com/phpBB2/db_update_easymod.php

Once your database is successfully updated, you can delete the db_update_easymod.zip file from your phpBB forum folder...

If you prefer to manually apply the SQL queries to your database, you can use the following:

Code:

#
#-----[ SQL ]-------------------------------------------------
#
CREATE TABLE phpbb_easymod(
mod_id mediumint(8) NOT NULL auto_increment,
mod_title varchar(255),
mod_file varchar(255),
mod_version varchar(15),
mod_author_handle varchar(25),
mod_author_email varchar(100),
mod_author_name varchar(100),
mod_author_url varchar(100),
mod_description text,
mod_process_date int(11),
mod_phpBB_version varchar(15),
mod_processed_themes varchar(200),
mod_processed_langs varchar(200),
mod_files_edited mediumint(8),
mod_tables_added mediumint(8),
mod_tables_altered mediumint(8),
mod_rows_inserted mediumint(8),
PRIMARY KEY (mod_id)
);

CREATE TABLE phpbb_easymod_processed_files (
  mod_processed_file varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
  mod_id mediumint(8) NOT NULL default '0',
  KEY mod_processed_file (mod_processed_file),
  KEY mod_id (mod_id)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;

INSERT INTO phpbb_easymod (mod_id, mod_title, mod_file, mod_version, mod_author_handle, mod_author_email, mod_author_name, mod_author_url, mod_description, mod_process_date, mod_phpBB_version, mod_processed_themes, mod_processed_langs, mod_files_edited, mod_tables_added, mod_tables_altered, mod_rows_inserted) VALUES (1, 'EasyMOD', 'easymod/easymod_install.php', '0.3.0', 'Nuttzy', 'pktoolkit@blizzhackers.com', 'n/a', 'http://www.blizzhackers.com', 'EasyMOD automatically perfoms in seconds which previously required the tedious task of manually editing files.', 1096879226, '2.0.21', 'subSilver', 'english', 0, 1, 0, 1);

INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('EM_ftp_cache', '0');
INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('EM_ftp_dir', '');
INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('EM_ftp_host', 'localhost');
INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('EM_ftp_pass', '');
INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('EM_ftp_port', '21');
INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('EM_ftp_type', 'ext');
INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('EM_ftp_user', '');
INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('EM_move', 'ftpa');
INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('EM_password', 'd41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e');
INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('EM_read', 'server');
INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('EM_version', '0.3.0');
INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('EM_write', 'ftpb');

Then you would need to go into EM Settings in your ACP MOD Center and adjust the settings to work on your board. We can deal with that when you get to that point...

sam_i_am · Mar 27, 2007

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

Great! There is nothing like progress to uplift the spirit! Let us know how the MOD install goes.

BTW, you may have missed your Welcome thread

here:

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Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

Congratulations Sam!!!

Usually, I use the DHTML Menu for ACP to test to make sure EM is working correctly since it is an extremely simple MOD to install and most people really like it...

If you have any additional questions, comments, or concerns, don't be shy about asking for assistance. If I can, I will be more than happy to help you...