Problem Installing NinjaBoard in Joomla!1.5

I have problem when installing the NinjaBoard into Joomla.
it is showing "There was an error uploading this file to the server".
the ftp layer is not enabled.
thank u.

p/S: help needed urgently

18 Oct 11

Hi nishalinis,

Thanks for creating a new topic.

Can you try to past your Joomla's system info here.
From the Menubar go to Help > System Info > System Info.

From the same page check under Directory Permissions if your folders displayed there are all writable (marked green).

Also try to enable the FTP layer, and see if this helps. (Global Configuration > Server > FTP Settings (bottom-left)).
Make sure you use an FTP account with full permission.

Another thing you might want to check if the tmp path is set correctly.
You can check this in the Global Configuration > Server > Server Settings (top-left) > Path to Temp-folder:
Make sure this the absolute path of your server.

Let us know how it goes.

Kind regards,
John

19 Oct 11

system info

PHP Built on: Windows NT UNPREDICTABLE 6.1 build 7600 (Windows 7 Home Basic Edition) i586
Database Version: 5.5.16-log
Database Collation: utf8_general_ci
PHP Version: 5.3.8
Web Server: Apache/2.2.21 (Win32) PHP/5.3.8
Web Server to PHP interface: apache2handler
Joomla! Version: Joomla! 1.5.23 Stable [ senu takaa ama baji ] 04-March-2011 18:00 GMT
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:2.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/4.0.1

19 Oct 11

the ftp layer is been enabled. and the path to the tmp is ok. but i still couldnt upload it.
it is still showing the same error message.

hope u could help.
thank u

19 Oct 11

Hi nishalinis,

Thanks for the additional info.

Are you on a local WAMP/MAMP setup by any chance?

If so then the FTP function has no meaning.
And if so, it could be a Windows 7 permission related issue (UAC).

Can you verify this please.

Thanks.

John

20 Oct 11

hi. yes im using a local wamp. does it mean that i cant install ninjaboard?

21 Oct 11

Hi nishalinis,

Ok, thanks.

There are known permission issues with using WAMP on Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Please refer to their website regarding known issues.

As an alternate workaround you can try to temporary disable the Windows UAC management.
You can manage this in the User Account section within Windows 7.

Once you were able to setup the permissions correctly, Ninjaboard should install fine on WAMP.
Also try to install other extensions, to test if the same problem occurs.

Let us know how you are doing.

Kind regards,
John

23 Oct 11

there are no problem when using other extension.
i tried to disable my uac and still cant do it.
i ended up getting serious virus problems.
do u think it will be okay if i use xampp?
do u have any suggestions?
please

24 Oct 11

Hi nishalinis,

Ok, thanks for your feedback.
I think it doesn't make a huge difference which local server software you use.
Since I'm using Windows myself, I would suggest using XAMPP.

Turn back on UAC.
Make sure you install XAMPP (or other software) in C:/[root] and give the software admin rights (for Vista, Win 7).

Otherwise try to install from the tmp folder instead:

- unpack zip and put it in the tmp folder, enter the full path to this folder in the field under "Install from Directory" section. Located where you normally install via Joomla installer.

I hope this helps.
Tell us how it goes.

Kind regards,
John

24 Oct 11

I just had the same issue as listed above and found the issue to be the default maximum file size.
The default maximum file size for PHP (i was using zend server 5.3) is 2M , but the ninjaboard is 2.1M so fails.

Just change the maximum file size to 4M (or something else). You can do this by editing php.ini direct and updating the following entry :

upload_max_filesize=4M

If you don't know where your php.ini file is then simply create a php file with the following code inside it:



<?php

phpinfo();

?>

Then view the output of the above page. It will then tell you what php.ini file you're using.

25 Oct 11

Hi AdamH1,

Thanks for your solution.
This explains a lot.

I wonder why this wasn't coming up in my mind.
Actually I didn't think of this because most of the time the upload_max_filesize is set to 128M by default.
Maybe WAMP differs with XAMPP in this.

Anyway...nice catch and great job!

Cheers,
John

26 Oct 11

the ninja board is installed using the install directory.
but it is not showing in the main menu.
and even if trying to create a menu under Ninjaboard it is show this below error.
what should i do?
500 - An error has occurred.

Unknow application :

26 Oct 11

Hi nishalinis,

Good to hear you were able to install Ninjaboard.

Regarding the error 500 - unknown application, I've been testing this yesterday and the day before.
Turns out to be related to a version conflict with PHP 5.3.8 in combination how the Apache webserver is configured (could be also relying on the version differences).
As far I could test, Ninjaboard runs fine under PHP versions lower than or equal to PHP 5.3.6.
Note that you have to downgrade MySQL and Apache accordingly, which are compatible with lower/older PHP versions.

What I can suggest right now is to downgrade WAMP, older versions are available from their website.
You can manage the versions from the systemtray menu in Windows.

This is what I recommend and what solves the error 500 - unknown application issue:

Downgrade WAMP server:

PHP 5.3.8 to PHP 5.2.10
MySQL 5.5.16 to MySQL 5.1.41
Apache 2.2.21 to 2.2.14 (Apache 2.2.21 doesn't run under PHP 5.2.10)

You can read more about my findings here:

http://ninjaforge.com/forum/topic/25657-help-needed-please/29968#p29968

I hope this helps

Cheers,
John

26 Oct 11

i have installed the version you asked me to install.
and now i cant even acess my localhost as it keep loading and loading and loading AND loading.
what should i do?
should just give up installing ninjaboard and go with something else??

27 Oct 11

Hi,

Ok, I think you have to make a backup of your database when running in WAMP's default mode (not downgraded) and migrate/import the site after downgrading.

Note that you must always backup your site and database when doing these kind of complex changes, it's a golden rule in general.

- Switch back to default mode. Try to make a backup of the database by using the Export tools in phpMyAdmin.
- Switch to downgrade mode. Create the same database account in phpMyAdmin which you used in default mode. Try to import the backed up database by using the Import tools in phpMyAdmin.

Once you got your site running in downgraded mode, Ninjaboard should run fine.
Otherwise try to reinstall Ninjaboard.

Let me know if this helps.

Kind regards,
John