Is it possible to run the Ecards on a shared hosting server?

[allhop]

My client's host is a shared hosting Apache server that runs PHPSuExec. The highest permissions allowed are 755. Is there a way to run the PHP script since it will not allow other users to "write" to the dBText file?

I've contacted my client's webhost and the only help I get is that I should hire a web developer.

I do know that the Ecards work since I've tested them on my personal webhost. They only work when the folder permissions are set to 777. I've spent so many days trying to figure this out and am getting nowhere. 

[Jorge Solis]

Use a simple PHP to create the folder:

<?php
  mkdir("folder", 0755);
?>

Put the script in the folder where this new folder should hang. Since PHP thread is the owner, permisson will work

Jorge

[allhop]

Thank you very much for the advice. I'm a little new to this PHP scripting. Would you mind dumbing down your instructions?

[Jorge Solis]

Try 733

http://www.flash-db.com/Board/index.php?topic=17919.0

Jorge

[allhop]

I changed the permissions to 733 with no success.

In an earlier post you recommended that I create a folder using PHP:

Use a simple PHP to create the folder:

<?php
  mkdir("folder", 0755);
?>

Put the script in the folder where this new folder should hang. Since PHP thread is the owner, permisson will work

Jorge

Are these the steps you would use to create the above scenario?
1. Create new PHP file (using Dreamweaver)
2. Copy and paste in code:
<?php
  mkdir("folder", 0755);
?>
3. Change "folder" in the code line, mkdir("folder", 0755); to "dBText"?
4. Copy this PHP script to the Ecards directory.

Would you please correct any of these steps if I'm headed in the wrong direction? I would REALLY appreciate your help. Thank you very much for your help so far!!

[Jorge Solis]

Yep, that's the idea

Jorge

[allhop]

Okay. I tried this and it did not create the directory "dBText":

1. Made a new file called "CreateFolder.php"
2. Posted this code into it:
<?php
  mkdir("dBText", 0755);
?>
3. Saved the file and copied it into the Ecards directory.
4. Assigned it 755 permissions.

Did I make any mistakes?

Thanks again,
Angela

[Jorge Solis]

5. Open your browser and go to http://www.yoursite.com/CreateFolder.php

Jorge

[allhop]

Okay, I did that and the browser window is blank. What next?

Thanks,
Angela

[Jorge Solis]

Check if the folder was created

Jorge

[allhop]

Yes, it created a folder.

Do I need to add something to my SendEcard.php file or Flash files to make this work?

Thank you,
Angela

[Jorge Solis]

Now test it again

Jorge

[allhop]

It still won't write a .txt file to the dBText directory. I checked the dBText directory and it has 755 permissions. Do you have any other ideas on what I should try?

Thank you,
Angela

[allhop]

Hello,

My webhost keeps telling me that the script has errors. Here is a quote from the webhost:

Hello,

I revised your issue and checked the error log section in your cPanel, where I found the following message:

[Wed Oct 24 16:57:23 2007] [error] [client 85.14.22.50] script not found or unable to stat: /home/pinkyand/public_html/SendEcard.php

Then, in order to resolve the issue, I copied the SendEcard.php script into your public_html and tested your ecards.htm page again with no luck.

Then I revised the error_log file, which is located in your public_html directory and noticed the following lines:

pinkyand@pinkyandpeanut.com [~/public_html]# cat error_log
[24-Oct-2007 17:13:06] PHP Warning: fopen(./dBText/1193263986.txt) [<a href='function.fopen'>function.fopen</a>]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/pinkyand/public_html/SendEcard.php on line 10

[24-Oct-2007 17:13:06] PHP Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/pinkyand/public_html/SendEcard.php on line 10

[24-Oct-2007 17:13:06] PHP Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/pinkyand/public_html/SendEcard.php on line 10

As you can see from the above lines, it is indeed your script, which is not configured properly. That is why, as my colleague already suggested, you should correct your script's code or better - contact a professional developer for further assistance.

Best Regards,

Niko
Support Team
SiteGround.com

I'm rather frustrated since my code works on my other webhost.

[Jorge Solis]

Did you delete the folder previous to run the PHP script? If not it fails. Delete and rerun

<?php
if(mkdir("folder", 0777)) echo "Folder created";
else echo "Fails on creating folder";
?>

Jorge