Add-on Install & Upgrade 1.4.3

[Chris D]

What is the current error you are getting while trying to install? If it is cannot create directory then you may need to make the install/addons directory writable.

 

[Marcel]

I've just updated your actual addon itself, using itself.... which worked fine...but all the Library/AddOnInstaller subfolders and files are set to 777......so I'm assuming that's why it's worked.

However for example, trying to upgrade the "HTML in Custom Titles" addon... I now get this error

copy(./library/HtmlCustomTitles/Listener.php) function.copy: failed to open stream: Permission denied

1. XenForo_Application::handlePhpError()
2. copy() in AddOnInstaller/Model/AddOn.php at line 60
3. AddOnInstaller_Model_AddOn->recursiveCopy() in AddOnInstaller/Model/AddOn.php at line 64
4. AddOnInstaller_Model_AddOn->recursiveCopy() in AddOnInstaller/Model/AddOn.php at line 64
5. AddOnInstaller_Model_AddOn->recursiveCopy() in AddOnInstaller/ControllerAdmin/AddOn.php at line 249
6. AddOnInstaller_ControllerAdmin_AddOn->actionInstallUpgrade() in XenForo/FrontController.php at line 347
7. XenForo_FrontController->dispatch() in XenForo/FrontController.php at line 134
8. XenForo_FrontController->run() in /{forumlocation}/admin.php at line 13

 

[Chris D]

Then, yes, the destination it is copying to isn't writable. Which I think you are aware of already. I can't advise more than that as you and your hosts would need to decide how best to implement that in your environment.

It's worth noting that the js and styles directories may be written to also with some add ons.

 

[Marcel]

OK Cheers. I'll keep digging. I understand how it's not working, I'm just not sure why. You're right, it's a web server configuration issue, but I'm not sure of the actual requirements of XenForo (and this addon) beyond the minimal explanation in XF's installation guide (that /data and /internal_data should be world writable).

 

[iamjudd]

I keep getting this:
Server Error
Given file is no zip archive

1. Zend_Filter_Compress_Zip->decompress() in C:\server\www\frustratedgamers.com\library\Zend\Filter\Decompress.php at line 47
2. Zend_Filter_Decompress->filter() in C:\server\www\frustratedgamers.com\library\AddOnInstaller\Model\AddOn.php at line 29
3. AddOnInstaller_Model_AddOn->extractZip() in C:\server\www\frustratedgamers.com\library\AddOnInstaller\ControllerAdmin\AddOn.php at line 146
4. AddOnInstaller_ControllerAdmin_AddOn->actionInstallUpgrade() in C:\server\www\frustratedgamers.com\library\XenForo\FrontController.php at line 347
5. XenForo_FrontController->dispatch() in C:\server\www\frustratedgamers.com\library\XenForo\FrontController.php at line 134
6. XenForo_FrontController->run() in C:\server\www\frustratedgamers.com\admin.php at line 13

 

[Chris D]

If the file you are trying to upload/install is a ZIP file then it may be corrupted.

 

[Marcel]

I've got all plugins updated by manually tweaking specific file and folder permissions for now......
However, just one plugin refuses to update.

ErrorException: copy(./.DS_Store) [<a href='function.copy'>function.copy</a>]: failed to open stream: Permission denied - library/AddOnInstaller/Model/AddOn.php:60
Stack Trace
#0 [internal function]: XenForo_Application::handlePhpError(2, 'copy(./.DS_Stor...', '/var/www/vhosts...', 60, Array)
#1 /var/{PATHTOFORUM}/library/AddOnInstaller/Model/AddOn.php(60): copy('/var/www/vhosts...', './.DS_Store')
#2 /var/{PATHTOFORUM}/library/AddOnInstaller/ControllerAdmin/AddOn.php(249): AddOnInstaller_Model_AddOn->recursiveCopy('install/addons/...', '.')
#3 /var/{PATHTOFORUM}/library/XenForo/FrontController.php(347): AddOnInstaller_ControllerAdmin_AddOn->actionInstallUpgrade()
#4 /var/{PATHTOFORUM}/library/XenForo/FrontController.php(134): XenForo_FrontController->dispatch(Object(XenForo_RouteMatch))
#5 /v{PATHTOFORUM}/admin.php(13): XenForo_FrontController->run()
#6 {main}
Request State
array(3) {
["url"] => string(66) "http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/admin.php?add-ons/install-upgrade"
["_GET"] => array(1) {
["add-ons/install-upgrade"] => string(0) ""
}
["_POST"] => array(3) {
["resource_url"] => string(91) "http://xenforo.com/community/resources/double-click-forum-icons-to-mark-forum-as-read.2298/"
["_xfToken"] => string(8) "********"
["_xfConfirm"] => string(1) "1"
}
}


I can't for the life of me find out *why* it's trying to copy a DS_Store file over. (Yes I'm running OSX). I've searched the server itself and removed all traces of any old .DS_Store files that were lingering around from old uploads just incase.
Also, I can't find out *where* it's trying to copy due to XenForo condensing the path in the stack trace.

Admittedly this is now outside the remit of your addon, do you know of a way I can find the full path of what its trying to copy and where from/to?


Edit....aaah just realised, the .DS_Store file might be from the addon's updated zip thats being downloaded from XenForo.
That still begs the question, where is it trying to copy it to? (So I can manually adjust permissions)

 

[Chris D]

Probably the root folder as no directory is provided in the error.

 

[Marcel]

Got the bugger. Cheers. Had to manually download the zip from the XF Resources repository, and manually remove the .DS_Store files before it would accept it to upgrade.

I think I may have seen you cover this earlier in this thread, but as a suggestion would it be idea for your addon to ignore such files?

 

[iamjudd]

If the file you are trying to upload/install is a ZIP file then it may be corrupted.

I'm trying to install via url...

 

[Chris D]

Which URL and where are you putting the URL?

 

[iamjudd]

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/*******-user-upgrade-email.3664/

and it happens when i try to run the upgrade for the ******* store
http://prntscr.com/4t34as

 

[Chris D]

You cannot download that from the XenForo Resource Manager URL because the XenForo Resource Manager doesn't host that file. It is hosted externally.

You would need to download the file and use "Option 1" and upload the ZIP file.

 

[The Grand Potentate]

Chris - For the first time I got an error trying to use a zip file. I was trying to install Liam's Alter Ego add-on:

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/alter-ego-detector.2405/

And it told me that the files associated with the add-on weren't present. Never seen that one before. Is it just a function of how he has the .zip packed?

 

[Mouth]

how he has the .zip packed?

This, I had the same issue.
The XML file has very limited permissions. Had to chmod 775 on it, and then it will install/upgrade.

 

[Rho Delta]

I am having issues installing the Elastic Search add on from Xenforo. I have your add on installed and it is giving me this error when trying to install the add on:

String could not be parsed as XML

SimpleXMLElement->__construct() in AddOnInstaller/Model/AddOn.php at line 0
AddOnInstaller_Model_AddOn->getXmlType() in AddOnInstaller/ControllerAdmin/AddOn.php at line 47
AddOnInstaller_ControllerAdmin_AddOn->actionInstallUpgrade() in XenForo/FrontController.php at line 347
XenForo_FrontController->dispatch() in XenForo/FrontController.php at line 134
XenForo_FrontController->run() in /home/mike/public_html/admin.php at line 13

 

[GliX]

There are some hardcoded phrases, please fix it:

 

[Chris D]

I will keep it in mind.

I'm not going to release an update just for that, though.

And, after all, these are in the Admin CP rather than the front end so I can't say it will be a particular priority to sort it out.

 

[pegasus]

When using this mod to install VaultWiki Lite (or VaultWiki), it uploads files to the wrong location. In particular, it uploads an index.html file from one of the lower level directories into the XenForo root directory, which in many setups results in that file being served instead of the XenForo site. This leads many users to the incorrect initial assumption that installing VaultWiki (which was actually never installed at this point, just uploaded wrong) has crashed their sites, and has directly led to at least 1 scalding review of the add-on.

You can download VaultWiki Lite from the Resources area to test things out, but the directory structure looks like this:

- CHANGELOG
- LICENSE
- README
- the XML file (which doesn't actually install anything except some admin routes and a link to the real installer)
- do_not_upload/
- upload/
---- library/
------ vw/
---- vault/
------ core/
------ resources/
---- yui_loader.php

Also, VaultWiki developers have stated that the addon XML file and the install script must be separated because of limitations in the current Install/Upgrade system provided by XenForo. In order to avoid timeouts on most client machines, the install process must be able to support both paged and batched install routines (1 refresh for each step, extra refreshes for steps with multiple batches), as well as mid-process modals if user input is required by a step.

 

[Mian Shahid]

Any help for that?

Error
Could not create temporary install directory. Please verify permissions are correct to write to the install/addons directory.