Re: [Tiki-devel] PHP module problem with 27.1 - RE: Tiki-27.1 Release

Thanks Geoff for the reporting of the problem. We will investigate and give
you feedback on ASP.

Best regards,
Rodriguez Nyiringabo

Le mar. 3 déc. 2024 à 10:51, Geoff - Enmore Services <
[email protected]> a écrit :

> Yet more on this  ………………
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> So, I tracked another ‘check’ in /lib/setup/tikisetup.class.php at
> lines49-55   – so I commented these out as well and now – more checking to
> do!! – but it seems to be running
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> Googling around it looks like lots of hosters routinely disable this posix
> function so something obviously needs to be done about this !
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> Cheers
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> Geoff
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> *From:* Geoff - Enmore Services <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* 03 December 2024 09:11
> *To:* 'Tiki developers' <[email protected]>
> *Subject:* Re: [Tiki-devel] PHP module problem with 27.1 - RE: Tiki-27.1
> Release
>
>
>
> More on this ……..
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>
> Looking at /installer/installlib.php the ‘offending code is at lines
> 171-177 and is a check on whether 'posix_getuid' exists – so for some
> reason my hoster’s system is obviously giving a false positive to this test
> (or the if check is not correct in some way?)– so as a hack I simply
> commented out these lines and re-ran tiki-install.php.
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> This then ran OK, completing the db update (100 queries completed) but at
> the last ‘continue’ step it just produced a blank white screen – so
> something is still not right.
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> Suggestions please!
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>
>
> Geoff
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> *From:* Geoff - Enmore Services <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* 02 December 2024 21:55
> *To:* 'Tiki developers' <[email protected]>
> *Subject:* [Tiki-devel] PHP module problem with 27.1 - RE: Tiki-27.1
> Release
>
>
>
> Hi all – I’ve just tried to do an upgrade from 24.6 to 27.1 and I’ve hit
> what is a significant problem (at least for me!).
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> When running the installer (using php8.3) I get a fatal error as shown
> below (blah blah used to change the detailed paths)
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> Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function posix_getpwuid() in
>
> /blah blah/installer/installlib.php:172 Stack trace: #0
>
> / blah blah /installer/tiki-installer.php(244): get_webserver_uid() #1
>
> / blah blah /tiki-install.php(132): include_once(' blah blah /...') #2
> {main} thrown in / blah blah /installer/installlib.php on line 172
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> These days I run my public stuff on a cheap and cheerful UK based hoster,
> so I reached out to them to see how I could add the needed posix module to
> their php8.3 but sadly they have come back to me saying:
>
> “*All the PHP modules we allow are enabled by default so there is no
> option to select modules within cPanel. The module "posix_getpwuid" is
> actually in our disabled list for security reasons ………………..**”*
>
>
>
> This is obviously a big problem for me as I really don’t want to figure
> out another hoster BUT I’m wondering:
>
> - why this posix module has been introduced?
>
> - how extensive is its use in 27.1?
>
> - is it really a security concern?
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> - is there an obvious alternative/work around
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> Any/all thoughts really appreciated
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> Thanks
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> Geoff
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> *From:* Rodriguez Nyiringabo <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* 23 November 2024 16:51
> *To:* Tiki developers <[email protected]>
> *Subject:* Re: [Tiki-devel] Tiki-27.1 Release
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> Dear Devs,
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> We've released Tiki-27.1.
>
> Tarballs are here:
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/tikiwiki/files/Tiki_27.x_Miaplacidus/27.1/
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>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rodriguez Nyiringabo
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>
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> Le sam. 23 nov. 2024 à 16:47, Rodriguez Nyiringabo <
> [email protected]> a écrit :
>
> Dear Devs,
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>
> We're releasing Tiki 27.1 right now.
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> Please don't commit/merge to branch 27.x until we are done.
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> Thanks!
>
> Rodriguez Nyiringabo
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