Re: Help with Ansel Install

Quoting "Michael J. Rubinsky" <[email protected]>:

>
> Quoting "John H. Bennett III" <[email protected]>:
>
>> Quoting Michael Rubinsky <[email protected]>:
>>
>>> Quoting "John H. Bennett III" <[email protected]>:
>>>
>>>> Quoting "Michael J. Rubinsky" <[email protected]>:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Quoting "John H. Bennett III" <[email protected]>:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I tried installing Ansel today and have run into some issues   
>>>>>> trying  to get it to work.  I'm using horde 3.3.6 with ansel  
>>>>>> 1.1,  and other  current stable horde components.  I have php  
>>>>>> 4.3.9.   This is  running under SME Server which runs on CentOS.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can get it installed, create a gallery, and upload photos.   
>>>>>> When   looking at the gallery, I have an image placeholder with  
>>>>>> a red X.    Looking at my logs, I see a lot of this:
>>>>>> Dec 30 21:31:32 www HORDE[10553]: [ansel] Unable to open VFS  
>>>>>> file.   [pid 10553 on line 2257 of    
>>>>>> "/home/httpd/html/horde/ansel/lib/Ansel.php"]
>>>>>> Dec 30 21:31:32 www HORDE[10553]: [ansel] Unable to open VFS  
>>>>>> file.   [pid 10553 on line 2736 of    
>>>>>> "/home/httpd/html/horde/ansel/lib/Ansel.php"]
>>>>>> Dec 30 21:31:32 www HORDE[10553]: [ansel] Unable to open VFS  
>>>>>> file.   [pid 10553 on line 45 of    
>>>>>> "/home/httpd/html/horde/ansel/img/prettythumb.php"]
>>>>>> Dec 30 21:31:33 www HORDE[10618]: [ansel] Unable to open VFS  
>>>>>> file.   [pid 10618 on line 2257 of    
>>>>>> "/home/httpd/html/horde/ansel/lib/Ansel.php"]
>>>>>> Dec 30 21:31:33 www HORDE[10618]: [ansel] Unable to open VFS  
>>>>>> file.   [pid 10618 on line 2736 of    
>>>>>> "/home/httpd/html/horde/ansel/lib/Ansel.php"]
>>>>>> Dec 30 21:31:33 www HORDE[10618]: [ansel] Unable to open VFS  
>>>>>> file.   [pid 10618 on line 45 of    
>>>>>> "/home/httpd/html/horde/ansel/img/prettythumb.php"]
>>>>>> Dec 30 21:31:33 www HORDE[10538]: [ansel] Unable to open VFS  
>>>>>> file.   [pid 10538 on line 2257 of    
>>>>>> "/home/httpd/html/horde/ansel/lib/Ansel.php"]
>>>>>> Dec 30 21:31:33 www HORDE[10538]: [ansel] Unable to open VFS  
>>>>>> file.   [pid 10538 on line 2736 of    
>>>>>> "/home/httpd/html/horde/ansel/lib/Ansel.php"]
>>>>>> Dec 30 21:31:33 www HORDE[10538]: [ansel] Unable to open VFS  
>>>>>> file.   [pid 10538 on line 44 of   
>>>>>> "/home/httpd/html/horde/ansel/img/mini.php"]
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So I have missed a step or messed something up.  I used this  
>>>>>> linke   as my reference,  
>>>>>> http://www.horde.org/ansel/docs/?f=INSTALL.html.    My test.php  
>>>>>> info show:
>>>>>> Ansel Version
>>>>>> Ansel: H3 (1.1)
>>>>>> Other Horde Applications
>>>>>> horde: Yes (Version: 3.3.6)
>>>>>> agora: No
>>>>>> Agora provides the ability for users to comment on images.
>>>>>> PHP Version
>>>>>> PHP Version: 4.3.9
>>>>>> PHP Major Version: 4.3
>>>>>> PHP Minor Version: 9
>>>>>> PHP Version Classification: release
>>>>>> You are running a supported version of PHP.
>>>>>> PHP Module Capabilities
>>>>>> GD Support: Yes
>>>>>> Imagick Library: No
>>>>>> Ansel can make use of the Imagick Library, if it is installed  
>>>>>> on   your system. It is highly recommended to use either  
>>>>>> ImageMagick's   convert utility or the Imagick php library for  
>>>>>> faster results.
>>>>>> Zip Support: No
>>>>>> Ansel can make use of PHP's Zip extension for more efficiently   
>>>>>>  processing uploaded ZIP files..
>>>>>> OpenCV Library: No
>>>>>> Ansel can make use of the OpenCV PHP extension for  
>>>>>> automatically   detecting human faces in images. You need  
>>>>>> either this library or   the one immediately below to detect  
>>>>>> human faces.
>>>>>> Facedetect Face Detection Library: No
>>>>>> Ansel can make use of the Facedetect PHP extension for    
>>>>>> automatically detecting human faces in images. You need either   
>>>>>>  OpenCV (above) or Facedetect to detect human faces.
>>>>>> Puzzle Library: No
>>>>>> Ansel can make use of the libpuzzle PHP extension for finding    
>>>>>> similar images based on image content.
>>>>>> Ansel Configuration Files
>>>>>> config/conf.php: Yes
>>>>>> config/prefs.php: Yes
>>>>>> PEAR Modules
>>>>>> PEAR Search Path (PHP's include_path):     
>>>>>> /home/httpd/html/horde/lib:/usr/share/pear-addons:/usr/share/pear
>>>>>> PEAR: Yes
>>>>>> Recent PEAR: Yes
>>>>>> MDB2: Yes
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My conf.php:
>>>>>> <?php
>>>>>> /* CONFIG START. DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING IN OR AFTER THIS LINE. */
>>>>>> // $Horde: ansel/config/conf.xml,v 1.49.2.11 2009-06-15  
>>>>>> 17:13:38   mrubinsk Exp $
>>>>>> $conf['gallery']['downloadzip'] = false;
>>>>>> $conf['gallery']['customlabel'] = true;
>>>>>> $conf['menu']['print'] = true;
>>>>>> $conf['menu']['apps'] = array();
>>>>>> $conf['images']['type'] = 'horde';
>>>>>> $conf['vfs']['src'] = 'php';
>>>>>> $conf['image']['type'] = 'jpeg';
>>>>>> $conf['image']['autogen'] = '1';
>>>>>> $conf['image']['prettythumbs'] = true;
>>>>>> $conf['image']['num_uploads'] = '5';
>>>>>> $conf['thumbnail']['perpage'] = '30';
>>>>>> $conf['thumbnail']['width'] = '150';
>>>>>> $conf['thumbnail']['height'] = '150';
>>>>>> $conf['screen']['width'] = '800';
>>>>>> $conf['screen']['height'] = '600';
>>>>>> $conf['ecard']['enable'] = true;
>>>>>> $conf['comments']['allow'] = 'never';
>>>>>> $conf['ansel_cache']['usecache'] = false;
>>>>>> $conf['tags']['relatedtags'] = false;
>>>>>> $conf['report_content']['driver'] = false;
>>>>>> $conf['ages']['limits'] = array();
>>>>>> $conf['ages']['hook'] = false;
>>>>>> $conf['faces']['driver'] = 'user';
>>>>>> $conf['faces']['search'] = '7';
>>>>>> /* CONFIG END. DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING IN OR BEFORE THIS LINE. */
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> According to your settings, you've told Ansel to use the same  
>>>>> VFS   settings that you have setup for Horde overall. What  
>>>>> driver did you   choose to use for VFS in Horde's config?
>>>>>
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> mike
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> The Horde Project (www.horde.org)
>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have it set to /tmp.
>>>>
>>>> horde's conf.php
>>>> $conf['vfs']['params']['vfsroot'] = '/tmp';
>>>> $conf['vfs']['type'] = 'file';
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Check to be sure that /tmp is readable and writable by the  
>>> webserver  user. Also, check inside the /tmp directory and see if  
>>> you can find  /tmp/.horde/ansel/, this should contain lots of  
>>> numbered directories,  which in turn contain the images.  If that  
>>> fails, watch the webserver  and/or horde log while you are  
>>> *uploading* the images to be sure they  are saved correctly.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> mike
>>>
>>> --
>>> The Horde Project (www.horde.org)
>>> [email protected]
>>>
>>> "Time just hates me. That's why it made me an adult." - Josh Joplin
>>>
>>
>> Yes, /tmp is writeabe by the webserver user.  I see other files  
>> there with the webserver users name.  Would /tmp be the place where  
>> all of my photos would be stored?
>
> Yes. The VFS (Virtual File System) is what ansel uses to store the  
> uploaded, original images, as well as all the server-generated  
> images used for thumbnails, previews, etc... If you don't want those  
> to be stored under /tmp then you should change that setting to a  
> more appropriate place.
>
>  If so, I don't think I want that.  I also
>> don't have a /tmp/.horde/ansel directory.  I only a directory  
>> called scheduler.
>
> If you don't have .horde under the /tmp directory, then there *is* a  
> problem with the webserver creating a directory and/or file under  
> /tmp. Possibly a permissions error, or maybe safe_mode or  
> open_basedir or similar restriction?
>
>>
>> My webserver logs show:
>> [Thu Dec 31 09:25:52 2009] [error] [client 10.10.10.125] File does  
>> not exist: /.../horde/ansel/themes/graphics/arrow_switch.png,  
>> referer:  
>> https://www.thebennetthome2.com/horde/ansel/view.php?gallery=3&view=Gallery&havesearch=0&slug=
>> [Thu Dec 31 09:25:52 2009] [error] [client 10.10.10.125] File does  
>> not exist: /.../horde/ansel/themes/graphics/loading.gif, referer:  
>> https://www.thebennetthome2.com/horde/ansel/view.php?gallery=3&view=Gallery&havesearch=0&slug=
>>
>> Those two files really don't exist
>
> Those paths don't look right to me. Those files exist in CVS, not  
> sure why you have those extra /../ in front of your path. If you  
> look at /horde/ansel/themes/graphics you should see those images. If  
> not, you can obtain them from cvs.horde.org or from the tarball.
>

I put in the extra ... to hide my true path, thinking that it wasn't  
really needed.  Sorry for the confustion.

>> I just changed the Ansel VFS to SQL and my file upload was  
>> successfull and I can see my photos, so that will give me the  
>> ability to play around with this.
>>
>> The only other thing I see is when I click on my gallery, the sort  
>> photos button has a red X instead of the icon.
>
> The 'sort' image is the arrow_switch.png file listed above as not  
> found, yes, it isn't being displayed since the webserver cannot find  
> it. You can try changing Horde themes to Silver Surfer or Tango, as  
> those themes also have separate graphics as well.
>
>> Mike, thanks for taking the time to help me.  I'll have to work out  
>> the VFS file setting and see if I can get that to work and if that  
>> is a better solution than using SQL.  Anyother tips, tricks, hints,  
>> for taking advantage and using Ansel?
>
> Well, since you asked.... I noticed that you are using GD for image  
> generation. You will get *much* better looking results by using  
> either convert (from ImageMagick) or by using the Imagick PHP  
> extension (which is actually built against the Imagemagick  
> libraries).  Most of the fancy thumbnail effects like drop-shadows,  
> polaroid looking images and image "stacks" etc... will either not  
> work at all under GD or not look as good. Just make sure you have  
> the Imagemagick package installed on your server, then put the path  
> to the "convert" utility in Horde's "Image Handling" config tab.

I will do that and start a new thread if I run into other issues or  
neeed more assistance.

I did change my VFS back to a file location and am now at least  
getting the .horde/ansel directories created, so there appears to be  
some permission problems with my /tmp directory.  From the things I  
run on the server, the current permissions only seem to mess up Ansel.

> -- 
> Thanks,
> mike
>
> --

Again thanks,

John Bennett

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