Re: Help with Ansel Install

Zitat von "John H. Bennett III" <[email protected]>:

> 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.

Rather than a permission problem, you probably have a crontab cleaning  
up /tmp.

Jan.

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