installation syntax error

[gameover]

Hi,
first of all I like your kick ass CMS a lot

A problem encountered:
I installed getsimple on one of my servers without problems, very smoothly.
I installed the same version - 1.4 - on another server of mine and I got this:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or '}' in
{URL}/getsimple/admin/inc/basic.php on line 85

(I put here{URL} instead of the complete address for privacy)


Any idea?

Thanks in advance!

[Derek]

Is this while you are installing or after you have completed the install and are messing with other functions?

[gameover]

It comes instead of the installation.
I tried to load again, I tried to load the 1.3 version too with the same result.
This is by IX servers, where I installed OsCommerce and WordPress without problems.

[Derek]

It sounds like the XML files are getting corrupted or not parsed correctly. Just try chmod'ding everything to 777 and try it again.

[ccagle8]

Gameover- do you see any xml files in the /data/other foler on your server?

[gameover]

Gameover- do you see any xml files in the /data/other foler on your server?

Not at all.

[Derek]

Try the CHMODding thing, it sounds like it's trying to load/create the files, and it is erroring because it doesn't have the permissions. Would test myself but really backed up at work today

[littlebzh]

Hi
I just tried set up of GetSimple and I had the same problem on my web hosting.
I fixed that problem.

I guess your web server is running with php4.x
I think you need to force php5, maybe in a .htaccess in root directory of getsimple (if you don't have access to the php.ini).

Put that in a .htaccess file

AddType x-mapp-php5 .php
AddHandler x-mapp-php5 .php

[ccagle8]

Thank you littlebzh... I dont know how I would have been able to diagnose this since I dont have a php4 host to test with.

Thanks!

[littlebzh]

I'm glad to help you.
Your CMS is exactly what I want to set up a little and fast web site.
Maybe it would be a good idea to put that information in your documentation ou put a .htaccess in GetSimple's directory.

[badcat]

In my experience, some hosts have both PHP 4 and PHP 5, but in order to get 5 you need to "force" it as littlebzh states. However there are some hosts that are only running PHP4, so "forcing" it will do nothing.

[Derek]

@littlebzh - running on GoDaddy?

[littlebzh]

@badcat
Maybe just write in documentation that php5 is a requirement ?
and that a .htaccess is a good solution to select php5 on your host.
It seems GetSimple can't directly run on php4.

@derek
no, my web site is running on 1and1.fr which provides php4 (default) and php5.

[badcat]

@littlebzh - I think it says PHP 5.1.3 *is* a requirement on the home page of the site

[Derek]

So did you get it running now?

[littlebzh]

@littlebzh - I think it says PHP 5.1.3 *is* a requirement on the home page of the site

Arf... I need to RTFM first;o)

[badcat]

The REQs should probably be repeated on the Installation page. (a note for Chris... The Readme actually states the Req is for PHP 5.2+, while the Home page states 5.1.3+)

[ccagle8]

Good point badcat. I will get these fixed in the next release.