Script that copies files/folders doesn't work

Archosz · 12-04-2009, 06:47 PM

Hello, I recently signed up at Linode, deployed Ubuntu and installed Apache, Mysql and PHP5.

I'd actually made the change from a shared server to a vps in order to make an add-on for OsCommerce work. This add-on called Automatic stores generation (contribution at 14 May 2009) copies existing files and folders and this requires a LAMP environment with 'permissions of systems administrator'.

Unfortunately the script doesn't copy the files and folders.

Strange enough, the copying did work on the shared server. (symlinks didn't work there)

I just transferred all the files and sql data from the shared server to the Linode, edited config files and set all permissions to 777. (inc. public_html)

So now I'm wondering what needs to be done to make the script work. Some questions:

• Is it also considered a LAMP environment when one uses Ubuntu? Are there differences for the functioning of scripts?

• What would be considered 'permissions of systems administrator' in this context? Like file permissions of 777?

• Are there necessary things I need to install on the server to get these kinds of things to work? For instance, I once had to install cURL.

• Would the script need a 'raw url' with the server name etc, rather than the url of the domain name? (like: /srv/www/domain.com/public_html) This 'raw url' was used in the config script on the shared host, but I don't know how this works.

I can't think of other reasons. Maybe you can?

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

TB0ne · 12-04-2009, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Archosz

Hello, I recently signed up at Linode, deployed Ubuntu and installed Apache, Mysql and PHP5.

I'd actually made the change from a shared server to a vps in order to make an add-on for OsCommerce work. This add-on called Automatic stores generation (contribution at 14 May 2009) copies existing files and folders and this requires a LAMP environment with 'permissions of systems administrator'.

Unfortunately the script doesn't copy the files and folders.

Strange enough, the copying did work on the shared server. (symlinks didn't work there)

I just transferred all the files and sql data from the shared server to the Linode, edited config files and set all permissions to 777. (inc. public_html)

So now I'm wondering what needs to be done to make the script work. Some questions:

• Is it also considered a LAMP environment when one uses Ubuntu? Are there differences for the functioning of scripts?

LAMP = Linux Apache MySQL Perl/PHP

Since Ubuntu is Linux, you're all set. No, no differences, aside from any you'd find from one system to another. Like path names, etc.

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• What would be considered 'permissions of systems administrator' in this context? Like file permissions of 777?

No, those are file/directory permissions. Systems administrator permissions mean root-level permissions...like being able to write and modify things in system directories (/etc, /sbin, and things like that). A 'regular' user can't...unless you are ABSOLUTELY INSANE, and make your system directories/files world editable.

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• Are there necessary things I need to install on the server to get these kinds of things to work? For instance, I once had to install cURL.

That depends on your script. If it depends on programs, you'll naturally have to install them, along with libraries, path modifications, etc.

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• Would the script need a 'raw url' with the server name etc, rather than the url of the domain name? (like: /srv/www/domain.com/public_html) This 'raw url' was used in the config script on the shared host, but I don't know how this works.

No way we can tell...we can't see your script. Quickest way to check it is to change it, try it, and see if it works.