Hi there,
I've been trying to get this website live for ages! I've had a variety of error messages, but the most recent of which is this:
"The page isn't redirecting properly
Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete.
*This problem can sometimes be caused by disabling or refusing to accept cookies."
My host says that they have fulfilled everything on the Preparing to Install page (minus the Image Magick). How do I fix this problem? I'm not too familiar with MySQL, so I worry that it may be on that front. You can see the error message here: http://www.saxapahawmuseum.org/project
Any and all help is appreciated.
Tessa
The first thing to check with a problem like this, is that you have all of Omeka's files installed correctly.
In particular, your Omeka root should have a file ".htaccess", and you should also have a directory called "install" which, among other things, has a ".htaccess" file. Make sure these files are correctly installed. The easiest way to do this would be to unzip Omeka again, just to ensure you have all the files where they should be.
I reloaded Omeka's files, without all of the add-ons, and made sure all of the .htaccess are in the right places. (http://www.saxapahawmuseum.org/omeka-1.2.1/ )
Now I get this error message:
Omeka Installation
Installation Error
Before installation can continue, the following errors must be resolved:
1.
Archive directory not writable
The following directory must be writable by your web server before installing Omeka: /home/saxapaha/public_html/omeka-1.2.1/archive
2.
Archive directory not writable
The following directory must be writable by your web server before installing Omeka: /home/saxapaha/public_html/omeka-1.2.1/archive/files
3.
Archive directory not writable
The following directory must be writable by your web server before installing Omeka: /home/saxapaha/public_html/omeka-1.2.1/archive/fullsize
4.
Archive directory not writable
The following directory must be writable by your web server before installing Omeka: /home/saxapaha/public_html/omeka-1.2.1/archive/thumbnails
5.
Archive directory not writable
The following directory must be writable by your web server before installing Omeka: /home/saxapaha/public_html/omeka-1.2.1/archive/square_thumbnails
Okay, so, to resolve those errors, you need to, as the messages say, make the "archive" directory in Omeka writable to your web server.
Running
chmod -R 777 archive
in your Omeka directory will accomplish the above (it makes the directory writable for any user on your server). If you want to be more restrictive, you'll need to know the user or group that your web server runs under, and set the permissions accordingly.
I read online that that script is dangerous and looked for by hackers. Is there another, more secure script that would work? (Also, how do I run a script?)
Can close this now. I figured out how to write the script without getting into ssh. Thanks John!