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Hey.

I’ve been searching the forum for an answer but haven’t found anything so I try to post it here.

I running two websites with the Multiple Sites Manager Module. I’ve a problem with the “Server Path to Upload Directory” for the second website. It works great with the first website.

I want to have the path like this:

/var/www/vhosts/mywebsite2.com/images/

But I getting this error while trying uploading:

The path specified in your image upload preferences is not correct

However, it works when I put the path to the “Website 1” directory like this:

/var/www/vhosts/mywebsite1.com/images/

Anyway to fix this? Thank you for your help! 😊

Who is your host?  That might give us a hint- and you might check this kblog entry- if you put

<?php echo realpath(dirname(__FILE__)); ?>

All by itself in a text file, save it as mypath.php, stick it inside the image folder you want to use- what’s it show when you visit the page?

Who is your host?  That might give us a hint- and you might check this kblog entry- if you put

<?php echo realpath(dirname(__FILE__)); ?>

All by itself in a text file, save it as mypath.php, stick it inside the image folder you want to use- what’s it show when you visit the page?

Hi Robin. Thank you for your answer. I using “Virtual Dedicated Server” at MediaTemple. I will try your solution and let you know.

Hi again.

I tried to put the mypatch.php in the directory. I got the following:

/var/www/vhosts/mywebsite2.com/httpdocs/images

It dont work with the “httpdocs” either.

Try adding a trailing slash on the end- see if that gets us any love.

Try adding a trailing slash on the end- see if that gets us any love.

Tried, still says:

The path specified in your image upload preferences is not correct

Argh- before I start searching around for mediatemplate quirks, let’s try this- create a blank template, turn php parsing ‘on’ for that template (it’s in the ‘Preferences’ for the template group).  Paste:

<?php
echo '<h2>Testing 1,2,3….</h2><p>';<br />
$file = '/var/www/vhosts/mywebsite2.com/httpdocs/images/mypatch.php';<br />
include($file);<br />
?>

Do you get anything?

Argh- before I start searching around for mediatemplate quirks, let’s try this- create a blank template, turn php parsing ‘on’ for that template (it’s in the ‘Preferences’ for the template group).  Paste:

<?php
echo '<h2>Testing 1,2,3….</h2><p>';<br />
$file = '/var/www/vhosts/mywebsite2.com/httpdocs/images/mypatch.php';<br />
include($file);<br />
?>

Do you get anything?

thank you for your help. I tried and it says:

Testing 1,2,3….

Does it mean it work?

Maybe- post this instead:

<?php
echo '<h2>Testing 1,2,3….</h2><p>';</p>

<p>echo $booter;</p>

<p>$file = '/var/www/vhosts/mywebsite2.com/httpdocs/images/mypatch.php';<br />
include($file);<br />
?>

If you have error reporting on- you should see:

Notice: Undefined variable: booter in /www/pmh5041/public_html/cow-sys/core/core.functions.php(637) : eval()‘d code on line 4

Which means errors are showing up and that the include is finding the file.  In which case, I’ll need to go poke a bit to figure out exactly what triggers the image error message.

But- it’s possible you don’t have errors showing- so they’re there but we don’t know about them.  This will test that possibility.  If you don’t see an error?  Go to ‘Admin- System Prefs- Output and Debug’ and make sure php errors should show for superadmins.  Then check out this kblog entry- we really want errors showing while we debug this one.

Make sense?

Maybe- post this instead:

<?php
echo '<h2>Testing 1,2,3….</h2><p>';</p>

<p>echo $booter;</p>

<p>$file = '/var/www/vhosts/mywebsite2.com/httpdocs/images/mypatch.php';<br />
include($file);<br />
?>

If you have error reporting on- you should see:

Notice: Undefined variable: booter in /www/pmh5041/public_html/cow-sys/core/core.functions.php(637) : eval()‘d code on line 4

Which means errors are showing up and that the include is finding the file.  In which case, I’ll need to go poke a bit to figure out exactly what triggers the image error message.

But- it’s possible you don’t have errors showing- so they’re there but we don’t know about them.  This will test that possibility.  If you don’t see an error?  Go to ‘Admin- System Prefs- Output and Debug’ and make sure php errors should show for superadmins.  Then check out this kblog entry- we really want errors showing while we debug this one.

Make sense?

Thanks. I tried and it show no error message still “Testing 1,2,3….”. I’ve activated PHP/SQL error messages for super admins.

Yep- you aren’t seeing errors, so we don’t know where it’s failing.  I’d really like to get errors showing up.  Read through the kblog entry and edit your path.php as directed.  It may be the server simply won’t allow it- but let’s try all we can to get an error.

Yep- you aren’t seeing errors, so we don’t know where it’s failing.  I’d really like to get errors showing up.  Read through the kblog entry and edit your path.php as directed.  It may be the server simply won’t allow it- but let’s try all we can to get an error.

I tried it all and still no error messages. Do you think the problem is that the system is installed on mywebsite1.com? I using MSM. When I put the path to mywebsite1.com it works.

I kinda suspect some sort of access restriction.  Or the path’s just wrong.  But it’s hard to tell w/out errors and it looks like the server isn’t going to give us any.

Hang tight- let me go search around for mediatemplate quirks- I know some folks on the grid server have mentioned a few oddities.  Let me try to track those down, see if they give us a hint.

OK- quick question.  Are both sites running fine- and it’s only in trying to setup the file upload- and have it go to a folder w/in the second sites subdomain folder that it borks?

Did find this on setting up MSM on Mediatemple’s DV 3.0.  But you may already have that part licked.  Still- take a look while I search for something more on point.

I kinda suspect some sort of access restriction.  Or the path’s just wrong.  But it’s hard to tell w/out errors and it looks like the server isn’t going to give us any.

Hang tight- let me go search around for mediatemplate quirks- I know some folks on the grid server have mentioned a few oddities.  Let me try to track those down, see if they give us a hint.

Thank you so much!