From: moodler Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 06:02:58 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Moved most-asked question to the top X-Git-Url: http://git.mjollnir.org/gw?a=commitdiff_plain;h=09368e393893ad80a29845380dd4d73b58dbc3ab;p=moodle.git Moved most-asked question to the top --- diff --git a/lang/en/docs/faq.html b/lang/en/docs/faq.html index dad5e8bb1a..beb682362c 100644 --- a/lang/en/docs/faq.html +++ b/lang/en/docs/faq.html @@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ installation instructions carefully will usually result in a perfectly working system. Here are some of the most common problems that are encountered:

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Whenever I try to access or view + a file that I uploaded, I get an error "File not Found"

PHP - is it installed and what version do I have?

Why are all my pages blank? @@ -70,10 +72,29 @@ about "headers already sent"?

I keep getting this error: Failed opening required '/web/moodle/lib/setup.php'

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Whenever I try to access or view - a file that I uploaded, I get an error "File not Found"

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PHP - is it installed and what version +

 

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Whenever I try to access or view + a file that I uploaded, I get an error "File not Found"

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For example: Not Found: The requested URL /moodle/file.php/2/myfile.jpg + was not found on this server.

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Your web server needs to be configured to allow the part of + the URL after a script name to be passed directly to the script. This is usually + enabled in Apache 1, but is usually disabled by default in Apache 2. To turn + it on, add this line to your httpd.conf, or to a .htaccess file in your local + directory (see the Install documentation + for more details):

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AcceptPathInfo on

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Note, this will ONLY work for Apache versions 2.x.

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If you are not using Apache 2 and you still have this problem + (unlikely) then you can switch Moodle to use an alternative method. The disadvantages + are a slight loss of performance for your users and you won't be able to use + relative links within HTML resources.

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To use this alternative method: login as Admin, go into the + "Configure Variables" page and change the setting for "slasharguments". + You should now be able to access your uploaded files.

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PHP - is it installed and what version do I have?

Make a new file on your web site called info.php, containing the following text, and call it from your browser:

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Sometimes people only use the path from their home directory, or relative to the root of the web server directory.

 

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Whenever I try to access or view - a file that I uploaded, I get an error "File not Found"

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For example: Not Found: The requested URL /moodle/file.php/2/myfile.jpg - was not found on this server.

-

Your web server needs to be configured to allow the part of - the URL after a script name to be passed directly to the script. This is usually - enabled in Apache 1, but is usually disabled by default in Apache 2. To turn - it on, add this line to your httpd.conf, or to a .htaccess file in your local - directory (see the Install documentation - for more details):

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AcceptPathInfo on

-

Note, this will ONLY work for Apache versions 2.x.

-

If you are not using Apache 2 and you still have this problem - (unlikely) then you can switch Moodle to use an alternative method. The disadvantages - are a slight loss of performance for your users and you won't be able to use - relative links within HTML resources.

-

To use this alternative method: login as Admin, go into the - "Configure Variables" page and change the setting for "slasharguments". - You should now be able to access your uploaded files.

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