Backup directory does not exist

[Guest]

Hello,

I get the following error: Backup directory does not exist. Please set this in configure.php. I have read many of other peoples problems with this and tried to follow others who helped them but with no success. Below is my Https config file and Admin config file. Also I do have a folder created in Admin called Backups and set to 777. Thanks for the support in advance!

 

HTTPS CONFIG FILE:

 

<?php

// Please, note that all changes in this file will be lost

// after reconfiguring application by Plesk

define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.moanagifts.com');

define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.moanagifts.com');

define('ENABLE_SSL', 'true');

define('HTTP_COOKIE_DOMAIN', 'moanagifts.com');

define('HTTPS_COOKIE_DOMAIN', 'www.moanagifts.com');

define('HTTP_COOKIE_PATH', '/');

define('DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG', '/');

define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/');

define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');

define('DIR_WS_ICONS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'icons/');

define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');

define('DIR_WS_BOXES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'boxes/');

define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'functions/');

define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'classes/');

define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/');

define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'languages/');

 

define('DIR_WS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', 'pub/');

define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', dirname($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['SCRIPT_FILENAME']));

define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');

define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'pub/');

 

// define our database connection

 

define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');

define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', '****');

define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', '*******');

define('DB_DATABASE', '*****');

define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false');

define('STORE_SESSIONS', 'mysql');

?>

 

 

ADMIN CONFIG FILE:

 

<?php

// Please, note that all changes in this file will be lost

// after reconfiguring application by Plesk

define('HTTP_SERVER', 'https://www.moanagifts.com');

define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://www.moanagifts.com');

define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://www.moanagifts.com');

define('ENABLE_SSL_CATALOG', 'true');

define('DIR_FS_DOCUMENT_ROOT', '/usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/www.moanagifts.com/httpsdocs');

define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/admin/');

define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', '/usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/www.moanagifts.com/httpsdocs/admin');

define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/');

define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/www.moanagifts.com/httpsdocs/');

define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');

define('DIR_WS_ICONS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'icons/');

define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_IMAGES', DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'images/');

define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');

define('DIR_WS_BOXES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'boxes/');

define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'functions/');

define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'classes/');

define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/');

define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'languages/');

define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/');

define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/');

define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_IMAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'images/');

define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_MODULES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/modules/');

define('DIR_FS_BACKUP', DIR_FS_ADMIN . '/backups/');

 

// define our database connection

 

define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');

define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', '****');

define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', '*******');

define('DB_DATABASE', '*****');

define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false');

define('STORE_SESSIONS', 'mysql');

[jsruok]

Part of your config was:

define('DIR_FS_BACKUP', DIR_FS_ADMIN . '/backups/');

 

 

I'm not sure if it makes any difference, but you could try removing the preceding slash, so that the clause becomes:

	define('DIR_FS_BACKUP', DIR_FS_ADMIN . 'backups/');

[Guest]

Part of your config was:

I'm not sure if it makes any difference, but you could try removing the preceding slash, so that the clause becomes:

	define('DIR_FS_BACKUP', DIR_FS_ADMIN . 'backups/');

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

 

I tried that previously and it didn't work.

[jsruok]

so, if you

 

echo DIR_FS_BACKUP;

 

you get like

 

/usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/www.moanagifts.com/httpsdocs/admin/backups/

 

and when you copy that location (removing the trailing slash) into terminal and you

 

ls -l <location_here>

 

then you get something like

 

drwxrwxrwx 2 user user 4096 Aug 25 20:50 backups

 

Is this correct?

[Wendy James]

You should need to just make a folder inside your admin folder and call it backups the configuration is all set up already to work with it.

 

Maybe you need to have it a lower case b and not a Capital?

Not sure if it makes a difference but if you can't figure anything else out its worth a shot.

[Guest]

Wendy, If you look at my config files I posted you will see it is in lower case.

 

 

You should need to just make a folder inside your admin folder and call it backups the configuration is all set up already to work with it.

 

Maybe you need to have it a lower case b and not a Capital?

Not sure if it makes a difference but if you can't figure anything else out its worth a shot.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

[Wendy James]

Wendy, If you look at my config files I posted you will see it is in lower case.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

Yup, I saw that but when you were talking about the problem you capitalized the word. :) Just figured maybe that was the way you made the folder.

[Guest]

You lost me with everything you are saying after backups/ .

 

so, if you

 

  echo DIR_FS_BACKUP;

 

you get like

 

  /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/www.moanagifts.com/httpsdocs/admin/backups/

 

and when you copy that location (removing the trailing slash) into terminal  and you

 

    ls -l <location_here>

 

then you get something like

 

    drwxrwxrwx    2 user  user      4096 Aug 25 20:50 backups

 

Is this correct?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

[jsruok]

You lost me with everything you are saying after backups/ .

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Ah.. Sorry about that. You're using Windows?

[jsruok]

Yup, I saw that but when you were talking about the problem you capitalized the word. :) Just figured maybe that was the way you made the folder.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Indeed. I was like "That's it! How come Wendy saw that and I didnt'.."

[jsruok]

Forget that Windows reference, I wasn't thinking at all.

 

You lost me with everything you are saying after backups/ .

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Ah.. Sorry about that.

 

If you enter, say

 

echo DIR_FS_BACKUP;
exit(0);

 

at the end of your config file, what do you see?

[Guest]

I get the following:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected ';' in /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/moanagifts.com/httpsdocs/admin/includes/configure.php on line 26

 

Forget that Windows reference, I wasn't thinking at all.

Ah.. Sorry about that.

 

If you enter, say

 

echo DIR_FS_BACKUP;
exit(0);

 

at the end of your config file, what do you see?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

[Guest]

I corrected the parse error and now I get a blank page.

 

I get the following:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected ';' in /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/moanagifts.com/httpsdocs/admin/includes/configure.php on line 26

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

[jsruok]

I get the following:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected ';' in /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/moanagifts.com/httpsdocs/admin/includes/configure.php on line 26

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

What's on line 26?

 

The code I gave you works for me and if your config file is ok, then you shouldn't be getting any parse errors.

[Guest]

Corrected the parse error and get a blank page.

 

What's on line 26?

 

The code I gave you works for me and if your config file is ok, then you shouldn't be getting any parse errors.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

[Wendy James]

I know this was mentioned before, but on my admin configure.php my backups is listed like

define('DIR_FS_BACKUP', DIR_FS_ADMIN . 'backups/');

not

define('DIR_FS_BACKUP', DIR_FS_ADMIN . '/backups/');

 

and this line

define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', '/usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/www.moanagifts.com/httpsdocs/admin');

in mine is like

define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', '/usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/www.moanagifts.com/httpsdocs/admin/');

 

Guess it wouldn't make any difference. Maybe? Not sure. lol

But it will mess up other folders, atleast that line should make other areas not work correctly.

[jsruok]

Corrected the parse error and get a blank page.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Sweet. You should be getting the directory name.

 

You'll have to check out where the definition fails.

 

(Just a thought: If you didn' copy-paste the code, are you 100% sure you typed it correctly. It doesnt' say DIR_FS_BACKUPS or DIR_WS_BACKUP or DIR_FS_BAKCUP or anything?)

[Guest]

If I did taht then my directory will look like this Backup Directory: /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/www.moanagifts.com/httpsdocs/adminbackups/. Notice the / is missing between admin & backups.

 

I know this was mentioned before, but on my admin configure.php my backups is listed like

  define('DIR_FS_BACKUP', DIR_FS_ADMIN . 'backups/');

not

  define('DIR_FS_BACKUP', DIR_FS_ADMIN . '/backups/');

 

with the extra / it will never find the folder. Even if you tried it and it didn't work you should change it.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

[Guest]

Yes, I copied and pasted. Can you elaborate on "check out where the definition fails".

Was it suppose to go blank?

 

Sweet. You should be getting the directory name.

 

You'll have to check out where the definition fails.

 

(Just a thought: If you didn' copy-paste the code, are you 100% sure you typed it correctly. It doesnt' say DIR_FS_BACKUPS or DIR_WS_BACKUP or DIR_FS_BAKCUP or anything?)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

[Wendy James]

Now that I am looking at my file compaired to yours, I found another difference. May not effect anything though.

 

In this line

define('DIR_FS_DOCUMENT_ROOT', '/usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/www.moanagifts.com/httpsdocs');

 

mine has a / at the end.

[Wendy James]

If I did taht then my directory will look like this Backup Directory: /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/www.moanagifts.com/httpsdocs/adminbackups/. Notice the / is missing between admin & backups.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

Hense tha fact you need to change the other line as well. :)

[Guest]

No help by adding / to the end of doc root. Also this is how I made the following look per your request define('DIR_FS_BACKUP', exit(0) ); I got a blank page.

 

Now that I am looking at my file compaired to yours, I found another difference. May not effect anything though.

 

In this line

define('DIR_FS_DOCUMENT_ROOT', '/usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/www.moanagifts.com/httpsdocs');

 

mine has a / at the end.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

[Wendy James]

Have you tried making all of the changes at the same time as far as the / is concerned? Just changing one is not going to do anything. Changing them all may not either but one definately will not.

[Guest]

Yes, I tried changing the repostioning the / and still no dice for admin config.

 

Have you tried making all of the changes at the same time as far as the / is concerned? Just changing one is not going to do anything. Changing them all may not either but one definately will not.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

[moordi]

make the directory backup and not backups under admin (set it to writable)

and change the name also in the cofigure.php (admin/includes) to backup