skit_sachdeva Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 Dear Friends, its been months since i have been facing this problem with oscommerce i am still not able to launch the website because of this problem. please help me everytime(since day 1), i try to upload any image for any product it gives me this " Warning : File Not Uploaded!" i ve tried : 1.chmod 777 the image directory, 2.reinstalling oscommerce(many times) 3.read every post available on the internet regarding the issue 4. FTPing it to the server and then to oscommerce from thr. nothing worked my server is yahoo(small business) plzzzz i am half-dead doing everything for it..but nothing worked..plzzz help me!!
FIMBLE Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 Have you tried it on another server, or on localhost to see if the problem still happens? Nic Sometimes you're the dog and sometimes the lamp post [/url] My Contributions
skit_sachdeva Posted May 7, 2009 Author Posted May 7, 2009 Have you tried it on another server, or on localhost to see if the problem still happens?Nic Thanxx a lot for replying..i do have a feeling that it is because of my hosting company, but i have not tried installing it at any other server since id need to buy the hosting space from the company..and at present i cannot afford that! please ..please..please...HELP!
FIMBLE Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 Thanxx a lot for replying..i do have a feeling that it is because of my hosting company, but i have not tried installing it at any other server since id need to buy the hosting space from the company..and at present i cannot afford that! please ..please..please...HELP! if you have tried everything, it must be the server. Try installing Xammp and then install the store localhost and try there if it works then you will know Nic Sometimes you're the dog and sometimes the lamp post [/url] My Contributions
abremen Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 If you have a clean installation (not modified) it should really be working fine. I agree with the previous response, but it wouldnt help you with your issue at all. But try this: Download a NEW copy of the oscommerce installation and try to install it, maybe some of your files are corrupted. Otherwise i havent got a clue at all otherwise that the problem is at the server side, have you tried to get a response from the provider?
skit_sachdeva Posted May 8, 2009 Author Posted May 8, 2009 If you have a clean installation (not modified) it should really be working fine. I agree with the previous response, but it wouldnt help you with your issue at all. But try this: Download a NEW copy of the oscommerce installation and try to install it, maybe some of your files are corrupted. Otherwise i havent got a clue at all otherwise that the problem is at the server side, have you tried to get a response from the provider? thanx for replyin abremen and fimble, yes abremen i have contacted the provider more than a hundred times..at times ppl there dont pikup..and when they do, they dont have nething to say. ive done reinstalling oscommerce more than 50 times..but ill try downloading a fresh copy this tym and again uploading it and installing their..thank you and i did once download wamp .which i toyed around with for awhile but i couldnot make out how to use it! thanx neways u both..ill get back with the results..until then if anybody gets the solution..plzz post!
♥geoffreywalton Posted May 8, 2009 Posted May 8, 2009 You do get this message if you do not browse to an image during the product insert/maintain process. How big is the inage you are trying to upload? Try with a very small one. Need help installing add ons/contributions, cleaning a hacked site or a bespoke development, check my profile Virus Threat Scanner My Contributions Basic install answers. Click here for Contributions / Add Ons. UK your site. Site Move. Basic design info. For links mentioned in old answers that are no longer here follow this link Useful Threads. If this post was useful, click the Like This button over there ======>>>>>.
skit_sachdeva Posted May 8, 2009 Author Posted May 8, 2009 You do get this message if you do not browse to an image during the product insert/maintain process. How big is the inage you are trying to upload? Try with a very small one. thanx geoffrey for replying, yeah i have tried it with different image sizes even 2kb..however ive chekd on my server info..it says, file size uptil 50M is allowed..and i do browse the image always.. one more thing, i browse it from my computer's hard disk, is it alright?..or shall i take it from the server somewhere? ive even tried uploading the particular image to the server first, and then browsing the same file and tryng to upload it, failed! plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz smbdy , plzzzz solve it!
skit_sachdeva Posted May 8, 2009 Author Posted May 8, 2009 You do get this message if you do not browse to an image during the product insert/maintain process. How big is the inage you are trying to upload? Try with a very small one. thanx geoffrey for replying, yeah i have tried it with different image sizes even 2kb..however ive chekd on my server info..it says, file size uptil 50M is allowed..and i do browse the image always.. one more thing, i browse it from my computer's hard disk, is it alright?..or shall i take it from the server somewhere? ive even tried uploading the particular image to the server first, and then browsing the same file and tryng to upload it, failed! plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz smbdy , plzzzz solve it!
clrob11 Posted May 8, 2009 Posted May 8, 2009 Do you have trouble changing any product descriptions? Are any changes you make in the admin area being set or are they not ? Chris Better to be looked over than overlooked!
MrPhil Posted May 8, 2009 Posted May 8, 2009 i ve tried : 1.chmod 777 the image directory, Does your host (Yahoo!) permit 777 permissions? That gives write access to the directory to everyone else sharing your server, and can be a major security problem. Have you tried 755 permissions? If that doesn't work, 775? Some systems are set up strangely (ownership of directories, files, processes) and require 'group' or even 'world' to be writable so that PHP or Apache can write, but good systems are set up so that only the owner (you) needs write permission. Some systems run security software that will block attempts to use a directory that's "world writable". Maybe that's what's happening to you?
skit_sachdeva Posted May 8, 2009 Author Posted May 8, 2009 @clrob : changes made in the admin area are being set! @ PHIL : yes yahoo does permit 777 permissions, though ive not tried 755..but i guess 777 is neday better than 755, or shall i try with 755 only?..and Phil actually i did not understand the whole thing you said..what am i supposed to ..everything is WORLD writable which should be! i am actually at the end of my wits now..pleaaaaaaase
skit_sachdeva Posted May 8, 2009 Author Posted May 8, 2009 @FIMBLE : hey Fimble, i did try doing it on my local machine (localhost) using WAMP server..and it worked..the images did upload..but what does this mean? - is it yahoo's problem?..i mean a change of server will do? - or since WAMP is a windows based server, and yahoo is on LINUX..ahhh m gtng confused...plzzz do sumthng @ABREMEN : now ill try your solution..i just hope it works......
MrPhil Posted May 8, 2009 Posted May 8, 2009 ive not tried 755..but i guess 777 is neday better than 755, or shall i try with 755 only? The difference between 755 and 777 is that for 'group' and 'other' ('world') users on a computer system, 755 gives read-only access to your directories, while 777 enables anyone to write to (create, edit, erase) your files. This is generally a Bad Thing. You need Apache (server) and PHP (language) to be able to write in your directories -- you don't necessarily want the whole world writing! Some servers are set up such that PHP and/or Apache run as your 'group' or even as 'other' (as far as user IDs go in a Unix-type system), and in order for PHP to write a file to your directory, you have to give write permission to it (as group or other). Thus, permissions 775 or even 777 may be required. Unfortunately, unless you're very careful about permissions in other areas of your server, this may leave you open to malicious code from other users (including accounts that have been hacked) to overwrite your stuff. In some cases, visitors (using a browser) may be able to do bad things to you. Other servers are set up so that PHP and Apache appear to the system to be running as "you", and can write files to directories so long as the permissions are 755. This locks out everyone else (5 is read-only). These servers may also have security systems running that forbid access to a directory (lock out everyone, including you) if its permissions are 777. My recommendation is to try 755 first. If certain functions in osC don't work because PHP is reporting that it is unable to write to a certain directory, try increasing the permissions on that directory to 775. If still no-go, try 777.
spax Posted May 9, 2009 Posted May 9, 2009 What is the permission level on the images you uploaded by FTP?
skit_sachdeva Posted May 9, 2009 Author Posted May 9, 2009 What is the permission level on the images you uploaded by FTP? 777. @PHIL : in that case, as i have already tried 777, 775 or 755 wont work at all in uploading the images, right?
skit_sachdeva Posted May 9, 2009 Author Posted May 9, 2009 If you have a clean installation (not modified) it should really be working fine. I agree with the previous response, but it wouldnt help you with your issue at all. But try this: Download a NEW copy of the oscommerce installation and try to install it, maybe some of your files are corrupted. Otherwise i havent got a clue at all otherwise that the problem is at the server side, have you tried to get a response from the provider? OK, I TRIED THIS I DELETED EVERYTHING, DOWNLOADED A NEW COPY, INSTALLED IT ON THE SERVER, ..THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS..warning : file not uploaded..the product image still does not upload.. can any one help..HELP..PLEASE HELP! ..NO CLUES!
spax Posted May 9, 2009 Posted May 9, 2009 Download admin/index.php and open it in your text editor. Underneath this line: <body marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" topmargin="0" bottommargin="0" leftmargin="0" rightmargin="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Add this: <?php echo DIR_WS_CATALOG_IMAGES; ?> Upload it again to the admin directory and go to www.your_store.com/admin in a browser. What does the path to the images directory read?
skit_sachdeva Posted May 9, 2009 Author Posted May 9, 2009 Download admin/index.php and open it in your text editor. Underneath this line: <body marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" topmargin="0" bottommargin="0" leftmargin="0" rightmargin="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Add this: <?php echo DIR_WS_CATALOG_IMAGES; ?> Upload it again to the admin directory and go to www.your_store.com/admin in a browser. What does the path to the images directory read? hey spax, i did this, but after doing this i din knoe what you meant, itried uploading the image, still the same!.what path are you talking about...please explain!
spax Posted May 9, 2009 Posted May 9, 2009 This is a process of elimination so lets see if osC is looking for the images directory in the right place. By adding <?php echo DIR_WS_CATALOG_IMAGES; ?> to your admin/index.php file, when you call that file in a browser, it will print to the screen the path to your images directory or the path it is looking for at least. If that path is incorrect, we know that is the problem. On the other hand, if it is ok, we know to look elsewhere for the problem so eliminating one cause.
skit_sachdeva Posted May 10, 2009 Author Posted May 10, 2009 This is a process of elimination so lets see if osC is looking for the images directory in the right place. By adding <?php echo DIR_WS_CATALOG_IMAGES; ?> to your admin/index.php file, when you call that file in a browser, it will print to the screen the path to your images directory or the path it is looking for at least. If that path is incorrect, we know that is the problem. On the other hand, if it is ok, we know to look elsewhere for the problem so eliminating one cause. yeah but i told you the problem still exists, i tried what you said..unsuccesful..
skit_sachdeva Posted May 10, 2009 Author Posted May 10, 2009 HELP!!>. I THINK IVE TRIED EVERYTHING, IS THE PROBLEM WITH MY SERVER??..SHALL I CHANGE MY HOSTING COMPANY? CAN YOU GIVE ME ALIST OF CHEAP HOSTING COMPANIES OSCOMMERCE WORKS BEST WITH? HOW ABOUT usavedomains.com ?
steve_s Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 HELP!!>. I THINK IVE TRIED EVERYTHING, IS THE PROBLEM WITH MY SERVER??..SHALL I CHANGE MY HOSTING COMPANY? CAN YOU GIVE ME ALIST OF CHEAP HOSTING COMPANIES OSCOMMERCE WORKS BEST WITH? HOW ABOUT usavedomains.com ? If its your webhost have you even contacted them and asked them to resolve the issue? cheap hosting www.vodahost.com
spax Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 yeah but i told you the problem still exists, i tried what you said..unsuccesful.. No you didn't, actually! hey spax, i did this, but after doing this i din knoe what you meant, itried uploading the image, still the same!.what path are you talking about...please explain! That tells me you didn't understand and were asking for an explanation so I explained. But whatever, good luck.
skit_sachdeva Posted May 12, 2009 Author Posted May 12, 2009 PLEASE..ANYONE..PLEASE HELP!!..ANYONE ON THE YAHOO SERVER WHO MANAGED TO HAVE THEIR PRODUCT IMAGES UPLOADED?
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