Thread: Dolphin is not made for dedicated servers

I have installed dolphin script numerous times on a shared server without any problems whatsoever.

Then I purchased Aplus Plesk dedicated server. It comes with php5, dom/xml, latest version of mysql, GD Library, ImageMagick, and other perks. All paths during installation were correct (e.g. /usr/bin/php - I tripple checked everything).

Then, when I run installation, everything goes fine. It's when I finish installation that everything goes wrong, as I can only see "blank pages".

Installing dolphin on a dedicated successfully is harder than finding Osama bin Laden.

I tried deleting .htaccess from root directory - no change. My programmer also went into php.ini via SSH and inserted extension=mysql.so and no change.

I am so pissed off, so exhausted, honestly, this is too much, I am stopping this, otherwise I will get nervous breakdown from dolphin installation. It seems that Boonex tailored this software for shared hosts, it works great there, but it's impossible to get it working on dedicated servers. It shouldn't be this way.

Hang in there! I am certain you will figure it out. There are many people already running Dolphin on Dedicated Servers.

I upgraded recently from shared to VPS (still shared but much bigger and faster). Even that upgrade was a mess. The Dolphin was like a fish out of water for 2 days while we sorted things out.

Don't give up. I am certain that you will find what is the root to all evil. If all else fails, as a last resort, you might want to move to a hosting company that is very familiar with AE and Dolphin software. There are a few of them out there, such as the one I am using. When there are issues, they are pretty quick about finding what is wrong and fixing it.

Also, SMOGE offers dedicated hosting here as well. I would be 100% confident that his servers can handle Dolphin and AE. When the time comes that my site grows large enough to need a Dedicated Server. Smoge is at the top of my list to check out.

Good Luck Mate!

Hi friend,

Where can I get more info about Smoge dedicated?

Is there a website? Who should I contact. Thanks.

smoge is adminstrator of this site go to contact us on website.

Originally Posted by daniel07

I am so pissed off, so exhausted, honestly, this is too much, I am stopping this, otherwise I will get nervous breakdown from dolphin installation. It seems that Boonex tailored this software for shared hosts, it works great there, but it's impossible to get it working on dedicated servers. It shouldn't be this way.

I gave a suggestion for fixing the blank pages here:
http://www.modmysite.com/showthread....8107#post18107

Usually the problem is errors in the header.inc.php file - your paths - but it could be other things also. Enable of error_reporting would be helpful.

As for dedicated servers - they are more work than a shared - every problem is yours to deal with. However, they do offer dedicated resources - which is needed for a busy site.

Smoge

Yes - thats me - you can send a PM or use the Live Help (either live or leave message) or send email to support@modmysite.com



Smoge

Originally Posted by daniel07

Hi friend,

Where can I get more info about Smoge dedicated?

Is there a website? Who should I contact. Thanks.

My hosting provider is using PLESK. I'm curring having a problem installing Dolphin on it (like everyone else) I need to turn off the safe mode in the php.ini file. Where do i find that? I have admin access to the server. I;ve looked for it under my domain's /bin, /cgi-bin, and /ect directories with no luck. Please help.

Originally Posted by alx0423

My hosting provider is using PLESK.

I am sorry to hear that - Plesk sucks!

I'm curring having a problem installing Dolphin on it (like everyone else) I need to turn off the safe mode in the php.ini file. Where do i find that? I have admin access to the server. I;ve looked for it under my domain's /bin, /cgi-bin, and /ect directories with no luck. Please help.

Make a phpinfo.php file

Code:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

upload it to your server in a web accessable location and access it from your web browser.

Look in the phpinfo report for Configuration File (php.ini) Path. This will tell you what php.ini is being used, and where it is.

Smoge

I've done everything I can possibly think of to get the image uploading etc. to work but still nothing!! I've got ImageMagick and GD installed, I've just done a complete fresh install as well to check the paths again and it finds everything perfectly! But, when I then go and use it, it just won't let me upload images. We've got our own server - is that why it's not working or have I missed something obvious that I should have done???

Please help, I've been on this for 3 days and getting desperate!!

Suzanneh

It could be many things... from folder permissions to problems with GD and/or ImageMagick.

Are your /tmp and media folders writable?

When you ssh in and run

which php
which mogrify
which convert

and compare to the settings in your /inc/header.inc.php - are they correct?

Smoge