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dreamingmonkey

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Posted: Feb 06, 2008 - 04:34 PM

The requirement that cgi.fix_pathinfo = 0 must be present in the php.ini file for those running PHP as cgi is going to be a major headache for a large number of users on shared hosting. I, for one, have several sites on a shared hosting account with PHP running as cgi. I don't have access to my php.ini file.

I propose this overly simple solution. I can't think of a potential problem with it, but then I haven't slept much this week...

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$PNConfig['System']['PN_OVERRIDE_PATHINFO_FIX'] = 0; // 0 - Default 1 - Override php.ini setting to fix short urls

And then at the beginning of index.php (or possibly somewhere more appropriate), put something like this...

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if ($PNConfig['System']['PN_OVERRIDE_PATHINFO_FIX'] != 0) {
$_SERVER['PATH_TRANSLATED'] = $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'];
}

I tested it for fun and it all seems to work swimmingly.

Any thoughts?

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AmmoDump

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Posted: Feb 07, 2008 - 08:26 AM

bug tracker

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dreamingmonkey

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Posted: Feb 08, 2008 - 08:02 AM

I don't think it's a bug, strictly speaking. It works the way it was designed to work. I just think that considering the number of people who use shared hosting with very limited control over their own server settings, it might be a nice option to add going forward.

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Topiatic

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Posted: Feb 09, 2008 - 03:03 AM

Feature Tracker

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mattlt

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Posted: Feb 09, 2008 - 09:08 AM

The perfect thread.

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dreamingmonkey

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Posted: Feb 14, 2008 - 04:42 AM

Given that the most recent activity in the feature request tracker is from August of last year, I'm not sure that's the best place for this either. So, continue to be dismissive if you like. I'm perfectly happy to just add that line of code to all my installations going forward. If anyone else needs it, it's here.

I was under the impression that this forum was for feedback. I tested. This is my feedback. PN 0.8 RC2 is pretty good, but it's missing this. If that's not what this forum is for, then I'm sorry. I'll leave you alone and just keep my findings to myself from now on.

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nestormateo

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Posted: Feb 14, 2008 - 07:39 AM

Well,
it's sad that you think in that way because you found appreciated stuff for people, and the NOC is the place to discuss that stuff. If the FR Tracker is very quite, is because on August/07 began the spam attacks to the NOC.

I've discussed a lot a patch that i coded to support Multi-categorization in the value-addons modules with ease (it requires a new field in a table of the Categories module: "big" change to do in this times, when everybody wants a .8 version released). Was hard because at the beggining a lot of core-devs says NO, but with the time, my perseverance and the REAL need of third party developers to Multi-categorize their content, i was able to drawing the core-devs attention and now i'm building a final patch to include it in RC3.

Lately, everybody is busy with RC3, and ideally, you should understand some circumstances and be patient too. Log your ideas in the NOC, there's the place where core-devs review the contributed stuff.

it's good when your stuff is in the official package
log it, you'll receive feedback sooner or later.

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markwest

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Posted: Feb 14, 2008 - 07:57 AM

All feature requests are looked at however if you actually have some code to implement the feature/bug fix then the patch tracker is probably the most approapriate place to put it.

-Mark

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AmmoDump

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Posted: Feb 14, 2008 - 04:22 PM

dreamingmonkey
Given that the most recent activity in the feature request tracker is from August of last year, I'm not sure that's the best place for this either. So, continue to be dismissive if you like. I'm perfectly happy to just add that line of code to all my installations going forward. If anyone else needs it, it's here.

Thanks. Sometimes, I burn through posts. I did not have any technical response for you and you seem to know what you are talking about, so I suggested you add it one of the trackers.

dreamingmonkey
I was under the impression that this forum was for feedback. I tested. This is my feedback. PN 0.8 RC2 is pretty good, but it's missing this. If that's not what this forum is for, then I'm sorry. I'll leave you alone and just keep my findings to myself from now on.

It is appreciated, I assure you. The trackers do work, at least the patch tracker and bug tracker. The team is busy ramping up for RC3.. debating some of the finer points of the Categories Module. If you put something in the tracker you can usually get response anywhere from a few minutes (especially on bug squish weekends)to a week or two, for minor stuff. And it is always good to get some of your own code into the core!

So, add it to the tracker. It is honest feedback for code suggestion.

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Posted: Feb 15, 2008 - 12:29 AM

Indeed, I don't think anyone meant to be dismissive.

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