Re: [Phpwiki-talk] Assertion failed errors on flatfile phpwiki

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You should also be able to set some php settings in the Apache config 
(to which you probably won't have access...but you can always use a 
.htaccess...and if you can't...then maybe it's time to look for another 
hoster ;-)

Cheers,
Beto

Joby Walker wrote:

> php.ini is a server-wide config file that affects how php behaves for 
> every php program.  It's location is highly dependant on what 
> platform/distribution you are running (on Gentoo it is under 
> /etc/php/).  If this is your box, to find it you could run:
>
> find / | grep php.ini
>
> If you do not have access to the php.ini file you can override most 
> options with the ini_set() function (though I am not sure if all three 
> can be overridden):
>
> http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.ini-set.php
>
> I have:
>
> max_execution_time = 300
> max_input_time = 60
> memory_limit = 16M
>
> The 300s max_execution_time is a bit high, but I have some other 
> administrative webapplications that take a long time.
>
> jbw
>
> Doyce Testerman wrote:
>
>> This looks like just the thing I need...
>>
>> Except, I don't see a php.ini in my wiki directory, so I'm assuming 
>> this is a server-side setting.  I'm on a hosted server and I suppose 
>> I need to ask them to change this?
>>
>> (Which they might do, cuz they're cool like that, but I feel I should 
>> clarify first before asking.)
>>
>> What would you suggest setting these three resource limits to?
>>
>>
>> Joby Walker wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry missed your earlier reply...
>>>
>>> You could try increasing your resource limits in php.ini:
>>>
>>> max_execution_time = ; Maximum execution time of each script, in 
>>> seconds
>>> max_input_time = ; Maximum amount of time each script may spend 
>>> parsing request data
>>> memory_limit = ; Maximum amount of memory a script may consume (8MB)
>>>
>>> I don't use flatfile db's so I'm not too familiar with issues 
>>> related to them...  Which db/version are you using?
>>>
>>> jbw
>>>
>>> Doyce Testerman wrote:
>>>
>>>> Okay, here's another hint:  I almost always get these assertion 
>>>> errors when I try to save, view Diffs, or Page history on larger 
>>>> pages -- smaller pages almost always work -- is there some time 
>>>> limit I'm running into?
>>>>
>>>> Doyce Testerman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Pertinent info:  I'm on a hosted account.  The server is running 
>>>>> Linux, Apache version 1.3.29, PHP version 4.3.4, and I'm running 
>>>>> flatfile dbm (the default config).  The wiki can be viewed at 
>>>>> http://www.average-bear.com/wiki/
>>>>>
>>>>> -----
>>>>>
>>>>> My problem: I'm consistently getting 'assertion failed' messages 
>>>>> while using phpwiki.  Examples follow:
>>>>>
>>>>> EXAMPLE 1
>>>>> When saving a page I've been editing, I will often (not always) 
>>>>> get an error message when I hit save: a page will display:
>>>>>
>>>>> lib/WikiDB.php:787: Fatal[0]: <br 
>>>>> />/home/doyce/public_html/wiki/lib/WikiDB.php:787: : Assertion 
>>>>> failed <br />
>>>>>
>>>>>    * Note 1: this doesn't always happen -- usually I get this 
>>>>> error when I save a page to which I've added a WikiWord.  The page 
>>>>> DOES still save... if I refresh from the error message page, the 
>>>>> 'reload' confirmation appears and the page loads correctly.
>>>>>
>>>>>    * Note 2:  the <br /> bits in the error message are not a 
>>>>> result of me Viewing the source of the page... they actually 
>>>>> display that way on the page.  "View source" on this error message 
>>>>> shows me that the page is specifically showing me the special html 
>>>>> characters using ascii encoding.
>>>>>
>>>>> EXAMPLE 2
>>>>> The 'Diff' button on the bottom of each page fails intermittently 
>>>>> (about as often as I get the error message in Example 1, above, 
>>>>> but not on the same pages.  The error message (very similar to 
>>>>> Example 1) reads:
>>>>>
>>>>> lib/WikiDB.php:787: Fatal[0]: <br 
>>>>> />/home/doyce/public_html/wiki/lib/WikiDB.php:787: : Assertion 
>>>>> failed <br />
>>>>>
>>>>> EXAMPLE 3
>>>>> On most of the pages on which Diff doesn't work, Page History also 
>>>>> fails:
>>>>>
>>>>> lib/WikiDB.php (In template 'browse') (In template 'body') (In 
>>>>> template 'html'):787: Fatal[0]: <br 
>>>>> />/home/doyce/public_html/wiki/lib/WikiDB.php:787: : Assertion 
>>>>> failed <br />
>>>>>
>>>>> EXAMPLE 4
>>>>> The RecentChanges page simple doesn't work at all.  The error 
>>>>> message reads:
>>>>> lib/WikiDB/backend/dumb/MostRecentIter.php (In template 'browse') 
>>>>> (In template 'body') (In template 'html'):28: Fatal[0]: <br 
>>>>> />/home/doyce/public_html/wiki/lib/WikiDB/backend/dumb/MostRecentIter.php:28: 
>>>>> : Assertion failed <br />
>>>>>
>>>>> EXAMPLE 5
>>>>> RecentEdits also doesn't work at all.  The error message is 
>>>>> suspiciously similar to the RecentChanges message:
>>>>>
>>>>> lib/WikiDB/backend/dumb/MostRecentIter.php (In template 'browse') 
>>>>> (In template 'body') (In template 'html'):28: Fatal[0]: <br 
>>>>> />/home/doyce/public_html/wiki/lib/WikiDB/backend/dumb/MostRecentIter.php:28: 
>>>>> : Assertion failed <br />
>>>>>
>>>>> -----
>>>>>
>>>>> I realize that most of these errors are probably connected to one 
>>>>> or two screw ups in configuration on my part, and I'm perfectly 
>>>>> willing to work through whatever I need to do to fix them -- I'm 
>>>>> very impressed with PHPWiki as a whole and I look forward to 
>>>>> working with it extensively in the future, so any help on these 
>>>>> issues would be much appreciated.  Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>>
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