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[Jameson Lopp <fusion AT ibiblio.org>]

Theoretically I could see it being possible to extract it from the URL 
during the installation process, but only if MAINDOMAIN had already been 
configured correctly, otherwise the number of possible combinations of 
domains and webroots would be enormous and there wouldn't be a way to 
code a method to discern one from the other.

Basically there are too many 'ifs' involved and my hope is to make the 
installation instructions clearer. I wish we could make an automated 
installation process, but when you're developing software to be 
compatible with all kinds of server setups, you end up sacrificing user 
friendliness.

- Jameson


Samiuela LV Taufa wrote:
> If we get a lot of problems with users correctly configuring WEBROOT, is it 
> possible for Lyceum to discover the correct WebRoot from the URL being used 
> during setup ?
>
> Sam T.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jameson Lopp" <fusion AT ibiblio.org>
> To: "Doug Start" <Startd AT ghaps.org>
> Cc: <lyceum-users AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 1:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [Lyceum-users] New to Lyceum and Stuck
>
>
> The problem likely has to do with your directory architecture. As noted
> in the installation guide on the wiki, if you want mysite.com, or in
> your case blogs.mysite.com to be the lyceum portal page then you need to
> set the document root of the server to be what in your case is
> /www/lyceum/src/lyceum (the document root should be the folder that
> contains portal.php.)
>
> The problem you describe is likely happening because your 'WEBROOT'
> variable should be set to '/lyceum/src/lyceum' if your current document
> root is only /www. Anyway, after you fix apache's document root to point
> at the right directory, in your wp-config you should set:
>
> MAINDOMAIN to be 'blogs.mysite.com'
> SUBDOMAINS to be 'true'
> WEBROOT to be ''
>
> Then try reinstalling.
>
> - Jameson
>
> Doug Start wrote:
> > I am frustrated with getting Lyceum to run on our server box.  I am sure
> > it is something stupid and simple I am overlooking.   Here is my
> > situation and ANYONE who has some suggestions or good documentation can
> > let me know.
> >
> > We currently have a company website www.mysite.com
> > <http://www.mysite.com> (just as an example) and we want to set up
> > lyceum for employee blogs on a separate box with a new IP. That box will
> > be configured for subdomains so visitors can visit blogs.mysite.com
> > to register for a blog, or user.blogs.mysite.com to visit a specific
> > blog. This is a windows XP box running the latest WAMP Install (PHP,
> > MYSQL, APACHE).  I configured apache to define the document root (www)
> > and extraced the lyceum install so inside the www folder it has
> >
> > -+ www
> > —--+lyceum
> > —------+src
> > —----------+bin
> > —----------+config
> > —----------+installation
> > —----------+lib
> > —----------+lyceum
> >
> > inside lyceum are all standard files and folders.  I have followed
> > install instructions to the "T" and when I go to blogs.mysite.com I get
> > the FTP file list.  When I run the install
> > blogs.mysite.com/lyceum/src/lyceum/wp-install.php then it runs fine and
> > I configure it.
> >
> > However when I click out to create a blog it just brings me back to the
> > same screen that says welcome to lyceum and I have 3 options (register,
> > login, logout)  Clicking on each option nets the same result.  Can
> > anyone help.  I have reinstalled 8 times and get the same thing.  What
> > am I missing?!?!?!?
> >
> > Signed Frustrated on the lakeshore.
> >
> >
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