Agoracart Error FAQ
by Jay Banks
Common errors:
Internal Server Error
My browser displays the cgi script text
Premature end of script
headers
errors compiling wrappers
I could not open the lockfile
Owners do not match!
I can't get into the store manager
Not a valid referrer
Your url changes to an ip address
Images showing as a broken link
You get an "Internal Server Error"
or something similar, when you try and run the agoracart-provided "test_id.cgi"
from your browser.
Solution: Make sure you followed instructions. Does the /store directory or
the /store/protected directory have permission to execute? Did you issue the
"chmod 755 test_id.cgi" command?
When you access your store, you see CGI script that
looks something like this:
#!/usr/bin/perl -T
#
# helper program that speeds up pic serving
# includes contents of cgi-lib.pl for increased speed
# be sure to ste the paths correctly in the next few lines
$versions{'picserve.cgi'} = "20021020";
Solution: Your web server is displaying the cgi file instead of executing it.
If you don't have proper access to the server, you may have to move the store to
your cgi-bin. If you run Apache, you only need to uncomment the "AddHandler cgi-script
.cgi" line in the Apache configuration file and add the directories where your store is located in this format:
<Directory "/usr/local/www/data/store">
Options ExecCGI
</Directory>
<Directory "/usr/local/www/data/store/protected">
Options ExecCGI
</Directory>
You get an "Internal Server Error" or something similar, when you try and run the agoracart-provided "test_id.cgi."
When you view your Apache error log, you see:
Premature end of script headers: test_id.cgi
Solution: If you uploaded your file from MS Windows, SSH into the directory
where you have placed test_id.cgi. Do a vi test_id.cgi. At the end of each line,
if you see this, "^M," delete each one. There are instructions
for a perl script here
that will auto delete each one (follow directions closely, don't just cut and
paste here).
While trying to compile the 3.0a Wrapper
(wrapper30a.zip) wrap_agc.c, for Agoracart store,
You get errors around line 50 & 60 that there are too few parameters
in the "exit" function (or a very similar error)
Solution: SSH to the directory where the wrap_agc.c file is located. Open it
in vi and go to the lines where the error is reported. Change these lines from
exit() to exit(0) and it will compile after that.
While trying to compile the 3.0a Wrapper (wrapper30a.zip) wrap_mgr.c, for
Agoracart manager,
You get errors around line 50 & 60 that there are too few parameters
in the "exit" function (or a very similar error)
Solution: SSH to the directory where the wrap_mgr.c file is located. Open it
in vi and go to the lines where the error is reported. Change these lines from
exit() to exit(0) and it will compile after that.
When you attempt to get to the store directory, you
get this error:
I could not open the lockfile - check your permission settings (./log_files/access.log.lockfile)
Solution: Install the wrappers like you were told to do. See also, if you get
this error:
I could not open the lockfile - check your permission
settings (./protected/misc/standardheadersettings.pl.lockfile)
Permissions are the most common cause of this error. The following
directories and files contained within need to be made read/write:
admin_files
data_files
log_files
pgpfiles (only when updating public keys)
protected/files
shopping_carts
Solution: run test_id.cgi. If the program is running under www or something
other than your id, you need to chmod the above directories to 777. If they are
running under your id, do chmod 755 to the above directories and files. But note
that when you do this...if you initially had to chmod wrap_agc.o to a+s to get
it to work, if you forget and chmod this file to 777, it will probably quit
working again. See the following for more information.
When you attempt to get to the store
directory, you get this error:
Owners do not match!
Solution: You followed the directions and did a chmod 555 to wrap_agc.o and
get the above when you try and access the store in your browser. Try the
optional chmod a+s wrap_agc.o, which is described as "working on some
servers," and try and access your store again. On two different versions
of FreeBSD, chmod 555 would not work correctly, but a chmod of a+s fixed the
error.
If you did the above and still have the error, try also SSHing to the
directory Agoracart is located in and do a directory list with details (ls -l),
and see who the file wrap_agc.o belongs to (also repeat this step with wrap_mgr.c,
in the protected directory when you are done). If all of the files in the
directory have the same owner/group except wrap_agc.o (or some other file), issue a
change owner command (chown using the following syntax: chown [options] newowner:newgroup
<file name>) and make the new owner the same as the owner of all the rest of the files.
Note: You may have to have root privileges to issue a change owner command. At
this point the problem should be solved.
example:
You do a "ls -l" and get:
| drwxr-xr-x |
9 |
32015 |
32036 |
1024 |
Oct |
24 |
18:16 |
protected |
| drwxr-xr-x |
2 |
32015 |
32036 |
512 |
Oct |
29 |
06:47 |
shopping_carts |
| -r-sr-sr-x |
1 |
root |
www |
5869 |
Oct |
22 |
09 :18 |
wrap_agc.o |
Do a chown 32015:3206 wrap_agc.o (changing 32015 and 3206 to match your
owner/group) to get:
| drwxr-xr-x |
9 |
32015 |
32036 |
1024 |
Oct |
24 |
18:16 |
protected |
| drwxr-xr-x |
2 |
32015 |
32036 |
512 |
Oct |
29 |
06:47 |
shopping_carts |
| -r-sr-sr-x |
1 |
32015 |
32036 |
5869 |
Oct |
22 |
09 :18 |
wrap_agc.o |
Note: This usually happens if you have access to your Unix server and
logged in under a different account than the account you are setting agoracart
up under. For instance, you did an FTP to get the files to the server under
one account, and then SSHed into your system under a different user account
(root?) to install and edit them. A more experienced Unix administrator
wouldn't have this problem, but stuff happens.
While attempting process your order you get:
yourname.net is the accepted referrer.
65.201.95.136 is not a valid referrer
Refering Site Authentication Failed!
Solution: You have not configured the store settings and when you type in
your http://www.yoururl.com/store/
url, it changes the url to an ip address. Somewhere during an attempt to do a
checkout you created information that does not match because the program is
looking for a normal url, not an ip address as the referrer. Go to Your
url changes to an ip address and implement the solution found under it. This
solution will solve both errors.
You configured a .htaccess file correctly, but when you attempt to access the
store manager, it will not accept
your user name and password.
Instead, the log in screen appears over and over again, even though you know
you typed in the information correctly.
Solution: .htaccess protects the directory, but you still have to enter the
correct user name and password. The default settings are, user: manager /
password: admin. You can change them to whatever you want by entering the store
manager and clicking on program settings. On the screen that loads, click on the
"Password Settings" icon. You can configure the user name and
password setting there.
You finally got the store up and running, but when you visit the store, the url
changes your link from http://www.yoururl.com/store/agora.cgi,
to an ip address:
http://65.201.91.5.2/store/agora.cgi
Solution: You have the cgi scripts up and running, but you didn't go into the
manager and set up program settings. Enter the store manager and click on
program settings. On the screen that comes up, click on "Main AgoraCart
Store Settings." Go to the line that says, "Please enter the full URL of your store here."
Enter your url in the text box (e.g. http://www.yoururl.com/store/agora.cgi)
and click the submit button.
Everything is looking good but the images
are showing a broken link instead of loading.
Solution: You have the cgi scripts up and running, but you haven't completed
setting up the program settings in the store manager. Enter the store manager
and click on program settings. On the screen that comes up, click on "Main
AgoraCart Store Settings." Go to the line that says, "Please enter the full URL of your /images directory."
Enter your url in the text box (e.g. http://www.yoururl.com/store/html/images)
and click the submit button.
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