How do youget STS to work?

[samsin]

This is my second attempt at STS. I tried about 2 weeks ago and finally gave up after many frustrating hours. I have followed instructions exactly. I have done many clean installs, copied the required fies from STS in ACSII not binary, added the define requirements in the proper place and changed all the permissions that it calls for. Then I start the program and I get this:

 

Template file doesn't exist: [sTS_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE]

Warning: fopen(STS_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/sportsfu/public_html/catalog/includes/sts_display_output.php on line 120

Can't open Template file: [sTS_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE]

Warning: filesize(): Stat failed for STS_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE (errno=2 - No such file or directory) in /home/sportsfu/public_html/catalog/includes/sts_display_output.php on line 124

 

Warning: fread(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/sportsfu/public_html/catalog/includes/sts_display_output.php on line 124

 

Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/sportsfu/public_html/catalog/includes/sts_display_output.php on line 125

 

Warning: main(STS_USER_CODE): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/sportsfu/public_html/catalog/includes/sts_display_output.php on line 138

 

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required 'STS_USER_CODE' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/sportsfu/public_html/catalog/includes/sts_display_output.php on line 138

 

This certainly is not a simple program to install. What is the secret? Can anybody help? I would love to know what I am doing wrong. Thanks.

Edited June 19, 2004 by Johnson

[stigc8]

Me too..............I've been getting the same errors and I have followed the instructions. I have a feeling it may have something to do with us using a newer version of PHP? Mine is the lastest stable version for Linux....I remember months ago getting STS to work fine on a machine running an older version of Linux, Apache and PHP....I suspect this is part of the problem?

 

Maybe we need an updated STS that works under newer configurations?

[241]

do you have these defines in catalog/includes/configure.php

 define('STS_START_CAPTURE', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'sts_start_capture.php');
define('STS_STOP_CAPTURE', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'sts_stop_capture.php'); 
define('STS_RESTART_CAPTURE', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'sts_restart_capture.php');
define('STS_TEMPLATE_DIR', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'sts_templates/');
define('STS_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'sts_template.html'); 
define('STS_DISPLAY_OUTPUT', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'sts_display_output.php');
define('STS_USER_CODE', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'sts_user_code.php');

 

have you tried the contributions support thread

[samsin]

Thank you for the help. I had left out one word which solved my part of my problem. I now get this when i try to install:

 

Warning: session_start(): Cannot send session cookie - headers already sent by (output started at /home/sportsfu/public_html/catalog/includes/configure.php:53) in /home/sportsfu/public_html/catalog/includes/functions/sessions.php on line 67

 

Warning: session_start(): Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at /home/sportsfu/public_html/catalog/includes/configure.php:53) in /home/sportsfu/public_html/catalog/includes/functions/sessions.php on line 67

 

Warning: main(STS_USER_CODE): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/sportsfu/public_html/catalog/includes/sts_display_output.php on line 138

 

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required 'STS_USER_CODE' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/sportsfu/public_html/catalog/includes/sts_display_output.php on line 138

 

I am a newbie and I am trying to learn PHP, but obviously there is a lot more to do here than the author of this script lets on. He says just load these files and edit this and your home free. BS!!! I have read the documentation, but I don't see where I am make my mistake and the help comes about every two weeks, so you can't make much progress.

[241]

SESSION DIRECTORY DOES NOT EXIST

 

change the last line in the following files

 

catalog/includes/configure.php

admin/includes/configure.php

 

from

define('STORE_SESSIONS', '');

to

define('STORE_SESSIONS', 'mysql');

 

you may also have a whitespace causing the first error message

 

Header Whitespace

 

download the file catalog/includes/configure.php open it and place your cursor after the last ?> then press delete several times, save the file and upload it.

 

Do not use the file manager to edit online as this can cause the whitespace.

 

instead use an ftp program such as ws_ftp to download the file to a local machine and edit then upload using the ftp program

 

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[Jack_mcs]

You might want to take a look at your configure file. I seem to recall a problem like this that was caused by my mangling that file. Be sure all of the files you edited or added are in catalog/includes, not catalog/admin. Be sure when you copy and paste that you do not cut off a trailing } or ; or some other symbol. STS does work and, once you get the hang of it, is quite easy to install (although it is not compatible with all contributions). It is obvious you are frustrated - I know that feeling well with OSC. But keep at it and you'll get the hang of it.

 

HTH,

Jack

[DiamondSea]

Also, make sure that you are following the directions in the readme.txt file that came with it, not the old version's directions that are on the contribution's download page. That one is about 8 versions old and I'll be asking the webmaster to remove it. (thanks for the tip, stigc8).

 

- Brian

[mental_cube]

Hi guys

 

I am really struggling to understand what I am missing here. I have installed sts template and all of the files as directed in the README. I have also added the includes to the config file. However, when I make changes to the sts_template.html, my website layout does not change.

 

Can anyone suggest what I am not doing correctly??

 

_mc

[mental_cube]

Sorry all - strike my last post. Sorted out the problem now.

 

thanks

mc

[mbianchi]

Sorry all - strike my last post. Sorted out the problem now.

HI Phil.

 

Could you enlighten the rest of us as to how you got your template to show? I am having the same problem.

 

Thanks.

 

Mark