just ensure that the user running apache has rw permissions on the web2py root dir, epsecially the uploads one.
Il giorno giovedì 25 luglio 2013 00:48:12 UTC+2, Joe Barnhart ha scritto: > > Well it's entirely possible I don't understand my problem. > > Running on my macbook locally everything works like a charm. On the > "play" deployment server, which uses Apache, the script that deletes files > after processing fails because it lacks "permission" (according to the > web2py error log). Also, when uploading the files Apache goes to 100% cpu > and stays there, consuming RAM until I get tired of watching. Admittedly, > they are very large files (~200MB) but I don't see why Apache should > consume >2G of RAM while spinning in some kind of loop. > > Everything is set up as in the book and messages here -- I used Debian > Linux for the play server and used www-data for the user and group, and put > web2py under /home/www-user/. The website works fine in all other ways, > but just has issues uploading/downloading files from my web page file > loader. > > I must say this web deployment step is much harder than using web2py to > create the site! > > -- Joe B. > > On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 2:58:07 PM UTC-7, Niphlod wrote: >> >> there are no special permissions because apache can't serve the uploads >> directory by itself. Remember that "uploads" is not the same as "static". >> The uploads are interely managed by web2py. >> >> On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 11:51:05 AM UTC+2, Joe Barnhart wrote: >>> >>> So a central part of my website is a repository of files/objects that >>> are added and removed. I've chosen to use the "uploads" folder in my >>> application directory, with additional feature of scattering the files into >>> subdirectories (because I expect a LOT of them). >>> >>> I'm trying the stock apache2 setup from the book but I find it has no >>> provision for permissions on the uipload directory. I copied the setup for >>> the "static" directory and was able to put files in the directory, but I >>> can't delete files from the directory within my site. >>> >>> Has anyone worked out the changes needed to the stock Apache2 setup that >>> accommodates the upload directory? Seems like it would be a nice >>> addition/update to the book setup. >>> >>> Joe B. >>> >> -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
