Step 1 - Shutdown apache Step 2 - Become www-data user Step 3 - Start web2py from terminal cmd Step 4 - Kill web2py (ctl + z) Step 5 - Restart Apache
This is the work-around provided by cjs on the vps.net forum. http://www.vps.net/forum/public-forums/tutorials-and-how-tos/2115-web2py-on-vps-net First time this didn't work for me. Later I went back and installed a new vps, did some variation of the above instructions and it worked. Not sure why it didn't work the first time for me or what I did differently. On Jun 22, 4:19 pm, Giuseppe Luca Scrofani <glsdes...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've looked in /admin/default/errors/admin and there is nothing. Until > now I've tried to upload appliances, but now I've tried also to create > one, message is "unable to create application x" (x is for name of > application obviously) > I suppose it is a permission problem, web2py seem unable to create > every type of files... > Please help, if there is some other info I have to provide please > tell. Eventually I can try to install manually web2py, but I hope to > avod this, because I am in a hurry. > > > > > We need more information on this. > > Is there some file created on applications/admin/errors when you try > > to upload the new app?