Ok, that indicates the thread is still alive. Am at a bit of a loss at the moment. I will have to put a bit more logging into rtgd.py so we can see what is going on around the posting of gauge-data.txt.
Going to be a later today job for me so I guess tomorrow for you :). Gary On Monday, 14 January 2019 11:35:11 UTC+10, Tom Robertson wrote: > > Yep. I can go to public_html and see the file time change every 2 > seconds. > > > ------------- > > 73, > > Tom - KQ5S > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <javascript:> <[email protected] > <javascript:>> on behalf of gjr80 <[email protected] <javascript:>> > *Sent:* Sunday, January 13, 2019 7:14 PM > *To:* weewx-user > *Subject:* Re: [weewx-user] Real Time Gauges (RTGD) for Steel Series > > Ok, nothing unusual in the weewx log. Sounds like the the rtgd thread > silently dies and hence rtgd never gets a chance to post gauge-data.txt. > Can you confirm that gauge-data.txt is being generated on your weeWX > machine without error every 2 odd seconds? > > Gary > > On Monday, 14 January 2019 10:56:09 UTC+10, Tom Robertson wrote: > > Attached is the syslog file with debug=1. I went to my hosting site and > using CPanel there is a page that shows: > > The function displays up to 300 of the most recent entries in your > website’s error logs, in reverse chronological order. You can use this > information to find broken links or problems with missing files. For more > information, read our documentation > <https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.cpanel.net%2FErrors&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cda1e4d87df3f4bc0eb4208d679bda6b2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636830252780134532&sdata=B%2BcCSD9Yn3VX9%2BR%2FFXXlwhp4rq1pe7XSnKBQ9wWbr4U%3D&reserved=0> > . > Last 300 Error Log messages in reverse order: > > Nothing is showing. > > I was looking at my hosting site and it said the error logs do not include > php and to add some stuff to the .htaccess and php.ini files. I did that > and still no errors are showing. > > I also added the units = US and metric is still showing. > > [[WU]] > # WU API key to be used when calling the WU API > api_key = 8f246XXXXXXXXXX > units = US > > Tom > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf > of gjr80 <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, January 13, 2019 5:38 PM > *To:* weewx-user > *Subject:* Re: [weewx-user] Real Time Gauges (RTGD) for Steel Series > > When I go to www.kq5s.com/weewx/ss/post_gauge-data.php > <https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kq5s.com%2Fweewx%2Fss%2Fpost_gauge-data.php&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cda1e4d87df3f4bc0eb4208d679bda6b2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636830252780134532&sdata=d3Wt03iZtPAmlLze1tSmiyVgdJBRmqMJ3q4JRPkBfSg%3D&reserved=0> > > I don't get a 404 error so it would appear that post_gauge-data.php is > accessible on your web server. Next thing to check is to see what (if any) > error rtgd is getting when it tries to post gauge-data.txt. To do this > edit weewx.conf, set debug = 1, save weewx.conf and restart weeWX. > Assuming the post fails rtgd should come up with an error message that > should be logged. It probably won't mean much but will give us a pointer to > the issue. > > Now look at your web servers error log. How you do this will depend on > your web server; is it hosted for you or self hosted, what web server > software is used and how is the logging configured. I host locally using > nginx and I have my error log in /var/log/nginx/error.log on my nginx > machine. Yours will almost certainly be different. What you need to look > for are entries in the log from each time rtgd tries to post > gauge-data.txt, this should tell us what error your web server is seeing. > > For WU forecast units just put units = US somewhere under [[WU]], then > either do a config reload or restart weeWX and the WU forecast will be > downloaded with US customary units next time the forecast is downloaded. > > [[WU]] > api_key = 123345567 > ... > units = US > ... > > > Gary > On Monday, 14 January 2019 02:00:37 UTC+10, Tom Robertson wrote: > > OK I'm making progress. I have RTGD creating the gauge-data.txt file > every loop and placing it in the html_public directory and it is uploaded > at the archive interval. I also have the WU forecast showing on the LED > screen. > > I can not get the post_gauge-data.php to work. It is not uploading. I > placed the php file in the same directory as the SS gauges, > www.kq5s.com/weewx/ss > <https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kq5s.com%2Fweewx%2Fss&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cda1e4d87df3f4bc0eb4208d679bda6b2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636830252780134532&sdata=30QMDKnk%2FxispOJO02V9OnpUeeBYTwdiEiKZiIbudfc%3D&reserved=0>. > > This is from my weewx config file: > > [RealtimeGaugeData] > date_format = %Y.%m.%d %H:%M > scroller_source = WU > rtgd_path = /home/weewx/public_html > > # Remote URL to which the gauge-data.txt data will be posted via HTTP > POST. > # Optional, omit to disable HTTP POST. > remote_server_url = http://www.kq5s.com/weewx/ss > <https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kq5s.com%2Fweewx%2Fss&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cda1e4d87df3f4bc0eb4208d679bda6b2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636830252780134532&sdata=30QMDKnk%2FxispOJO02V9OnpUeeBYTwdiEiKZiIbudfc%3D&reserved=0> > # timeout in seconds for remote URL posts. Optional, default is 2 > timeout = 1 > # text returned from remote URL indicating success. Optional, default > is no > # response text. > response_text = success > > From RTGD.PY > > > # Path to gauge-data.txt. Relative paths are relative to HTML_ROOT. If > # empty default is HTML_ROOT. If setting omitted altogether default is > # /var/tmp > rtgd_path = /home/weewx/public_html > > # File name (only) of file produced by rtgd. Optional, default is > # gauge-data.txt. > rtgd_file_name = gauge-data.txt > > # Remote URL to which the gauge-data.txt data will be posted via HTTP > POST. > # Optional, omit to disable HTTP POST. > remote_server_url = http://www.kq5s.com/weewx/ss > <https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kq5s.com%2Fweewx%2Fss&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cda1e4d87df3f4bc0eb4208d679bda6b2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636830252780134532&sdata=30QMDKnk%2FxispOJO02V9OnpUeeBYTwdiEiKZiIbudfc%3D&reserved=0> > > Any help please? > > Tom > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf > of gjr80 <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, January 12, 2019 8:13 PM > *To:* weewx-user > *Subject:* Re: [weewx-user] Real Time Gauges (RTGD) for Steel Series > > Correct, you just want to disable generation of gauge-data.txt by the > skin. As you have found the instructions in rtgd.py (step 6 I think) are > correct. > > The offending staff member has since been fired. > > Gary > > On Sunday, 13 January 2019 12:07:52 UTC+10, [email protected] wrote: > > OK. I see more detailed instructions in the rtgd.py file. I’ll give it a > go though I may wait until tomorrow morning when I am fresh. The steps > seem pretty involved for us novices. It does appear as though the > gauge-data.txt file generated by SS is placed in the public_html/ss > directory and the RTGD will place it in the public_html do it should not be > an issue. > > > > Tom > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> * On Behalf > Of *[email protected] > *Sent:* Saturday, January 12, 2019 7:55 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [weewx-user] Real Time Gauges (RTGD) for Steel Series > > > > I am just starting to attempt to set these up. I intend to use the > post_gauge-data.php to get the files on my off-site server. The > instructions say: > > > > *Note:* If the SteelSeries weeWX skin is installed either disable the > skin or ensure that the *Realtime gauge-data* extension generated > *gauge-data.txt* file is saved to a different location to that generated > by the SteelSeries weeWX skin. > > > > Doesn’t the SS skin generate the index.html file and the graphs. I might > have read somewhere that the graphs do not work with the RTGD extension but > I would think you need the index.html? So do go into the weex.conf file > and but ##skin=ss and that is all other than modifying the rtgd.py file? > > > > Tom > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Foptout&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cda1e4d87df3f4bc0eb4208d679bda6b2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636830252780134532&sdata=NzJ8sA0Q0u2OdkCJ7x4QbQZIQb11%2BIMWxHuij8AhpFc%3D&reserved=0> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Foptout&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cda1e4d87df3f4bc0eb4208d679bda6b2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636830252780290768&sdata=P6gs3%2FV6NJDjoTq7epG87lOEZv1uCj415f9H4E03ihk%3D&reserved=0> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Foptout&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cda1e4d87df3f4bc0eb4208d679bda6b2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636830252780290768&sdata=P6gs3%2FV6NJDjoTq7epG87lOEZv1uCj415f9H4E03ihk%3D&reserved=0> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Foptout&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cda1e4d87df3f4bc0eb4208d679bda6b2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636830252780290768&sdata=P6gs3%2FV6NJDjoTq7epG87lOEZv1uCj415f9H4E03ihk%3D&reserved=0> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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