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12 posts Started 13 years ago by ruby Latest reply from Felix Schwarz

ruby
Member
Posted 13 years ago

Hey guys,

I am trying to install Mediacore on my shared hosting account provided by Dreamhost.

I have installed Python 2.6.5 with Virtual environment.

When I try to install mediacore, I get the following error:

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[expos]$ ./mediacore.fcgi
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./mediacore.fcgi", line 43, in <module>
app = loadapp('config:'+deployment_config)
File "/home/asamurai/applications/MediaCore-0.8.0/mediacore_env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.6.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 204, in loadapp
return loadobj(APP, uri, name=name, **kw)
File "/home/asamurai/applications/MediaCore-0.8.0/mediacore_env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.6.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 224, in loadobj
global_conf=global_conf)
File "/home/asamurai/applications/MediaCore-0.8.0/mediacore_env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.6.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 248, in loadcontext
global_conf=global_conf)
File "/home/asamurai/applications/MediaCore-0.8.0/mediacore_env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.6.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 278, in _loadconfig
return loader.get_context(object_type, name, global_conf)
File "/home/asamurai/applications/MediaCore-0.8.0/mediacore_env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.6.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 409, in get_context
section)
File "/home/asamurai/applications/MediaCore-0.8.0/mediacore_env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.6.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 431, in _context_from_use
object_type, name=use, global_conf=global_conf)
File "/home/asamurai/applications/MediaCore-0.8.0/mediacore_env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.6.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 361, in get_context
global_conf=global_conf)
File "/home/asamurai/applications/MediaCore-0.8.0/mediacore_env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.6.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 248, in loadcontext
global_conf=global_conf)
File "/home/asamurai/applications/MediaCore-0.8.0/mediacore_env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.6.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 285, in _loadegg
return loader.get_context(object_type, name, global_conf)
File "/home/asamurai/applications/MediaCore-0.8.0/mediacore_env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.6.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 561, in get_context
object_type, name=name)
File "/home/asamurai/applications/MediaCore-0.8.0/mediacore_env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.6.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 581, in find_egg_entry_point
pkg_resources.require(self.spec)
File "/home/asamurai/applications/MediaCore-0.8.0/mediacore_env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.6.egg/pkg_resources.py", line 666, in require
File "/home/asamurai/applications/MediaCore-0.8.0/mediacore_env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/setuptools-0.6c11-py2.6.egg/pkg_resources.py", line 565, in resolve
pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound: MediaCore
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I would really appreciate if you can please help me with this one :)

-- Ruby
umut
Member
Posted 13 years ago

well if you have to upgrade it to PS , and get a full access and try to install it with putting sudo in front of the command
Jeremy
Community Manager
Posted 13 years ago

We haven't tested MediaCore with Python 2.6 - currently we're only supporting 2.5 and there is some work to be done to make it 2.4 and 2.6 compatible.
ruby
Member
Posted 13 years ago

Okay guys,

I have got it working from Shell:

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(mediacore_env)[expos]$ ./mediacore.fcgi
WSGIServer: missing FastCGI param REQUEST_METHOD required by WSGI!
WSGIServer: missing FastCGI param SERVER_NAME required by WSGI!
WSGIServer: missing FastCGI param SERVER_PORT required by WSGI!
WSGIServer: missing FastCGI param SERVER_PROTOCOL required by WSGI!
Status: 301 Moved Permanently
location: http://localhost/
content-type: text/plain; charset=utf8
Content-Length: 204

301 Moved Permanently
The resource has been moved to http://localhost/;
you should be redirected automatically.
The resource has moved to http://localhost/ - you should be redirected automatically.

(mediacore_env)[expos]$
------------

But when I try to access my site fro browser, I get the following in my apache server log:

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[Sat May 22 02:09:20 2010] [error] [client 72.130.183.24] FastCGI: comm with (dynamic) server "/home/username/sites/asamurai/public/mediacore.fcgi"
aborted: (first read) idle timeout (60 sec)
[Sat May 22 02:09:20 2010] [error] [client 72.130.183.24] FastCGI: incomplete headers (0 bytes) received from server "/home/username/sites/asamurai/
public/mediacore.fcgi"
[Sat May 22 02:09:56 20

----------------------

Any tips for me guys??

-- Ruby
Anthony Theocharis
Key Master
Posted 13 years ago

What debug level do you have set in the .ini file (I assume deployment.ini is in use, if you're using FastCGI)? Try setting "level = INFO" under "[logger_root]", and change the "set debug = false" line to "set debug = true".

With luck, that'll get you a debug window in your browser when the request fails.

Are you still using Python2.6? I've never had this error on any of my installations, but I've always been using Python2.5.

PS: Sorry for leaving you hanging for so long. I've been away from the office for a couple of weeks.
Gemie
Member
Posted 13 years ago

Hi,

is this have been resolved? I'm having the same problem right now. The page keeps loading until it displays "Page Not Found". I'm using cpanel.

WSGIServer: missing FastCGI param REQUEST_METHOD required by WSGI!
WSGIServer: missing FastCGI param SERVER_NAME required by WSGI!
WSGIServer: missing FastCGI param SERVER_PORT required by WSGI!
WSGIServer: missing FastCGI param SERVER_PROTOCOL required by WSGI!
Status: 301 Moved Permanently
location: http://localhost/
content-type: text/plain; charset=utf8
Content-Length: 204

301 Moved Permanently
The resource has been moved to http://localhost/;
you should be redirected automatically.
The resource has moved to http://localhost/ - you should be redirected automatically.

Thanks.
Anthony Theocharis
Key Master
Posted 13 years ago

Have you guys looked at the documentation for setting up FastCGI on dreamhost? http://wiki.dreamhost.com/Python_FastCGI

Follow the bootstrap process at the above link. My guess is that you've overlooked Step 1. Steps 2-7 just test that Step 1 worked. Let me know if that process works. If it does, try accessing MediaCore again, and tell me if that works.

Also, see my above questions about the debug settings.
Gemie
Member
Posted 13 years ago

OH WOW... you know what? Everything was already setup. Step 6 made it worked for me (touch mediacore.fcgi)
I thought that by saving the file, it would recognize the updates... apparently not. Maybe this should be added into your documentation.

Thanks ;)
Anthony Theocharis
Key Master
Posted 13 years ago

Awesome. Thanks for the feedback.
Some
Member
Posted 13 years ago

Hello. It looks like I'm facing the same trouble as the thread starter. I can successfully run built-in server and browse the local site (also some troubles with images, but its yet another problem). Can anybody write here steps to fix that? And, maybe, they should be added to the Wiki?

I'm installing MediaCore at the private web server (Debian Lenny + apache + fastCGI + all packages and python eggs mentioned in the wiki).

The main problem is that I can`t understand the error message. Before that I had troubles with missing eggs and pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound: said the name of the missing module. But now it looks like the MediaCore egg is not found?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
MediaCore installation files are located at
/home/mcore/MediaCore-0.8.0/
Virtual environment is located at
/home/mcore/mediacore_env/
Web part is located at
/var/www/films/
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
/var/www/films
snow@scout: pts/1: 5 files 68Kb -> ./mediacore.fcgi
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./mediacore.fcgi", line 36, in <module>
app = loadapp('config:'+deployment_config)
File "/home/mcore/mediacore_env/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.5.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 204, in loadapp
return loadobj(APP, uri, name=name, **kw)
File "/home/mcore/mediacore_env/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.5.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 224, in loadobj
global_conf=global_conf)
File "/home/mcore/mediacore_env/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.5.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 248, in loadcontext
global_conf=global_conf)
File "/home/mcore/mediacore_env/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.5.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 278, in _loadconfig
return loader.get_context(object_type, name, global_conf)
File "/home/mcore/mediacore_env/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.5.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 409, in get_context
section)
File "/home/mcore/mediacore_env/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.5.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 431, in _context_from_use
object_type, name=use, global_conf=global_conf)
File "/home/mcore/mediacore_env/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.5.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 361, in get_context
global_conf=global_conf)
File "/home/mcore/mediacore_env/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.5.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 248, in loadcontext
global_conf=global_conf)
File "/home/mcore/mediacore_env/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.5.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 285, in _loadegg
return loader.get_context(object_type, name, global_conf)
File "/home/mcore/mediacore_env/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.5.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 561, in get_context
object_type, name=name)
File "/home/mcore/mediacore_env/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PasteDeploy-1.3.3-py2.5.egg/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 581, in find_egg_entry_point
pkg_resources.require(self.spec)
File "/home/mcore/mediacore_env/lib/python2.5/site-packages/setuptools-0.6c8-py2.5.egg/pkg_resources.py", line 626, in require
File "/home/mcore/mediacore_env/lib/python2.5/site-packages/setuptools-0.6c8-py2.5.egg/pkg_resources.py", line 524, in resolve
pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound: MediaCore
(mediacore_env)
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PS I'm primarily Java (and web) developer and have a good Linux administration experience. But it's my duty to deploy the MediaCore and I need something to start with :)
versvs
Member
Posted 12 years ago
Hi,

I'm trying to install Mediacore 0.9.1 on a DreamHost shared server running python 2.5 w/ fastcgi enabled.

If I try to access the install on "/my_media", I receive a 404 error.
If I run the script directly from the console "./mediacore.fcgi" i get this errors, followed by the same 404:
```
WSGIServer: missing FastCGI param REQUEST_METHOD required by WSGI!<br />
WSGIServer: missing FastCGI param SERVER_NAME required by WSGI!<br />
WSGIServer: missing FastCGI param SERVER_PORT required by WSGI!<br />
WSGIServer: missing FastCGI param SERVER_PROTOCOL required by WSGI!
```
At StackOverflow someone had a similar situation (python app, though django app, not mediacore) and solved it tinkering with the ".htaccess", but I don't know if this situation fits into that solution
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/800584/wsgiserver-errors-when-trying-to-run-django-app

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,
Felix Schwarz
MediaDrop developer
Posted 12 years ago

@versvs: I wish you'd open a new thread for your problem as these longs threads are hard to keep track off.

The "./mediacore.fcgi" output actually looks good (install errors would show differently, the missing parameters are set when an actual request comes in).

I think we need more context here:
- Where do you want to install MediaCore? On http://www.yourdomain.com (domain root) or http://www.yourdomain.com/my_media
- I think you're right that htaccess might a solution.
- Do you have a directory 'my_media'?
- is the .htaccess in there?
- any modifications for the htaccess?

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