Nothing in config.php that would suppress error logging.

grep error config.php returns:

What version of PHP are you running? Our server is running 5.5.9.

Should this be? Two versions of the Install code? Version 1.0 appears complete. Version 1.1 is only a fragment. Not even sure where version 1.1 came from.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2017/02/12.png

Yes, that looks correct. :)

After I initially released version 1.0, I realized I missed a file edit, so the install code for version 1.1 catches that missing edit.

Thank you.

I have verified that folder and file permissions on the server are correct (didn't really think they weren't, but...)

The only thing I can come up with as to why this MOD isn't getting installed is either, the php commands are not correct (for our installation), or the relative path to the two files isn't correct. I find both possibilities rather unlikely given the author. ;)

I can provide you with my SSH login credentials via separate PMs if you are still inclined to go in and look around. I would like to get this problem resolved so the MOD can actually get installed.

Working well with 4.2.5 Beta 1 + PHP 7.0

Did an edit+replace on the xml file for my custom admincp, otherwise no issues.

I wish that were true here. Still waiting for MarkFL to ascertain why it won't install on our Forum.

The first part of the .xml instructions was executed properly.
The ranks database was altered to add rankorder.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2017/02/6.png

But the remaining code isn't being executed, or is failing, as the two files: ranks.php and functions_ranks.php; are not being backed up or modified. This leaves me to believe that the (php ?) commands aren't correct (for us), or the permissions on the folders and/or .php files are wrong.

The folders containing ranks.php and functions_ranks.php are set with permissions 755 (rwxr-xr-x) and the .php files are set with permissions 644. I'm 99.999% confident that these are correct.

MarkFL@

I understand that you are quite busy at the moment, so I am more than willing to try and debug this installation issue on my own.

When the .xml file is executed, is it PHP that is running the code?

Hey Paul,

The only things I can think of that would prevent the files from being altered is either the folder permissions aren't correct, or the files are not located where they need to be. I have installed this product a multitude of times on many sites and never had any issues. However, none of these sites had the "admincp" folder renamed.

The install code is PHP, and I have used it on sites running PHP 5.2.x - 7.x. :)

Just to double check, before you install:

1. Did you create a folder called "admincp" in the same folder your renamed "admincp" folder is located?
2. Did you put a copy of your "ranks.php" file there?
3. Ensure permissions of "admincp" folder is 0755 and permissions of "admincp/ranks.php" is 0644?
4. After install, copy the files (the backup and the altered "ranks.php" file) in the "admincp" folder to your renamed "admincp" folder?

Yes, I did that previously, but I'll repeat it again, making sure that the permissions on the created folder and the file put in it are as stated. I'll also ensure that the other file; functions_ranks.php has the indicated permissions.

I'll report back on the results.

I'm sad to report that there was no success here. This is the first MOD that has failed to install on our Forum. :(

I verified the permissions on the created admincp folder, as well as the copy of ranks.php that was put in to it. I verified that the permissions on functions_ranks.php in the includes folder had the right permissions. The MOD simply doesn't get installed. Neither of the .php files gets backed up, and they don't get modified. The database does get the added field, and when I run the uninstall on the MOD, the database is updated to remove the added field. Everything else in the .xml doesn't work for me.

I'm still wondering if it's our version of PHP that is the issue.
I suggest this based only on the syntax of the file_get_contents and file_put_contents functions. Both utilize FILE_USE_INCLUDE_PATH, and according to php.net (Documentation):
this implies your version of PHP is greater than version 5.

When I start up PHP interactively (php -a) and execute:

$file = file_get_contents('./admincp/ranks.php', FILE_USE_INCLUDE_PATH);

I don't get any error message, but the contents of the $file variable doesn't appear to contain anything. When I execute:

echo $file

or

print $file

I only get the php prompt.

I won't ask you to spend any more time on this; unless you want to. I'm not going to try and manually modify the two files, as I don't have the knowledge to properly understand what the .xml is saying with regards how the two .php files are changed, and I don't want to make a mess of things.