base_url identification problem

I’ve just installed MODx 0.9.1 and am having a problem with the domain being identified by as the base_url (or is that base_path?)

My domain (let’s say www.<vanity-domain>.com) is actually hosted at www.<real-domain>.com/subdir with a URL masking feature to make the whole deception look invisible. When I type in www.<vanity-domain>.com, MODx detects the ’real’ server root on <real-domain>.com and tries to find its assets at www.<vanity-domain>.com/subdir/assets instead of www.<real-domain>.com/subdir/assets.

I’ve thought to hack the base variables manually into /manager/includes/config.inc.php, but without success. I also read something about using base_url reference in the document templates, but also to no avail.

I’m running in a fairly standard LAMP environment. My current workaround is putting a dirty symlink in the filesystem, which is far from ideal!

Hope that makes sense. Grateful for any advice.

base_url is the URL from the webserver root to the physical directory where the contents are stored.

base_path is the absolute path from the root path the user has access to

site_url is the protcol + fully qualified domain name + base_url

However, can you explain how you are redirecting users from the real domain to the vanity domain? URL masking?

All you have to do is add the following to the bottom of your config.inc.php file

Guys
Sorry for the delay getting back on this, but hey - a massive thankyou for the clarification and the hint about modifying the config.inc.php I finally got there with the right combination of trailing slashes and ’Use friendly alias path’ setting.

Course I now have more questions, but will start a new thread when I decide I really can’t figure them out myself. Keep up the great work!

Going to update this thread as its a similar topic

Having issues with moving a site and trying to follow most of the instructions on this forum. I know enough to be dangerous - but not enough to not need help!

I am working in config.inc.php and am getting this error:

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« MODx Parse Error »

MODx encountered the following error while attempting to parse the requested resource:
« PHP Parse Error »

PHP error debug
Error: include_once(/home/campasano/public_html/assets/plugins/phx/phx.parser.class.inc.php) [function.include-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory
Error type/ Nr.: Warning - 2
File: /home/campasano/gotrecruited.com/manager/includes/document.parser.class.inc.php(746) : eval()'d code
Line: 10

Parser timing
MySQL: 0.0039 s (3 Requests)
PHP: 0.0364 s
Total: 0.0402 s

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I make the change to the file and added

$base_path='</home/campasano/gotrecruited.com>';
$site_url='<http://www.gotrecruited.com>';

above

if (!defined('MODX_BASE_PATH')) define('MODX_BASE_PATH', $base_path);
if (!defined('MODX_BASE_URL')) define('MODX_BASE_URL', $base_url);
if (!defined('MODX_SITE_URL')) define('MODX_SITE_URL', $site_url);
if (!defined('MODX_MANAGER_PATH')) define('MODX_MANAGER_PATH', $base_path.'manager/');
if (!defined('MODX_MANAGER_URL')) define('MODX_MANAGER_URL', $site_url.'manager/');

in the config.inc.php

and when I do I get this error:

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Warning: include_once(</home/campasano/gotrecruited.com>manager//includes/document.parser.class.inc.php) [function.include-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/campasano/gotrecruited.com/index.php on line 112

Warning: include_once() [function.include]: Failed opening '</home/campasano/gotrecruited.com>manager//includes/document.parser.class.inc.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php:/usr/local/php5/lib/pear') in /home/campasano/gotrecruited.com/index.php on line 112

Fatal error: Class 'DocumentParser' not found in /home/campasano/gotrecruited.com/index.php on line 113

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I am scratching my head on what I can do to make this work.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

The post above is kind of misleading.

Try this (no < or >) :



Actually, you shouldn't need to manually set the $site_url value, it's computed using the MODX_BASE_URL.
[ed. note: BobRay last edited this post 13 years, 2 months ago.]

Thanks BobRay -

Made the change and now I received a whole new error....looks like the path still isn't right...

Warning: include_once(/home/campasano/gotrecruited.commanager//includes/document.parser.class.inc.php) [function.include-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/campasano/gotrecruited.com/index.php on line 112

Warning: include_once() [function.include]: Failed opening '/home/campasano/gotrecruited.commanager//includes/document.parser.class.inc.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php:/usr/local/php5/lib/pear') in /home/campasano/gotrecruited.com/index.php on line 112

Fatal error: Class 'DocumentParser' not found in /home/campasano/gotrecruited.com/index.php on line 113

Sorry, the $base_path needs a trailing slash (corrected above).

And you shouldn't need to set the $site_url. MODX computes it using the MODX_BASE_URL.



But check that the MODX_BASE_URL setting is correct and also has a trailing slash.

Made changed per your instructions now receiving a new error, which seems to me is pointing to the phx plugin?

« MODx Parse Error »

MODx encountered the following error while attempting to parse the requested resource:
« PHP Parse Error »

PHP error debug
Error: include_once(/home/campasano/public_html/assets/plugins/phx/phx.parser.class.inc.php) [function.include-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory
Error type/ Nr.: Warning - 2
File: /home/campasano/gotrecruited.com/manager/includes/document.parser.class.inc.php(746) : eval()'d code
Line: 10

Either that file isn't where it should be, or your assets path is incorrect.

What version of MODX are your running?