Installing KAWF (kawf.sourceforge.net) with HostMonster

[rrcustom]

I have spent countless amount of hours trying to get this forum software (KAWF (http://kawf.sourceforge.net/)) to work. A good portion with help desk (hostmonster support) and more time than I really wanted to invest into trying to get this to work with a shared environment. So I figured this was worth one more shot and to post on the forums (and keep my sanity to collect all my research in one area).

KAWF in action:
QuattroWorld.com (http://forums.quattroworld.com)

You can browse KAWF's source online here (http://kawf.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=kawf/kawf;a=tree).

You can view the *readme* for installation here (http://kawf.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=kawf/kawf;a=blob_plain;f=README.install;hb=HEAD).

I've obviously spent many hours google-ing (http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=kawf+htaccess&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=C66-Zw4EzTIiVEZjg6wOAmOXGCAAAAKoEBU_QzMU3&fp=c401d881a5ff002f) the issues as well, looks like others are having the same issue but with no resolution. Here is one (http://www.htaccesstools.com/forum/index.php/mv/tree/1020/), another (http://www.hotscripts.com/forums/web-servers/57111-can-someone-help-me-figure-out-why-isnt-working.html), and another (http://www.htaccesselite.com/getting-500-error-with-rewrites-vt911.html).

I did just barely find an article relating to a different type of web software called Symfony (http://trac.symfony-project.org/wiki/InstallingSymfonyOnSharedHostNoSsh)that has issues being installed on a shared environment. Looks like that software has an actual workaround, this might help, but who knows.


Here's to hoping someone here on the forums reads this and can help.
;)

[Treeluvin]

I was going through KAWF's documentation and installation notes when I noticed that it required PHP4 to run. I pretty much stopped there and removed it. Sorry, but anything that requires something so out-dated to run isn't worth running :\

Symphony, on the other hand, was easy to install and only required the minor change here: http://trac.symfony-project.org/wiki/SharedHostingNotSecure (HostMonster rates as a "good" host on their scale)

The umask and file/directory permissions are slightly modified from what they have, though.


umask(0022);
$sf_symfony_file_cache_options = array(
'leave_umask_alone' => true,
'dir_permissions' => 0701,
'file_permissions' => 0604);

[rrcustom]

I was going through KAWF's documentation and installation notes when I noticed that it required PHP4 to run. I pretty much stopped there and removed it. Sorry, but anything that requires something so out-dated to run isn't worth running :\

Symphony, on the other hand, was easy to install and only required the minor change here: http://trac.symfony-project.org/wiki/SharedHostingNotSecure (HostMonster rates as a "good" host on their scale)

The umask and file/directory permissions are slightly modified from what they have, though.


umask(0022);
$sf_symfony_file_cache_options = array(
'leave_umask_alone' => true,
'dir_permissions' => 0701,
'file_permissions' => 0604);

I too dislike the fact that it is still using PHP4 calls. I wish the developer would make the necessary changes so that it could run properly with PHP5. -BUT- this forum software is literally the best out there (in my opinion). Very simple, you can quickly read, respond, quote, post, etc. etc. in a matter of seconds and becomes very entertaining/exciting to be apart of a forum that uses this software. Trust me, I have looked elsewhere but there is nothing out there that comes even close to its complete/speedy functionality, not even $$$ paid forum software...

here is a very good example with AudiWorld.com and QuattroWorld.com
link (http://www.lasnark.com/2009/05/08/audiworld-quattroworld-internet-brands-2/3535)

So you have to live with what you have got, beggars can't be choosers and this is what I really need for my website/forum to work properly.

So I do ask of you, please give it one more chance, to even see if you can get one step further than I did. Even that one step might be the missing piece to the puzzle. Anything at all towards the direction of getting a working instance on a shared environment is all I need.

Thank you for your response - have a nice day!

[rrcustom]

Hey "Treeluvin" - did you give it a second chance?