Greymatter comments problem

Ash · February 23rd, 2007, 5:39 PM

I hope this is the right place for this.. Anyway, I keep getting an error on my greymatter page because it says there is no gm-comments.cgi file, but I go and look and it's there. When someone tries to comment it won't go through, but the file is there. I went to the greymatter forums and they said that I would have to contact my server to fix it.

What I did was delete the gm-comments.cgi and upload it again and it needs to be CHMOD to 755. It would not let me do this, so I would be sitting there uploading and CHOD again and again until it allowed it.

**LissaKay** · February 23rd, 2007, 8:01 PM

See here:
End our of ropes with Greymatter

**jordanriane** · February 24th, 2007, 1:47 AM

I know you may like Greymatter, but I would really recommend you trying out Wordpress, that way you don't have to worry about the script causing server issues; You can even add various plugins to help prevent comment spam.

I can't remember if there's an import script for Greymatter, but you can always check out at the Wordpress Codex.

Ash · February 24th, 2007, 4:32 PM

I've looked into wordpress before and found it to confusing and I don't have time to learn a new blogging system. Is there nothing I can do to fix the problem other than switching to a different processor?

**jordanriane** · February 24th, 2007, 4:37 PM

You won't be able to accept comments through greymatter using that file. (see: we are going to do a network wide change to all files named gm-comments.cgi. These files will be set to 000 permissions so they cannot be accessed.)

What did you find confusing about wordpress? The install is very easy (you edit the wp-config.php with your database details) and is literally a minute or so process.

You had to learn Greymatter to use it, so why not just learn Wordpress? You'll find that it will be very easy once you play around with it. The only thing that takes awhile is creating your own layouts, but there's a lot of tutorials out there to help you, or you can just work off a pre-existing template.

Wordpress and confusing don't go together :P

Ash · February 24th, 2007, 5:46 PM

ok, I tried it and I got this.. http://flashofwhitewings.net/wordpre...in/install.php I don't know what name to put in for host? I remember uploading it before and it didn't work.

**jordanriane** · February 24th, 2007, 6:18 PM

Have you ever read the README file included with wordpress? It explains do you what you need to do before you start to install wordpress.

But for you:
You need to log into your cPanel and under MySQL create a new database name, (for easy remembering use "wordpress,") and then create a new user and password (just use wordpress again and whatever password you want.) After you do that you need to add the user into the database.

With that information you just created you need to enter that into the wp-config-example.php file

This is an example of what you should do (note: only add in the database, username and password information.)

Code:

<?php
// ** MySQL settings ** //
define('DB_NAME', 'cpaneluseranem_wordpress'); // The name of the database
define('DB_USER', 'cpaneluseranem_wordpress'); // Your MySQL username
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'passwordyoucreated'); // ...and password
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');    // 99% chance you won't need to change this value

// You can have multiple installations in one database if you give each a unique prefix
$table_prefix  = 'wp_';   // Only numbers, letters, and underscores please!

// Change this to localize WordPress.  A corresponding MO file for the
// chosen language must be installed to wp-includes/languages.
// For example, install de.mo to wp-includes/languages and set WPLANG to 'de'
// to enable German language support.
define ('WPLANG', '');

/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */

define('ABSPATH', dirname(__FILE__).'/');
require_once(ABSPATH.'wp-settings.php');
?>

Then you need to rename wp-config-example.php to wp-config.php. Once you complete that, then you just run the install file.

All this is found in the readme (or in the codex: http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress), which I would always recommend doing before you run a script.

Always, always, always, read directions. It'll help out a lot, especially if you've never done this before/are not familiar with it.

Ash · February 26th, 2007, 3:32 AM

Of course I read it. I did what it said that is what I got. When I download everything and open the wp-config-sample.php file in notepad everything is on one line, maybe that's my problem.

**jordanriane** · February 26th, 2007, 3:35 AM

Notepad tends to do that with most files. Try using Notepad++ or another free editor to open up files to edit them.

February 23rd, 2007, 5:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ash Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Feb 2006 8 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Greymatter comments problem I hope this is the right place for this.. Anyway, I keep getting an error on my greymatter page because it says there is no gm-comments.cgi file, but I go and look and it's there. When someone tries to comment it won't go through, but the file is there. I went to the greymatter forums and they said that I would have to contact my server to fix it. What I did was delete the gm-comments.cgi and upload it again and it needs to be CHMOD to 755. It would not let me do this, so I would be sitting there uploading and CHOD again and again until it allowed it.

February 23rd, 2007, 8:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
LissaKay Bringing Sexy Back Seasoned Poster Joined in May 2006 Lives in Knoxville, TN Hosted on SH130 95 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 5 times	See here: End our of ropes with Greymatter __________________ LissaKay.com is on SH130

February 24th, 2007, 1:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
jordanriane muffins Excelling Contributor Joined in Mar 2006 Lives in Chicago, IL Hosted on NONE 644 posts Gave thanks: 26 Thanked 34 times	I know you may like Greymatter, but I would really recommend you trying out Wordpress, that way you don't have to worry about the script causing server issues; You can even add various plugins to help prevent comment spam. I can't remember if there's an import script for Greymatter, but you can always check out at the Wordpress Codex. __________________ {o,o} O RLY? atourworst.org - mywhmcs.com \|)__) -"-"-

February 24th, 2007, 4:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
jordanriane muffins Excelling Contributor Joined in Mar 2006 Lives in Chicago, IL Hosted on NONE 644 posts Gave thanks: 26 Thanked 34 times	You won't be able to accept comments through greymatter using that file. (see: we are going to do a network wide change to all files named gm-comments.cgi. These files will be set to 000 permissions so they cannot be accessed.) What did you find confusing about wordpress? The install is very easy (you edit the wp-config.php with your database details) and is literally a minute or so process. You had to learn Greymatter to use it, so why not just learn Wordpress? You'll find that it will be very easy once you play around with it. The only thing that takes awhile is creating your own layouts, but there's a lot of tutorials out there to help you, or you can just work off a pre-existing template. Wordpress and confusing don't go together :P __________________ {o,o} O RLY? atourworst.org - mywhmcs.com \|)__) -"-"-

February 24th, 2007, 6:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
jordanriane muffins Excelling Contributor Joined in Mar 2006 Lives in Chicago, IL Hosted on NONE 644 posts Gave thanks: 26 Thanked 34 times	Have you ever read the README file included with wordpress? It explains do you what you need to do before you start to install wordpress. But for you: You need to log into your cPanel and under MySQL create a new database name, (for easy remembering use "wordpress,") and then create a new user and password (just use wordpress again and whatever password you want.) After you do that you need to add the user into the database. With that information you just created you need to enter that into the wp-config-example.php file This is an example of what you should do (note: only add in the database, username and password information.) Code: <?php // MySQL settings // define('DB_NAME', 'cpaneluseranem_wordpress'); // The name of the database define('DB_USER', 'cpaneluseranem_wordpress'); // Your MySQL username define('DB_PASSWORD', 'passwordyoucreated'); // ...and password define('DB_HOST', 'localhost'); // 99% chance you won't need to change this value // You can have multiple installations in one database if you give each a unique prefix $table_prefix = 'wp_'; // Only numbers, letters, and underscores please! // Change this to localize WordPress. A corresponding MO file for the // chosen language must be installed to wp-includes/languages. // For example, install de.mo to wp-includes/languages and set WPLANG to 'de' // to enable German language support. define ('WPLANG', ''); /* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */ define('ABSPATH', dirname(__FILE__).'/'); require_once(ABSPATH.'wp-settings.php'); ?> Then you need to rename wp-config-example.php to wp-config.php. Once you complete that, then you just run the install file. All this is found in the readme (or in the codex: http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress), which I would always recommend doing before you run a script. Always, always, always, read directions. It'll help out a lot, especially if you've never done this before/are not familiar with it. __________________ {o,o} O RLY? atourworst.org - mywhmcs.com \|)__) -"-"-

February 24th, 2007, 4:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ash Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Feb 2006 8 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	I've looked into wordpress before and found it to confusing and I don't have time to learn a new blogging system. Is there nothing I can do to fix the problem other than switching to a different processor?

February 24th, 2007, 5:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ash Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Feb 2006 8 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	ok, I tried it and I got this.. http://flashofwhitewings.net/wordpre...in/install.php I don't know what name to put in for host? I remember uploading it before and it didn't work.

February 26th, 2007, 3:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
Ash Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Feb 2006 8 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Of course I read it. I did what it said that is what I got. When I download everything and open the wp-config-sample.php file in notepad everything is on one line, maybe that's my problem.

February 26th, 2007, 3:35 AM	#9 (permalink)
jordanriane muffins Excelling Contributor Joined in Mar 2006 Lives in Chicago, IL Hosted on NONE 644 posts Gave thanks: 26 Thanked 34 times	Notepad tends to do that with most files. Try using Notepad++ or another free editor to open up files to edit them. __________________ {o,o} O RLY? atourworst.org - mywhmcs.com \|)__) -"-"-

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