solder How do I setup Technic Solder on Godaddy Linux Hosting?

[Prodkid]

Hello guys, I am little stump on how to setup solder with Godaddy. Does anyone know how to do it? The main issue I think is setting up document root to public on Godaddy.

[plowmanplow]

Provided you have console access to the Linux VPS just follow the instructions for a normal Solder install.

[Prodkid]

The issue I have is i get No input file specified. at the dashboard page. I believe this mostly because of .htaccess file is not loading everything correctly.

[Prodkid]

I was able to do it locally, however that was because I could specify the document root to public which,  godaddy doesn't allow changing the apache settings.

[plowmanplow]

If you don't have full root access to the Linux console/shell you will likely have many troubles with Solder. You could try being "sneaky" and extracting things in such a way that the folders are mostly in the correct spot and changing configs, or you might be able to make some soft links to trick it, but without root/console access it's a steep hill to climb.

[Prodkid]

I do have access to shell but I'm not very knowledgeable of this whole field so I require some help on how I can do this on GoDaddy.

Edited May 19, 2014 by Prodkid

[plowmanplow]

If you are renting a Linux VPS for which you have full root access then there is nothing you cannot change or set up. If you are truly able to access a virtual console or SSH into a shell and assume root privilege level then that is all you need. Walking you through how to do Linux admin is way outside the scope of this forum.

[Prodkid]

I dont have full root access, but I do have SSH

[plowmanplow]

I dont have full root access, but I do have SSH

 

Then we are right back to post #5 in this thread.

[Prodkid]

What methods or steps do I have to take in order to get to work?

[plowmanplow]

What it will require is some trickery using soft links and Solder configuration changes in order to get everything working inside a subfolder of your DocumentRoot.

Edited May 19, 2014 by plowmanplow

[Prodkid]

I got the database imported, along with all the files but when i try to reach the dashboard

Edited May 20, 2014 by Prodkid

[plowmanplow]

There are so many things that could be going wrong. Is mod_rewrite installed and enabled? Do you have access to change things in .htaccess files? Do you have the rest of the structure properly installed? Are the permissions set correctly on the appropriate folders? Have you made the appropriate changes to the config files to match your installation environment?

 

These are all (mostly) Linux/system questions with little context inside the Solder application itself.

[Prodkid]

I used the default .htaccess and structure from solder and just renamed the accordingly to the instructions but, i don't know what to do from here.

[plowmanplow]

Setting up Solder is what I would call a "non-trivial process". It assumes you have a good working knowledge of how to setup and admin a SQL server, PHP and Apache HTTPD. If you do not have those well in hand then the rest is likely out of your reach. Solder has very little documentation and no official support at all.

[Prodkid]

I have it setup locally on my server rack at home, but i cant seem to get it hosted. Everything is ported.

Edited May 20, 2014 by Prodkid

[Prodkid]

Whats odd is that the server seems to work for me, im not connecting to local but through another device on the same network, so maybe its an apache setting. 

Edited May 19, 2014 by Prodkid