Newbie question: it works but why is there no formatting?

Archived from the Xataface Users forum.

dgoadby — Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:40 am

I installed V1.1.4, checked the installation with dataface_info ok. I then created a small application which has one table in it.

I ran the app and it works except it is just plain text, no colours, no logos etc which I had expected. It appears that the default template is not being used for some reason.

I am using WampServer2.0i under windows and other php apps such as serendipity and sugar are working ok.

conf.ini file looks like this:

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`[_database]
host = “localhost”
user = “root”
password = “”
name = “aqh”

[_tables]
Prices = “Prices”`

And the bits that matter in index.php look like this:

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require_once 'C:\wamp\www\xataface-1.1.4\dataface-public-api.php'; df_init(__FILE__, 'http://localhost/aqh-demo'); $app =& Dataface_Application::getInstance(); $app->display();

The whole of the Xataface folder is untouched ie as unzipped.

As I am sure it works fine, what have I not done?

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shannah — Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:15 am

The problem is the 2nd parameter to your df_init() call. This should be an accessible URL to the Xataface directory. It can be absolute or relative. (i.e. this is not a file path - it is a URL).

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dgoadby — Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:47 am

Hi Shannah,

My PHP was not displayed correctly so I have now corrected it.

When I access the app then http://localhost/aqh-demo is the URL I use so I assume it works. Since the application works ie I can view and edit the table then I also assume that Xataface is working too. It’s just not using the template (that’s my guess anyway) for some reason.

David

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shannah — Fri Aug 14, 2009 10:16 am

OK… There are 2 different URLs to be concerned with here:

1. The URL to your application likely http://localhost/aqh-demo

2. The URL to the xataface directory. Maybe you have it in a subfolder of aqu-demo? This might be something like http://localhost/aqh-demo/xataface .

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shannah — Fri Aug 14, 2009 10:27 am

i.e.

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df_init(__FILE__, 'http://localhost/aqh-demo');

should be something like

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df_init(__FILE__, 'http://localhost/aqh-demo/xataface');

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dgoadby — Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:16 pm

Thanks Shannah

I changed the parm as below and voila!

df_init(__FILE__, ‘http://localhost/xataface-1.1.4’);

I reread the documentation more slowly and it describes it quite clearly. A DOH moment for me

Thanks again.

David