ATutor

problem importing SCOs

• vegard
  

  2007-09-03 04:22:46

  problem importing SCOs

  hi, have this strange problem. trying to import SCOs to my installation, and get the following errors:
  
  [b]when uploading from my computer[/b]
  
  The following errors occurred:
  * Problem with Package Directory.
  
  [b]when importing from URL [/b]
  
  The following errors occurred:
  * You did not select a file to upload.
  
  There should be nothing wrong with the SCOs, as I've uploaded several SCOs from the same tool earlier. also, I did manage to upload one of the packages to the Atutor demo server here..
  
  any ideas? what are the correct permissions for the sco directory and the dir/file when uploading from web?

• vegard
  

  2007-09-03 07:56:14

  Re: problem importing SCOs

  further info: I cannot upload the file via the Atutor demo server either, it also reports that I did not select a file to upload.
  
  the file / URL is here though: http:///www2.helsekompetanse.no/atutor-scorm/mpw/42UnderlyingCausesOfConflicts.zip
  
  I've tried to set different permissions on the file, right now it's chmodded to 777, same with the folder, so .
  
  I've experienced this problem on and off before, sometimes it works, sometimes not, and I cannot seem to find any pattern at all..
  
  what are the correct permissions for the sco-folder and files anyway?

• greg
  

  2007-09-03 08:49:27

  Re: problem importing SCOs

  The SCO linked above seems okay.
  
  Make sure the the max_upload_filesize is sufficient in php.ini, and for the course property.
  
  The sco folder should be 777

• vegard
  

  2007-09-03 09:23:23

  Re: problem importing SCOs

  max_upload_filesize is sufficient, and course properties are set to unlimited / max. I've uploaded several SCOs like this, which was much larger before.
  
  now I was able to upload this at your demo server (didn't earlier though!), but still not at any of my servers (two different servers, see my profile for the specs).
  
  I get the "problems with Package Directory" error all the time. the atutor/sco directory is 777 - the folders inside this are 755.

• vegard
  

  2007-09-03 09:32:27

  Re: problem importing SCOs

  also my servers, and your test server, cannot find http://www2.helsekompetanse.no/atutor-scorm/test.zip now..
  
  "You did not select a file to upload." :(

• vegard
  

  2007-09-03 09:38:51

  Re: problem importing SCOs

  duh, sorry. it wasn't there. I get to import it at your server, still get "Problem with Package Directory" on my servers.

• greg
  

  2007-09-03 09:45:47

  Re: problem importing SCOs

  Everything inside the sco directory should be owned by the web server's owner (probably nobody)
  
  As root try recursive write permissions (-R 777), or start over with a new sco directory with the recursive switch on when setting the initial permissions.

• vegard
  

  2007-09-03 10:01:59

  Re: problem importing SCOs

  thanks Greg, changed this at the one server where I am root, and it worked! have notified root at my other server to do this, so hopefully it's done by tomorrow. I'll post the results here for reference)
  
  (strange thing is that I uploaded several SCOs to this server just last week, with no particular problems.)

• greg
  

  2007-09-03 10:07:51

  Re: problem importing SCOs

  You may want to recreate the sco directory on the hosted server if possible, and set the permissions yourself.
  
  Maybe something has changed on the hosted server?

• vegard
  

  2007-09-04 05:52:11

  Re: problem importing SCOs

  ..and setting recursive 777 on the other server worked as well. thanks, good to know!
  
  I'm thinking that starting out with a new sco directory could be a bit troublesome, as there were many sub directories within in, owned by the webserver, making it hard to move them to a new directory? the sco directory has followed us through several versions of atutor, as noted here:
  
  http://www.atutor.ca/view/7/10462/1.html
  
  ..and I did not want to take the risk of doing anything that could affect the other sco's allready running / uploaded.
  
  (while I could change permissions on the actual sco directory, I could not make it recursive, as the server has ownership to the directories made when uploading through the app.. )
  
  there hasn't been any changes done at the hosted server as I'm aware of, but maybe there's been some hickups as the directory has been moved between installations / version..? Thanks anyway! :)