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  • 2010-10-10 14:59:52

    Cant connect AContent to ATutor

    I haven't been able to connect AContent with ATutor. Both AContent and ATutor are on the same server (ie http://mysite/AContent and http://mysite/ATutor).

    I keep on getting the error below:

    The following errors occurred:

    * [AT_ERROR_TRANSFORMABLE_URI_INVALID]


    I tried all of the following
    http://127.0.0.1/AContent/
    http://127.0.0.1/transformable/
    http://localhost/transformable/
    http://localhost/AContent/

    If you are asking for help, provide lots of detail so problems can be reproduced.

    Things to describe:
    Operating system ATutor is installed on -
    ATutor version - 2
    Patch #s applied -
    ATutor theme name -
    PHP version - 5.2.12
    MySQL version - 4.1.14
    Webserver & version - FreeBSD 4.11-YAHOO-20081117
    Copies of error messages - [AT_ERROR_TRANSFORMABLE_URI_INVALID]
    Changes to default settings -
    Web browser being used - Firefox on Mac OS X
    ...and anything else relevant -


  • 2010-10-11 09:14:26

    Re: Can't connect AContent to ATutor

    You should be able to use http//127.0.0.1/AContent. It won't work with localhost. Or, you can enter a proper domain name.

    I assume you are entering a valid AContent key along with the URL when you configure ATutor to access AContent.


  • 2010-10-11 14:42:18

    Re: Can't connect AContent to ATutor

    This is the process I used.
    Login into AContent as a user with author capability (18 courses published under that user).
    Click on the Profile Tab
    Copy the Web Service ID
    Login to ATutor with admin ID
    Click System Preferences Tab
    Click AContent Setup tab
    In AContent URL type http//127.0.0.1/AContent
    In Web Service ID, use the ID copied earlier
    in OAuth leave the same amount ie 93600
    Click Save

    I then get the message below:

    The following errors occurred:

    * [AT_ERROR_TRANSFORMABLE_URI_INVALID]

    I tried with the proper domain name and it doesn't work either ... any suggestions?


  • 2010-10-11 14:59:57

    Re: Can't connect AContent to ATutor

    There should be a colon ":" after the http in the URL.


  • 2010-10-11 16:33:37

    Re: Can't connect AContent to ATutor

    you're right. that was just a typo on my part. I still get the URI error.

    I tried to connect to the demo site at http://www.atutor.ca/acontent/ using webservice id 822a114704937cbe6bc7e87f638300c9 and I get the same error. See attached screenshot.

    Any help is truly appreciated!


  • 2010-10-11 16:43:11

    Re: Can't connect AContent to ATutor

    For your test use:
    http://www.atutor.ca/acontent/demo/


  • 2010-10-11 16:58:40

    Re: Can't connect AContent to ATutor

    OK. Tried that URL and still get an error:
    [AT_ERROR_TRANSFORMABLE_URI_INVALID]
    (screenshot attached)


  • 2010-10-11 17:14:07

    Re: Can't connect AContent to ATutor

    Try setting the AOuth expire to 0

    Otherwise your settings are the same as that being used with the demo site, which works fine.


  • 2010-10-11 17:15:21

    Re: Can't connect AContent to ATutor

    ..and be sure there isn't a firewall blocking external connections.


  • 2011-03-08 23:56:07

    Re: Can't connect AContent to ATutor

    I'm trying to search AContent from ATutor and get the attached error (see file). It's very similar to the previous part of this thread so thought I'd join it.

    Things to describe:
    Operating system ATutor is installed on - Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit
    ATutor version - 2.0.2
    Patch #s applied - NONE
    ATutor theme name - default
    Using XAMPP 1.7.3
    PHP version - 5.3.1
    MySQL version - 5.1.41
    Webserver & version - Apache 2.2.13
    Copies of error messages - see attached file
    Changes to default settings - port 8081
    Web browser being used - Chrome 10, same error on IE8

    My apache.conf is listening on 127.0.0.1:8081 and I still get "localhost" in the url. The error reference is to a line in the referenced file that has the $URL variable. How do I get the port 8081 appended? FYI, when installing ATutor and AContent on the same PC, I think I use "localhost" in the configuration. But I can't find a reference to "localhost" anywhere to change it.

    On my PC I have IIS on port 80 and Tomcat on port 8080 so I chose port 8081 for Apache-ATutor. I have no firewall running on my PC.

    Thoughts? Thanks.

    :)


  • 2011-03-09 08:58:48

    Re: Can't connect AContent to ATutor

    Have you tried to access http://localhost/transformable/index.php via browser? Is it accessible?


  • 2011-03-09 21:14:04

    Re: Can't connect AContent to ATutor

    I tried that URL and localhost:8081/transformable/index.php and no go.

    When I search for a "transformable" folder, I don't find one. Attached is a list of files that contain some reference to it.

    Did I miss something during the ATutor installation? Is there a way to install it? I don't see any separate installer on the website and it's not clear how it gets installed.

    Any advice will be most appreciated. Thank you.


  • 2011-03-10 09:18:03

    Re: Can't connect AContent to ATutor

    AContent is a standalone learning content authoring tool that runs parallelly with ATutor. It was previously named "transformable" but now is recognized as AContent.

    This site will give you more understanding of AContent: http://atutor.ca/acontent/

    Basically, you need to set up AContent separately, the same way that you set up ATutor. AContent does not necessarily have to be in the same server as ATutor as long as it's reachable.


  • 2011-03-10 10:32:47

    Re: Can't connect AContent to ATutor

    Thank you for clarifying the name change of Transformable to AContent. That is not clear to a newbie like me on the website.

    I do have AContent installed, otherwise I would not have tried to import content from it.

    I found the "Integrating_AContent_and_ATutor integration Guide and see the issue now. I installed AContent in a folder called AContent and not into a folder called Tranformable as shown in the attached file image.

    May I suggest this be made more clear in the install for AContent.

    After I renamed my AContent folder to Transformable, I'm still getting the original error since the URL does not include the non-standard URL port I have to use, 8081.

    I'm going to start over and install fresh and see if I missed adding a port number to a URL.


  • 2011-03-10 10:56:43

    Re: Can't connect AContent to ATutor

    Thanks for trying around as well as pointing out the confusion in our documentation. We'll fix that.

    FYI, AContent can be installed into any folder with any name, or non-standard port like 8081, as long as it produces an accessible URL. For instance, the URL can be: http://localhost:8081/myAContent/

    How to set up this URL into ATutor:
    login as ATutor admin -> AContent Setup -> "AContent URL". Input your URL here and you are set to go.