Movabltype:configuring Mt.cfg

[jbach]

Hi

sort of a follow-up to my last post.

When I access 'cgi-bin/mt.cgi' the login screen seems to be missing images and/or styles which leads me to believe that perhaps that the mt-static path is incorrect in my mt.cfg file.

I'm using

StaticWebPath /mt-static/

 

Also, perhaps the files were ftp'd incorrectly, but I uploaded the original mt tar.gz and extracted using the cp file manager as per instructions.

 

Any suggestions appreciated!

Jim Bachalo

[LisaJill]

You could try putting the full URL for mt-static; that's how I used to run mine.

 

also, make sure there is no # before that line.

 

You should also be able to browse to http://www.******/mt-static/ and see the stuff there if that's where you put it, that's what the cgipath will be looking for.

 

Otherwise, if you can include a url for us to see, that would help a lot.

[borfast]

Jim, I'm not an MT user, so I may be wrong on this but I'd say you need to use /home/yourusername/mt-static/ as the StaticWebPath config variable.

 

Edit: oops, looks like Lisa was faster than I was

Edited November 13, 2004 by TCH-Raul

[TCH-Bruce]

Welcome to the family, Jim.

[jbach]

Thanks guys...and gals:)!!

 

I'll try both your suggestions but have achieved a minor victory, my MT blog is displaying:

 

http://66.235.180.57/~bitstre/mt/

 

temporary till my domain name propagates

 

any info on the TCH forums on editing the default MT templates/styles?

 

I'm super excited about being part of the MT dynamic publishing world.

 

Already recommeding TCH to friends and associates, thanks for the prompt replies!

All the best

Jim

[LisaJill]

Ah, I should have thought about that since I had to deal with using the IP at first too. Yes, you can change that after propogation without any problems.

 

The best sources for people that need / want to edit the MT templates is Illustrated MovableType along with Learning MovableType

[jbach]

When I try and view my mt-static folder from the browser I get the following message:

 

 

 

You cannot view the contents of this directory.

 

 

If you are installing Movable Type for the first time, look at the Installation Instructions.

 

 

I'm guessing its a permissions thingee.

[LisaJill]

hrm, not sure; but if it's working for mt.cgi and displaying properly, then I wouldn't worry about it too much. =) It was more of a sanity check to make sure you didn't get a 404.

[jbach]

solved the mt-static path

 

 

StaticWebPath /~username/mt-static/

 

 

The '~' is needed in front of the username.

 

Cheers!

[LisaJill]

You won't need that once your domain propogates. =) Just FYI. Indeed, I don't think it would work once it did, if you had your other stuff set up properly. =)