jbach Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaJill Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borfast Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Bruce Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 Welcome to the family, Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbach Posted November 13, 2004 Author Share Posted November 13, 2004 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaJill Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbach Posted November 13, 2004 Author Share Posted November 13, 2004 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaJill Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbach Posted November 14, 2004 Author Share Posted November 14, 2004 solved the mt-static path StaticWebPath /~username/mt-static/ The '~' is needed in front of the username. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaJill Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 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. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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