Upgrade from 0.8.7a to 0.8.7b: 'Invalid PHP_SELF Path'

[sllywhtboy]

wasca's fix worked for me. thanks!

[william]

guys I'm running on FreeBsd, new install of cacti 7b all went fine. But when I try to browse to it I get the PHP SELF error. What can I do to fix?

[fmangeant]

Hi

please see megaman's post on 1st page.

[william]

Thank you that did the trick!

[Ajunne]

I have the same issue. I installed the Ubuntu package of Cacti and since the latest package upgrade, I get the 'Invalid PHP_SELF' error.

As stated above in this thread, the error is most likely due to the fact that some distributions place the PHP code in a special directory, and use an Apache alias /cacti to map the entry URL to the location of the code (which is not in your Apache document root).

The easiest way to fix this, without having to fiddle with the PHP code, is to make a symlink.

First, locate your apache config that came with your Cacti installation package. If you did it by hand, then you most likely know where it is. Otherwise, /etc/cacti is usually a safe bet.

My installation of Ubuntu puts it in /etc/cacti/apache.conf

Open the file with an editor, and see if there is a Alias directive. Ubuntu uses the following:

[blihtar]

procedure on ubuntu:

1. check version now and before
"apt-cache policy cacti"

2.you will get something like that ( screen after downgrade)
"cacti:
Installed: 0.8.6j-1.1
Candidate: 0.8.6j-1.1ubuntu0.2
Version table:
0.8.6j-1.1ubuntu0.2 0
500 http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Packages
*** 0.8.6j-1.1 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
"

3.then downgrade picking lower version like
"apt-get install cacti=0.8.6j-1.1"

[falconz]

This worked for me

[st0kes]

One more person here with this problem.

Upgraded the Cacti package using apt (Ubuntu Gusty) and the error appeared.

Thank you very much Ajunne for the fix - that did the trick.

[savar]

Hi,

i've the same problem on debian.

installed 0.8.6i-3.2 via apt-get

and upgraded to 0.8.7b

tried all your hints here but i'll get the error

[Priceadmin]

Hi

I followed all this topic but i have the same problem before install.

when i modified global.php file, i have a blank page.

Without change in global, i have "Invalid PHP_SELF Path".

With symbolic link, i have : The requested URL /cacti/index.php was not found on this server.

i cannot access to setup page.

I'm on RHEL 5 64 bits with cacti 0.8.7B

thanks

[Priceadmin]

i applied all patchs which are here : http://www.cacti.net/download_patches.php

[Priceadmin]

Hi,

i downgrade to 0.8.7a and it works.

[jmb]

Another situation where the PHP_SELF test fails: