Posted 3 months ago #
I had uploaded a Alex king Popularity Contest. when try to activate it error msg show:
Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.
I had found a post from http://blog.evaria.com/ show a solution;
Open popularity-contest.php and scroll down to line 59. Replace require(’../../wp-blog-header.php’); with require(’../wp-blog-header.php’);but not work; my wordpress is install in directory /public_html/wordpress/ will it be the prob?>
Posted 3 months ago #
Mine was solved using this hint but my blog is installed on root - yours isn't.
Posted 3 months ago #
it should be the right one coz my blog is ../wordpress/blog-header.php in the index.php in the root
but .....
Posted 3 months ago #
Open popularity-contest.php and scroll down to line 59. Replace require(’../../wp-blog-header.php’); with require(’../wp-blog-header.php’);
I just had this problem when upgrading to WP 2.5 with the Popularity Contest plugin. The fix above worked like a charm, in case anyone needs to know.
Posted 3 months ago #
I had this same problem, but found a slightly different fix. Like gulflee, my blog isn't installed in the root directory, but in a sub called 'blog'. So, I used the original code from line 59 of the popularity-contest.php, but added /blog/ into the path so it matches my setup. So, in my case I used:
require(’../../blog/wp-blog-header.php’);
...worked like a charm.
Posted 3 months ago #
My blog is also installed at ~/blog and I have tried every combination of ./blog ../blog ../../blog ../ ../../ etc and I still get a fatal error. Is there a log somewhere to help me debug this?
I am using Popularity Contest for the first time, and I just upgraded to 2.5.
TIA,
Kevin
Posted 3 months ago #
thanks! now pop contest work like a charm!
Posted 3 months ago #
I tried this suggestion, but found that the required table can not be created when you try to activate the Popularity Contest plugin AFTER installing WP 2.5. Anybody have ideas on how to resolve this issue please?
Posted 3 months ago #
I think that was my mistake too.
I thought it would be safer to upgrade then install. Turns out I was wrong :-(
Posted 3 months ago #
I'm running into the same issue. I upgraded to WP 2.5, installed the plug-in nd now changed that code but it can't write to the table. ARG! Help please?
Posted 3 months ago #
I am in that same boat, the required table cannot be created even though I changed the code. If no help arrives soon I think I may drown.
Posted 3 months ago #
The message I get is:
Table 'MYSQL_TABLE NAME.wp_ak_popularity_options' doesn't exist on line: 124
Can anyone solve this?
Posted 3 months ago #
@Binni and everybody:
Here’s a patched version that I’ve found when searching:
http://www.kenmc.com/2008/03/30/wordpress-25-is-live-and-wild-plus-popularity-contest-notes/
That file has just been modified to include the change that is in the first post by gulflee in this thread:
Open popularity-contest.php and scroll down to line 59. Replace require(’../../wp-blog-header.php’); with require(’../wp-blog-header.php’);
It probably work if you just upload and activate it.
If not, if you get the same error message as Binni: "Table 'MYSQL_TABLE NAME.wp_ak_popularity_options' doesn't exist on line: 124"
there are MySQL info in the address above that you add thru php myadmin. If you need a free MySQL client here’s SQL Front http://www.sql-front.com/download.html
Good luck,
and please reply if it's work. I have to ask my Host for write permissions in php myadmin tomorrow to be able to create new tables.
Mats.
Posted 3 months ago #
Good news. I managed to login to myphp admin directly thru the control panel of my Host, created those two tables, 12 fields in the first table, two fields in the second table, and now it works like a charm! I'm out on deep water here because I didn't know what php myadmin was until tonight.
Regards,
Mats
Posted 3 months ago #
How do I put this line into phpMYadmin?
KEY post_id (post_id)
I have the rest...
Posted 3 months ago #
Problem solved (for me). Thanks to you, matsrehn.
Posted 3 months ago #
Got it working....!
Posted 3 months ago #
I just installed WP and Popularity Contest on the live server and the only change is that I have WP in the root so wp-blog-header.php is in the root with the WP directories right off the root.
On my install where WP was installed in a wordpress directory - I used this and it worked perfectly: ../../wp-blog-header.php
On the new install I've tried everything from no ../ to ../ , ../../, ../../../ But none of them work - Iget the Fatal Error.
Anyone know the fix?
Posted 3 months ago #
Got it fixed... weird error.
Posted 3 months ago #
matsrehn, thank you. It's work.
Posted 2 months ago #
all dese soutions will work only when upgrading to WP 2.5 but this populairty contest isnt wrking on fresh installation .
is dere any solution ...?
Posted 2 months ago #
The fix is not working for me on a fresh install of 2.5.1 either.
Posted 2 months ago #
I did some research. If your installation is new, you have to make the modification as described above, upload the plugin, run the below SQL query through phpmyadmin, and THEN activate the plugin. Works for me..
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS <code>wp_ak_popularity</code> (
<code>post_id</code> int(11) NOT NULL,
<code>total</code> int(11) NOT NULL,
<code>feed_views</code> int(11) NOT NULL,
<code>home_views</code> int(11) NOT NULL,
<code>archive_views</code> int(11) NOT NULL,
<code>category_views</code> int(11) NOT NULL,
<code>single_views</code> int(11) NOT NULL,
<code>comments</code> int(11) NOT NULL,
<code>pingbacks</code> int(11) NOT NULL,
<code>trackbacks</code> int(11) NOT NULL,
<code>last_modified</code> datetime,
KEY <code>post_id</code> (<code>post_id</code>)
) ENGINE=MyISAM;
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS <code>wp_ak_popularity_options</code> (
<code>option_name</code> varchar(50) NOT NULL,
<code>option_value</code> varchar(50) NOT NULL
) ENGINE=MyISAM;
Posted 2 months ago #
Nah, I cannot get it working, Still keeps triggering Fatal Errors.
I did all those things, and it still don't work.
I believe the tables are there, as previously it was working. Now it doesn't with WP 2.5 any more.
Alex King also is not updating it.....
I wrote an article about this issue over here:
Popularity Contest plugin and WordPress 2.5
Hope it helps!
Posted 2 months ago #
WP guy, thanks. worked perfect for me.
Posted 2 months ago #
wp-guy, AWESOME!
Posted 1 month ago #
wp_guy, it works!
Posted 2 weeks ago #
wp-guy, thanks. i just used your modified code and it worked great. =)
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