Error: Error locking file, please try again later.

[Pyrotactix]

Script URL: http://testacastaneda.ipage.com/count
Version of script: 2.0.3
Hosting company: ipage
URL of phpinfo.php: http://testacastaneda.ipage.com/count/phpinfo.php
URL of session_test.php: http://testacastaneda.ipage.com/count/session_test.php
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Looked at this article but didn't work for me. viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2234&hilit=flock#p9376
Write your message below: Script was working fine. Then started to intermittently show the Error locking file. Checked session.save path and permissions/owner on the account, changed the PHP versions from 5.2 to 5.3. It is now every time. Tried on FireFox chrome and even ie.

Even tried to reset all links, but get the error "Error: Error writing to database file, please try again later."

Thank you for looking into this.

[Klemen]

This could be a permissions issue where CCount doesn't have permission to write to the database file.

Are you able to modify links or add new ones from the admin interface?

[Pyrotactix]

Yeah that's what I was thinking.
I set the database file from 644 to 777 and still not able to create a new link

-rwxrwxrwx 4.1K Jun 11 18:49 ccount_database.php

The Directory above is 755

I can supply you with ftp info if needed

[Klemen]

Does setting the database file to 666 work?

How about saving CCount settings page - does that work?

Do you have SSH access to you server so we can verify file owner?

[Pyrotactix]

Doesn't work with 666
Not able to save.
Yeah checked the owner group

[Pyrotactix]

Did a brand new install to a new directory
http://testacastaneda.ipage.com/count2
and same issue. Its not letting me finish the install to write the new pw to the file
checked the owner/group from parent directories and looks good. I even reset them to be sure. reset the perms too.

[Klemen]

The install script uses simply file_put_contents PHP function.

How about this:

1. create an empty file called "file.php"
2. make sure it's writable (666)
3. save this code as "test.php"

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<?php
file_put_contents("file.php", "<?php echo 'OK'; ?>");
echo 'Try <a href="file.php">Go to file.php</a>';
?>

4. put it in the same folder as "file.php" and run "test.php" in browser
5. does the file.php get written with the test echo "OK" code?

If that doesn't work you will need to talk to your host and check why you cannot write to files using PHP.

[Pyrotactix]

Yeah I was looking at file_put_contents too and it works
http://testacastaneda.ipage.com/count/test.php

[Klemen]

Hmm, let me guess - it stops working if you change test.php to this?

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<?php
file_put_contents("file.php", "<?php echo 'TEST 2 WORKS'; ?>", LOCK_EX);
echo 'Try <a href="file.php">Go to file.php</a>';
?>

The file.php should now output "TEST 2 WORKS"

[Pyrotactix]

Yeah that one created the file but didn't write anything to it.

[Klemen]

This means PHP file locking doesn't work on your server.


The "correct" way forward would be to contact your host and ask them to check why PHP fails every time a file locking function is used.


The "hacker" way forward would be to:

1. open each CCount file and delete all instances of this exact code (including the comma):

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, LOCK_EX

2. Open "count.php" and change

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$locked = flock($fp, LOCK_EX);

to

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$locked = 1;

and delete

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flock($fp, LOCK_UN);

[Pyrotactix]

Got it resolved. It was something on this account that turned that function off.

Thank you