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An open source self hosted notes and bookmarks taking web app.
https://benotes.org
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Blank page after installation #37

Closed EmanDS closed 2 years ago

EmanDS commented 2 years ago

Hello, once installed I get a blank page.

Any idea how to solve it?

Thanks

fr0tt commented 2 years ago

Hi,

did you follow one of the installation guides ?

How/where did you install it (e.g. local, Heroku, Docker, docker-compose, ...) ?

EmanDS commented 2 years ago

Hi,

Thanks for your answer. I tried Classic and Docker.

Perhaps I did something wrong ?

fr0tt commented 2 years ago

This week I'm currently not able to test it out myself because I have no computer with me, but it think it should work.

So let's try the classical method: One more question, which operation system are you using and which webserver ?

Usually if something doesn't work the best bet is to have a look at the logs. So try to check if your webserver's logs (depending on your system it could be stored in /var/log/apache2/error.log or /var/log/nginx/error.log or something similar) contain anything useful that you could tell/write me. Otherwise check if the application's log contains anything, stored in .../storage/logs/lumen-2022-08-11.log

EmanDS commented 2 years ago

Thanks, I had a look to the logs but could not find anything. I am going to install it again and see

EmanDS commented 2 years ago

I have installed again following the classical method on php 7.4 and php 8.0.2 still the same issue. I am on production server CentOS 8, everything goes well but when at the end I go to the url of the installation (https://emmanuel-dossantos.fr/benotes/public/) I am getting a blank page. My php settings https://emmanuel-dossantos.fr/benotes/info.php. I could not find any log reporting an issue. Thanks

EmanDS commented 2 years ago

What I can see that is wrong from the source code of the index page are the links starting with "/" like href="/manifest.json" which should be href="benotes/public/manifest.json". But I do not know where to fix this... <!doctype html>

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fr0tt commented 2 years ago

First of all, I'm pretty sure (but can't promise it right now) that composer install should complain when you try to install it with php8. Do you use the same php version for php-cli ? Try to use for both of them php7.4 (You can still use newer php versions for other projects side by side.)

Regarding your blank page problem you're probably right that the cause of it is the (relative) root path. This is a common issue. Usually you would use for every project a domain or subdomain instead of a subdirectory, but it's possible. In order to help you I need to know which webserver are you using ? Apache or Nginx or ... ?

EmanDS commented 2 years ago

No complaints at all when installing with php8 but I can use php 7.4 as well. My server is running apache

EmanDS commented 2 years ago

If I install it in the root path of the server instead of /subdirectory it works like a charm even with php 8. But I would like to use it in a /subdirectory...

fr0tt commented 2 years ago

I'm still surprised that php-cli8.0 works but all the better.

I thought about it and it might not be possible at the moment to make it work in a subdirectory. (Like I said, I can't test it myself this week.)

You can redirect with Apache /benotes/public to /benotes, but that won't solve the problem really.

Don't you have the option to use a subdomain ? (Or you could use an alternative port.)

EmanDS commented 2 years ago

Thanks for you answer.

Yes I will go with subdomain then. Thanks a lot for your time. Good work by the way.

Have a nice weekend. Emmanuel

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Le 13 août 2022 à 10:41, fr0tt @.***> a écrit :



I'm still surprised that php-cli8.0 works but all the better.

I thought about it and it might not be possible at the moment to make it work in a subdirectory. (Like I said, I can't test it myself this week.)

You can redirect with Apache /benotes/public to /benotes, but that won't solve the problem really.

Don't you have the option to use a subdomain ? (Or you could use an alternative port.)

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fr0tt commented 2 years ago

Thank you very much !

I'm sorry that I wasn't able to help you making it work in a subdirectory.

Have a nice weekend aswell :)

EmanDS commented 2 years ago

it is already very kind of you to have spent time answering my questions. I appreciate.

I finally installed it at the root domain.

In fact your app is very complementary to my project (where I uploade PDFs & Excel files). I was wanting to merge both either by encapsulating mine into yours or the other way round but it looks more difficult as expected. I have not yet figured out how to do it as your app seems to have one main view served by a javascript file. But I will try to understand how it works and do it...

Thanks again.

Emmanuel

De : fr0tt @.***> Envoyé : dimanche 14 août 2022 11:52:49 À : fr0tt/benotes Cc : Emmanuel Dos Santos; Author Objet : Re: [fr0tt/benotes] Blank page after installation (Issue #37)

Thank you very much !

I'm sorry that I wasn't able to help you making it work in a subdirectory.

Have a nice weekend aswell :)

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fr0tt commented 2 years ago

That is very nice to say from you.

I am sometimes thinking about adding files aswell but I would probably have to change the "create" design in order to support different types without being to confusing or hidden.

The application is basically split into an SPA(single-page-application - so yes it is only a single js file) as frontend and a backend that can communicate via a Rest Api with the former.

Perhaps one solution for you might be to include that Rest Api in your own application.

EmanDS commented 2 years ago

Thanks for your message.

Good idea to include that Rest Api in my application.

I am going to test that.

Best regards Emmanuel

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Le 15 août 2022 à 01:47, fr0tt @.***> a écrit :



That is very nice to say from you.

I am sometimes thinking about adding files aswell but I would probably have to change the "create" design in order to support different types without being to confusing or hidden.

The application is basically split into an SPA (single-page-application) as frontend and a backend that can communicate via a Rest Api with the former.

Perhaps one solution for you might be to include that Rest Apihttps://github.com/fr0tt/benotes/blob/master/api.md in your own application.

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EmanDS commented 2 years ago

Hello,

Sorry to annoye you once more.

I am trying to add a link to my other app on the Sidebar.vue but nothing happens. Even if I delete all files and folders (except for views folder) in the resources folder your app continues to work as a charm. Therefore, I do not know how to apply the change I want to make.

Could you advise?

Best regards, Emmanuel

De : Emmanuel Dos Santos Santos @.> Date : lundi 15 août 2022 à 09:58 À : fr0tt/benotes @.> Cc : fr0tt/benotes @.>, Author @.> Objet : Re: [fr0tt/benotes] Blank page after installation (Issue #37)

Thanks for your message.

Good idea to include that Rest Api in my application.

I am going to test that.

Best regards Emmanuel Envoyé de mon iPhone

Le 15 août 2022 à 01:47, fr0tt @.***> a écrit :

That is very nice to say from you.

I am sometimes thinking about adding files aswell but I would probably have to change the "create" design in order to support different types without being to confusing or hidden.

The application is basically split into an SPA (single-page-application) as frontend and a backend that can communicate via a Rest Api with the former.

Perhaps one solution for you might be to include that Rest Apihttps://github.com/fr0tt/benotes/blob/master/api.md in your own application.

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fr0tt commented 2 years ago

Hi again,

no need to apologize, I should have included instructions for development anyways.

No matter what you do with the entire resources/js folder there won't be any changes made unless you rebuild the SPA part of the application, which refreshes the famous (public)/js/app.js

In order to apply any changes you need to:

RomualdYT commented 1 year ago

Hello, I do have the same problem on a subdomain. Same errors, same tries with 7.4 (CLI too) Any ideas ? :( @fr0tt (I made a topic on reddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/benotes/comments/15vz0dm/blank_page_after_installation/) :) !

fr0tt commented 1 year ago

Then I'm going to answer you on Reddit