ADMIN page wont load at all! (Windows Bug in PHP 5.2.4)

[DrByte]

After digging, this is a PHP 5.2.4 Windows bug with a patch available in CVS:
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42523

Woot! -- Thanks for digging that up.
I guess we'll just have to hope that the next PHP version fixes it properly.
I'm not planning to make any changes to Zen Cart to accommodate this PHP bug. Will simply be instructing to upgrade PHP.

[shanescy]

the patch works "IT WORKS" Woooo Hooo

[torvista]

Hi,
I was using PHP 5.25 and the bug appeared to be still there (it was fixed in 5.25)

ie. using the test script
<?php
echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
?>

returns the double path

/catalog/admin/test.php/catalog/admin/test.php

which is the symptom of the bug and stops the admin page from loading.

However it was a fault with the Abyss web server I am using for development:
In Scripting Parameters, edit the Interpreter entry and change the Type
field from 'PHP Style' to 'Standard'.
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=43247&edit=2
regards
Steve

[randallj2877]

After digging, this is a PHP 5.2.4 Windows bug with a patch available in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42523

For those of you running PHP 5.2.4 on Windows who, for whatever reason, are not able to patch this (perhaps because you don;t own your own server, and your web hosting provider will not patch the PHP bug for you -- like me!!), I coded a workaround that accommodates PHP with and without the patch.

First, locate application_top.php in /admin/includes/. Search for the code block in that file that looks something like this (if memory serves me, because I've already altered my code):

// set php_self in the local scope
if (!isset($PHP_SELF)) 
    $PHP_SELF = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; 

Then modify this code as follows:

// set php_self in the local scope
if (!isset($PHP_SELF)) 
{
    if (substr_count($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'],'.') > 1)
    {
        $pathArr = explode('/',$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']);
        $truePathArrCount = (count($pathArr) - 1) / 2;
        for ($i=1; $i<=$truePathArrCount; $i++)
        {
            $newPathArr[] = $pathArr[$i];
        }
        if (is_array($newPathArr))
        {
            $PHP_SELF = '/' . implode('/',$newPathArr);
        }
    }
    else
    {
        $PHP_SELF = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
    }
} 

Volia, the Admin page no longer hangs forever and you can log into the Admin area successfully.

[confuseduk]

doesnt seem to work for me, still get the same double name
if anyone has a resolution for this it would be good.

[gardenpondcenter]

randallj2877 ~~ Thanks so much for solving this issue for us!!! It has been driving me nuts for almost an hour! I googled all over for it, "zencart admin redirect loop" and couldn't find anything. After enough variations I found a link to this thread and you had the answer. Phew. What a hassle. Silly PHP 5.2.4! Again, thanks so much for your help.

[VincentD]

For those of you running PHP 5.2.4 on Windows who, for whatever reason, are not able to patch this (perhaps because you don;t own your own server, and your web hosting provider will not patch the PHP bug for you -- like me!!), I coded a workaround that accommodates PHP with and without the patch.

First, locate application_top.php in /admin/includes/. Search for the code block in that file that looks something like this (if memory serves me, because I've already altered my code):

// set php_self in the local scope
if (!isset($PHP_SELF)) 
    $PHP_SELF = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; 

Then modify this code as follows:

// set php_self in the local scope
if (!isset($PHP_SELF)) 
{
    if (substr_count($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'],'.') > 1)
    {
        $pathArr = explode('/',$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']);
        $truePathArrCount = (count($pathArr) - 1) / 2;
        for ($i=1; $i<=$truePathArrCount; $i++)
        {
            $newPathArr[] = $pathArr[$i];
        }
        if (is_array($newPathArr))
        {
            $PHP_SELF = '/' . implode('/',$newPathArr);
        }
    }
    else
    {
        $PHP_SELF = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
    }
} 

Volia, the Admin page no longer hangs forever and you can log into the Admin area successfully.

HOLY CRAP, you are a god. This fixed it for me! Thank the lord, I've been trying to resolve this for HOURS. Although, I am on a Linux server.

[DrByte]

HOLY CRAP, you are a god. This fixed it for me! Thank the lord, I've been trying to resolve this for HOURS. Although, I am on a Linux server.

If you're running the PHP version that contains the bug ... then I suggest you get your PHP version fixed ASAP, since it's VERY old.

[Delights]

Greetings;

I was getting the same error with the white page in the admin, the way i fixed it was by changing the premissions on the file

/public_html/includes/configure.php

As soon as i set that to (644) the admin section started working.

[piko]

Thank You randallj2877!
I tried manually installing zen cart, but godaddy gave me a server error during the last step of the installation. So then I tried installing the app through godaddy. I was warned through the reviews that godaddy's zen cart app installation was faulty, but I didn't want to manually install it again (did it twice). So here I am trying to find a solution to the admin login page. Good thing I stumbled upon this post!