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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
13931Bug reportsInstallationpublic2018-08-01 23:082018-09-03 17:14
ReporterAndyVincent Assigned Toollehar  
PrioritynoneSeverityminor 
Status closedResolutionfixed 
Fixed in Version3.14.x 
Summary13931: Installer enters an infinite redirect loop if the 'tmp' directory is not writable.
Description

Setting up LimeSurvey for the first time, I neglected to make the LS/tmp & other directories writable by the webserver.

Unfortunately this wasn't obvious to be straight away, as when navigating to the limesurvey installer, the error message that would've been displayed was not displayed due to an infinite redirect (coming from the _checkInstallation function in LSYii_Controller, attempting to redirect the 'install' endpoint).

Steps To Reproduce
  1. Start with no installation of LimeSurvey
  2. Extract the LS installation
  3. Skip the step in the manual that says to make limesurvey/tmp (and I suspect the others) writable
  4. Navigate to the .../limesurvey page. Browser [in this case Chrome 68.0.3440.84] will in now attempt to redirect continuously to .../limesurvey/index.php?r=installer eventually giving up with an error message about too many redirects. No LimeSurvey installer is shown.
TagsNo tags attached.
Bug heat6
Complete LimeSurvey version number (& build)3.14.1+180731
I will donate to the project if issue is resolvedNo
BrowserChrome 68.0.3440.84
Database type & versionMySQL 14.14
Server OS (if known)Ubuntu 17.10 [Artful]
Webserver software & version (if known)Apache 2.4.27
PHP Version7.1.17

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LouisGac

LouisGac

2018-08-08 11:29

developer   ~48755

Redirect loop is caused by new exception page
ollehar

ollehar

2018-08-08 13:10

administrator   ~48758

Fix committed to master branch: http://bugs.limesurvey.org/plugin.php?page=Source/view&id=27768
c_schmitz

c_schmitz

2018-09-03 17:14

administrator   ~48953

Version 3.14.8+180829 released

Related Changesets

LimeSurvey: master dc30bedc

2018-08-08 13:09:35

ollehar

Details Diff 		Fixed issue 13931: Installer enters an infinite redirect loop if the 'tmp' directory is not writable. Affected Issues
13931
mod - application/core/LSYii_Application.php Diff File

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2018-08-01 23:08 AndyVincent New Issue
2018-08-07 10:17 LouisGac Assigned To => dominikvitt
2018-08-07 10:17 LouisGac Status new => assigned
2018-08-08 11:28 LouisGac Assigned To dominikvitt => DenisChenu
2018-08-08 11:29 LouisGac Note Added: 48755
2018-08-08 11:30 LouisGac Assigned To DenisChenu => LouisGac
2018-08-08 13:10 ollehar Changeset attached => LimeSurvey master dc30bedc
2018-08-08 13:10 ollehar Note Added: 48758
2018-08-08 13:10 ollehar Assigned To LouisGac => ollehar
2018-08-08 13:10 ollehar Resolution open => fixed
2018-08-08 13:11 ollehar Status assigned => resolved
2018-08-08 13:11 ollehar Fixed in Version => 3.14.x
2018-09-03 17:14 c_schmitz Note Added: 48953
2018-09-03 17:14 c_schmitz Status resolved => closed