dailytemplate not generating archive pages

Foxie299 · Post by **Foxie299** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 6:10 am

While in the process of updating and redesigning my site, I uploaded my new index page, and noticed that the 'first_day', 'next_day' etc. tags aren't working. A few hours later, I discovered that the reason for this was that autokeen wasn't generating archive pages from the dailytemplate - both the w/ and d/ folders in my public_html are entirely empty.

I checked that the dailytemplate had a .html extension, and not a .htm extension (which it did) and then uploaded it (my new dailytemplate).

I then moved some of the old comics back to the /workspace folder, so autokeen would find them there and generate archive pages for them.

Then I ran an update.

The comics moved from the /workspace folder to the /public_html folder, but no pages were generated.

Despite all my searching, I can't find any answers relating to this particular problem. My best guess at the moment is that it's all my fault. See, when trying to get my index page to work, I vagually remember deleating a whole bunch of the old pages from my folders. As I used to have archive pages and now don't, I'm assuming that they were among the casualties. I've noticed that the majority of the folders have random files in there which have nothing to do with me: for example, the public_html folder has two, one called, 'htaccess', and another called, 'htaccess.bak'; /workspace has such things as, '.bash_logout', and '.bash_profile'. However, my /w and /d folders have none of these files. I suspect I deleated them when I nuked all the archive pages. Could this be the problem?

If not, what could?

Thank you in advance for your help.

The comic is at http://dogdays.comicgen.com

Oualawouzou · Post by **Oualawouzou** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:40 am

Foxie299 wrote:
I then moved some of the old comics back to the /workspace folder, so autokeen would find them there and generate archive pages for them.

Then I ran an update.

The comics moved from the /workspace folder to the /public_html folder, but no pages were generated.

You mean you moved them back to /workspace/comics , right? If you put comics straight in /workspace and not in the subfolder workspace/comics, it won't work. The templates (indextemplate.html and dailytemplate.html) must be straight in /workspace and not in a subfolder though.

I've noticed that the majority of the folders have random files in there which have nothing to do with me: for example, the public_html folder has two, one called, 'htaccess', and another called, 'htaccess.bak'; /workspace has such things as, '.bash_logout', and '.bash_profile'. However, my /w and /d folders have none of these files. I suspect I deleated them when I nuked all the archive pages. Could this be the problem?

(ETA: Sorry, forgot to type in my response before posting.

I don't know if deleting them would break your site, but you shouldn't touch these. These files are there for the benefit of the CG people.

The comic is at http://dogdays.comicgen.com

Your navigation buttons show up, but they're not links... That's weird. Could you post your indextemplate.html code here please?

Foxie299 · Post by **Foxie299** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:44 am

Oualawouzou wrote:
You mean you moved them back to /workspace/comics , right? If you put comics straight in /workspace and not in the subfolder workspace/comics, it won't work. The templates (indextemplate.html and dailytemplate.html) must be straight in /workspace and not in a subfolder though.

Yeah, that's what I meant to say. My bad.

Your navigation buttons show up, but they're not links... That's weird. Could you post your indextemplate.html code here please?

Sure, but I'll warn you, there's tables nesting in there like a rabbit warren

The fact that the navigation buttons were just pictures rather than links was the place where this whole problem started. When I uploaded them and the old pages were still up, they worked fine. Although, I'm not sure if they ever worked with the new index page . . . hmm . . . memory's hazy. Too much coffee and stress. Either way, when I poked around on the server side folders, I found both the d/ and w/ folders were empty and moving the comics back to /workspace/comics/ and running an update didn't help. If it's any help, here's a few comic names: 20050430.jpg; 20050423.jpg; 20050312.jpg; 20050305.jpg. They're all in public_html/comics/.

Of course, I'm not sure which way around the problem is running itself - which is the cause and which is the effect . . .

Anyway, sorry, the code:

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      A:active { text-decoration: none; color: silver }
      A:visited { text-decoration: none ; color: maroon } 
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Oualawouzou · Post by **Oualawouzou** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:52 am

I don't have a lot of time for now, but regarding the navigation buttons: you linked the images directly instead of using the ***tags*** (***previous_day***, ***first_day***, etc). Simply put the ***tags*** where you want the buttons to show up, do not code them in by hand.

Post by **Mercury Hat** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:06 am

The fact that your comic appears on your site, but the archive page for it is not there (http://dogdays.comicgen.com/d/20050430.html) means that there's probably something screwy with your dailytemplate.html . Check to make sure you have dailytemplate.html in your /workspace folder and that it is named correctly (no weird capitalization, not .htm, nothing like that).

Foxie299 · Post by **Foxie299** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 3:03 pm

Oualawouzou wrote:I don't have a lot of time for now, but regarding the navigation buttons: you linked the images directly instead of using the ***tags*** (***previous_day***, ***first_day***, etc). Simply put the ***tags*** where you want the buttons to show up, do not code them in by hand.

Okay, have done that. That was the reason that they weren't links.

Thank you

Mercury Hat wrote:The fact that your comic appears on your site, but the archive page for it is not there (http://dogdays.comicgen.com/d/20050430.html) means that there's probably something screwy with your dailytemplate.html . Check to make sure you have dailytemplate.html in your /workspace folder and that it is named correctly (no weird capitalization, not .htm, nothing like that).

Okay, I've checked and double checked the spelling. In fact, I've checked it so many times that the letters have ceased to have any meaning. I've checked that it's in the /workspace folder, and I can see it right above indextemplate.html.

Unfortunatly, the archive pages still aren't generating.

I'm sorry to be such a pain in the hiney.

Foxie299 · Post by **Foxie299** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:54 am

I've been poking around on-line, been through the code with a fine-toothed comb, and posted up here about recovering my .htaccess and .htaccess.bak files for /d and /w, but still no joy. I'm still not getting archive pages.

Any help would be much apprechiated.

Many thanks.

Oualawouzou · Post by **Oualawouzou** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:55 am

I sent a PM to STrRedWolf (an admin) to check into that. I don't know about the htaccess stuff myself but he should be able to help.

Foxie299 · Post by **Foxie299** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:07 am

Thank you. I'm very grateful. You're a star!

Post by **STrRedWolf** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:42 am

Don't touch the .htaccess files. If you do, Kisai will whack your hands with a mallet HARD and replace them.

The /public_html/workspace alias was missing. It has been replaced, so run another update and the archives will be back. This is a known bug in AutoKeen and is "fixed" in WolfKeen.

Foxie299 · Post by **Foxie299** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:07 am

Thank you. I'm very, very grateful. I Promise to do my best not to screw my site up in future. I very much apprechiate you taking the time to fix my mistakes.

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