Movable Type plugin tweaking

27 Feb 2004 – 4:51pm

Dang it, for the life of me I can’t seem to get the MTAmazon plugin working so I put my reading lists and audio lists back up. The usual complaint as what a few others have encountered: the .mtamazon.config file and the error that MT-Medic keeps outputting.

WARNING Loading external module ‘MTPlugins::MTAmazon’:
Error opening file ‘/.mtamazon.config’: No such file or directory at extlib/MTPlugins/MTAmazon.pm line 509, <PLUGIN> line 18.
Compilation failed in require at (eval 30) line 3, <PLUGIN> line 18.

Yes I edited everything. Tried editing the configuration before uploading then tried again after uploading with WS_FTP Pro. First the .mtamazon.config file didn’t show up (hidden files) then I remembered that I had to add something to the way my FTP was looking at my server (See details below on how to see the hidden files). Everything is in the right place. Everything uploaded in ASCII. cache folder was CHMOD to 666… then I tried 777. Maybe I should tinker with it in SSH

MT-Medic is showing an error with the MTMacros plugin for me as well.

WARNING Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at plugins/macros.pl line 21.

Looks like I have to tinker with this one too.

Viewing hidden files

The following is what I used to make the hidden files on my server become visible. The instruction are for WS_FTP Pro but could help people with other FTP clients get in the right direction. I guess.

  1. If connected to your hosting server look at the side of your screen that has your server files.
  2. There should be some buttons along the right hand side of those files that read like “ChgDir”, “MkDir” and then a blank box.
  3. Click once in that blank box to get a little horizontal text input line (most likely a blinking line) and type in -al (minus sign, small letter A, small letter L)
  4. Click your enter or return key.

It should update and let you see any hidden files. If not you may have to disconnect and try the following:

  1. Make sure your FTP is not connected to your server.
  2. Bring up your connection dialog box (mine reads: “WS_FTP Pro: Connect to Remote Host”).
  3. Right click the connection you want to show hidden files on.
  4. Select “Properties”
  5. Click on the “Start Up” tag.
  6. Find “Remote file mask:” box and input -al (minus sign, small letter A, small letter L).
  7. Click OK. Now log back on. It should show any files that were hidden from you.
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