Permission denied error

Discussion in 'Co-op Advertising Network' started by Stretch, Mar 15, 2005.

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  1. #1
    Yesterday I got the 'co-op ad network ads were not found' email. During testing to see what's up I managed to produce this error

    My IP is 67.18.180.226. Is there a problem with the IP?

    I hadn't changed anything on the server and I've tried the latest coop code. Any ideas?
     
    Stretch, Mar 15, 2005 IP
  2. crazyhorse

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    #2
    Not sure whether this has to do with your problem however do you have write permission on your server? The ad_network_ads_xxx.txt file has to have the correct file permissions assigned to it. It has to be writable so CHMOD it 777. Have a look here for more Coop network FAQ
     
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  3. Stretch

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    Thanks but that's not it. As I say, it was working and then it stopped
     
    Stretch, Mar 15, 2005 IP
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    #4
    Any idea on this guys as It kind of affects me too :)
     
    SEbasic, Mar 15, 2005 IP
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    Tonight when im at home after work i ll try to reproduce the error.
     
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    That would be great...

    Thanks very much :)
     
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  7. Stretch

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    Yeah, most appreciated Crazyhorse. I feel naked without my weight :)
     
    Stretch, Mar 15, 2005 IP
  8. crazyhorse

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    Well my knowledge doesnt reach that far to recreate/reproduce the error. However not sure this is going to be of any help but possible reasons could be :

    * Typo in the hostname/setup/configuration
    * firewall, tcp wrappers, etc. blocking connections
    * DNS problem

    Thats all i could come up with however i have asked someone else to have a look at it as well maybe he can come up with a solution.
     
    crazyhorse, Mar 15, 2005 IP
  9. Stretch

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    Thanks Crazyhorse. This is shared hosting so it's possible there's been a server change that could cause it stop working but I've checked everything that's in my control (I think) and still can't find a thing.

    It would help to know if the IP has been flagged by the validation server (i.e for requesting ads too often or something).

    Shawn can you confirm/deny (or shed any light on the error)?

    Thanks.
     
    Stretch, Mar 15, 2005 IP
  10. SEbasic

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    Shawn, could you give any insight into this by any chance?

    67.18.180.226

    Cheers
     
    SEbasic, Mar 16, 2005 IP
  11. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #11
    Not blocked on this end.
     
    digitalpoint, Mar 16, 2005 IP
  12. Stretch

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    Ok. Thanks Shawn. I'll talk to my host.
     
    Stretch, Mar 16, 2005 IP
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    Just a thought Shawn, I know you have moved the forums over to the new server, but I'm not sure about the Coop stuff.

    Could it be a DNS issue like crazyhorse suggested?

    Cheers again.
     
    SEbasic, Mar 16, 2005 IP
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    Only the forums have moved at this point.
     
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    OK...

    Thanks for that...
     
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  16. Stretch

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    I spoke to my host who can't help. I found Shawn's post where someone else had a similar problem and he suggested running this script to check if things resolve ok:

    <?php
    echo gethostbyname('ads.digitalpoint.com');
    ?>

    This is supposed to return an IP address but it doesn't for ANY domain (not just DPs).

    Does anyone know how I can instruct PHP to use a particular IP for an address so it avoids trying to use the servers DNS? I.e:

    ads.digitalpoint.com = 216.9.35.57
    validate.digitalpoint.com = 216.9.35.51

    Any help appreciated. Thanks.
     
    Stretch, Mar 16, 2005 IP