COPS : Calibre OPDS PHP Server - Page 90

mariosipad · 09-04-2016, 07:13 PM

Make a file test.php containing:

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>PHP Test</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php 
phpinfo(); 
?>
</body>
</html>

Put test.php in /website/cops
Then in a browser http://www.customdomain.com/website/cops/test.php

What happens? And what happens if you put the file test.php in /website ?

KnnNike · 09-04-2016, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mariosipad

Make a file test.php containing:

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>PHP Test</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php 
phpinfo(); 
?>
</body>
</html>

Put test.php in /website/cops
Then in a browser http://www.customdomain.com/website/cops/test.php

What happens? And what happens if you put the file test.php in /website ?

In both cases I get the correctly loaded php info/config page.

So this would indicate that there is a problem with one of the files in my "cops" folder, correct? Does it also mean that my php/apache installation is not at fault?

KnnNike · 09-04-2016, 07:33 PM

Ok, by process of elimination there seems to be an issue with my htaccess file. Stay tuned...

mariosipad · 09-04-2016, 08:13 PM

Strange.

The default .htaccess file in cops blocks nothing.

Just rename it to no.htaccess and try again.

Then what is the output of http://www.customdomain.com/website/...heckconfig.php ?

KnnNike · 09-04-2016, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mariosipad

Strange.

The default .htaccess file in cops blocks nothing.

Just rename it to no.htaccess and try again.

Then what is the output of http://www.customdomain.com/website/...heckconfig.php ?

Everything shows "OK"

So now we're making progress. The metadata comes through correctly, but when I try to actually download a book, I get the "this looks like an html file, not an actual ePub" message. I have enabled url rewriting in config_local.php, is there something else I can check?

mariosipad · 09-05-2016, 05:02 AM

Questions:
1- with or without .htaccess?

2 - which browser or app are you using to download the epub?
If you use a browser (firefox recommended) to access cops rewriting should not be needed to be enabled. If you enable rewriting in config_local.php it should also be enabled in .htaccess.

Goner · 09-09-2016, 05:11 AM

Is there any chance of COPS getting it's own login page ?

I also tried to use .htaccess to prevent unauthorized access but unfortunately the Kobo browser doest not support 'basic authorization'

mariosipad · 09-09-2016, 06:14 AM

@Goner

When connecting to cops protected by <username>/<password> use this format:

http://<password>:<username>@<url_or_ IP>/<cops>

A bit cumbersome, but it works.

tnemec · 09-11-2016, 04:01 AM

I am using COPS since quite a while running on my Synology NAS. Recently I got a problem with entries which could not be downloaded to my ebook readers - even the cover page was not visible on the web page or via OPDS on the iPad (although those entries do look good via Calibre). The only part visible is the title and description.

I tried to find some pattern (filenames, ...) but cannot get it working. Has anybody found a similar behaviour? Could this be another problem with accessibility?

Rgrds,
Thomas

Update: I found some strange additional effects: this is connected somehow with author names: e.g. I do have some books from Bill Bryson, changing the name in Calibre to something different makes it visible and accessible. Changing it back to Bill Bryson leaves it unreadable...

Update: even changing this book to Bill Bryson1 makes the trick!!!

Update: Heinrich Steinfest does not work as well...

mariosipad · 09-11-2016, 09:22 AM

Which Synology model?
Have you recently updated the Synology software to version 6?

Have you tried rebooting the Synology and or reinstalling COPS?

tnemec · 09-11-2016, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mariosipad

Which Synology model?
Have you recently updated the Synology software to version 6?

Have you tried rebooting the Synology and or reinstalling COPS?

Synology DS413 with V6 and all updates. I am often rebooting the device. And I recently updated COPS.

Meanwhile I have added to some of the authors a dot at the end ("Koontz.") which is kind of an ugly workaround.

Can you do me a favour and rename the author of one of your books to e.g. "Thomas Raab" and tell me if that works???

PeterT · 09-11-2016, 11:20 AM

I wonder if you're seeing an issue related to case sensitive vs case insensitive file systems?

mariosipad · 09-11-2016, 11:22 AM

As a fellow COPS enthusiast I will gladly do you a favour.

1 - in Calibre renamed the author of a random book to "Thomas Raab"
2 - the name of the directory with the book with the renamed author changed to "Thomas Raab"
3 - copied the whole Calibre library with all files to my COPS Server (Debian Wheezy).
4 - The author "Thomas Raab" showed up as expected in COPS. The book was downloadable.

All went as expected!

Where are our differences:
1 - I did not use a Synology (my old Synology does not support DSM 6 :-( )
2 - I use Apache2 as a webserver and sqlite3 as a database server. Synology uses it's own versions.

However I do not expect this to have any impact on the working of COPS.

mariosipad · 09-11-2016, 11:24 AM

@PeterT

Synology is linux (of a sort). It's file system is quite case sensitive in my experience.

tnemec · 09-11-2016, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mariosipad

As a fellow COPS enthusiast I will gladly do you a favour.

1 - in Calibre renamed the author of a random book to "Thomas Raab"
2 - the name of the directory with the book with the renamed author changed to "Thomas Raab"
3 - copied the whole Calibre library with all files to my COPS Server (Debian Wheezy).
4 - The author "Thomas Raab" showed up as expected in COPS. The book was downloadable.

All went as expected!

Where are our differences:
1 - I did not use a Synology (my old Synology does not support DSM 6 :-( )
2 - I use Apache2 as a webserver and sqlite3 as a database server. Synology uses it's own versions.

However I do not expect this to have any impact on the working of COPS.

Thanks a lot for this. At least I can exclude a bit and search elsewhere further...

09-04-2016, 07:13 PM	#1336
mariosipad Guru Posts: 719 Karma: 10738 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: iPad & iPhone with Marvin 2 + 3 & Kobo Glo HD	Make a file test.php containing: Code: <html> <head> <title>PHP Test</title> </head> <body> <?php phpinfo(); ?> </body> </html> Put test.php in /website/cops Then in a browser http://www.customdomain.com/website/cops/test.php What happens? And what happens if you put the file test.php in /website ?

09-04-2016, 08:13 PM	#1339
mariosipad Guru Posts: 719 Karma: 10738 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: iPad & iPhone with Marvin 2 + 3 & Kobo Glo HD	Strange. The default .htaccess file in cops blocks nothing. Just rename it to no.htaccess and try again. Then what is the output of http://www.customdomain.com/website/...heckconfig.php ? Last edited by mariosipad; 09-04-2016 at 08:22 PM.

09-11-2016, 04:01 AM	#1344
tnemec Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2016 Device: iPad & iPhone with Marvin	I am using COPS since quite a while running on my Synology NAS. Recently I got a problem with entries which could not be downloaded to my ebook readers - even the cover page was not visible on the web page or via OPDS on the iPad (although those entries do look good via Calibre). The only part visible is the title and description. I tried to find some pattern (filenames, ...) but cannot get it working. Has anybody found a similar behaviour? Could this be another problem with accessibility? Rgrds, Thomas Update: I found some strange additional effects: this is connected somehow with author names: e.g. I do have some books from Bill Bryson, changing the name in Calibre to something different makes it visible and accessible. Changing it back to Bill Bryson leaves it unreadable... Update: even changing this book to Bill Bryson1 makes the trick!!! Update: Heinrich Steinfest does not work as well... Last edited by tnemec; 09-11-2016 at 09:46 AM.

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09-04-2016, 07:33 PM	#1338
KnnNike Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2016 Device: Kobo Aura H2O	Ok, by process of elimination there seems to be an issue with my htaccess file. Stay tuned...

09-05-2016, 05:02 AM	#1341
mariosipad Guru Posts: 719 Karma: 10738 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: iPad & iPhone with Marvin 2 + 3 & Kobo Glo HD	Questions: 1- with or without .htaccess? 2 - which browser or app are you using to download the epub? If you use a browser (firefox recommended) to access cops rewriting should not be needed to be enabled. If you enable rewriting in config_local.php it should also be enabled in .htaccess.

09-09-2016, 05:11 AM	#1342
Goner Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 11628 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Device: ARCHOS 80G9, Kobo Touch, Sony PRS-T1, BeBook Club S, Icarus Reader Go	Is there any chance of COPS getting it's own login page ? I also tried to use .htaccess to prevent unauthorized access but unfortunately the Kobo browser doest not support 'basic authorization'

09-09-2016, 06:14 AM	#1343
mariosipad Guru Posts: 719 Karma: 10738 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: iPad & iPhone with Marvin 2 + 3 & Kobo Glo HD	@Goner When connecting to cops protected by <username>/<password> use this format: http://<password>:<username>@<url_or_ IP>/<cops> A bit cumbersome, but it works.

09-11-2016, 09:22 AM	#1345
mariosipad Guru Posts: 719 Karma: 10738 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: iPad & iPhone with Marvin 2 + 3 & Kobo Glo HD	Which Synology model? Have you recently updated the Synology software to version 6? Have you tried rebooting the Synology and or reinstalling COPS?

09-11-2016, 11:20 AM	#1347
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,201 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	I wonder if you're seeing an issue related to case sensitive vs case insensitive file systems?

09-11-2016, 11:22 AM	#1348
mariosipad Guru Posts: 719 Karma: 10738 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: iPad & iPhone with Marvin 2 + 3 & Kobo Glo HD	As a fellow COPS enthusiast I will gladly do you a favour. 1 - in Calibre renamed the author of a random book to "Thomas Raab" 2 - the name of the directory with the book with the renamed author changed to "Thomas Raab" 3 - copied the whole Calibre library with all files to my COPS Server (Debian Wheezy). 4 - The author "Thomas Raab" showed up as expected in COPS. The book was downloadable. All went as expected! Where are our differences: 1 - I did not use a Synology (my old Synology does not support DSM 6 :-( ) 2 - I use Apache2 as a webserver and sqlite3 as a database server. Synology uses it's own versions. However I do not expect this to have any impact on the working of COPS.

09-11-2016, 11:24 AM	#1349
mariosipad Guru Posts: 719 Karma: 10738 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: iPad & iPhone with Marvin 2 + 3 & Kobo Glo HD	@PeterT Synology is linux (of a sort). It's file system is quite case sensitive in my experience.

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