[TYPO3-dev] Database compare in 4.2.10 install tool broken?

[Robert von Hackwitz]

On Fri, 2009-10-23 at 19:03 +0200, Ernesto Baschny [cron IT] wrote:
> Robert von Hackwitz schrieb:
> > On Fri, 2009-10-23 at 13:42 +0200, Loek Hilgersom wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I just tried to perform an 'Update required tables COMPARE' in the install tool 
> >> of a freshly upgraded site, but no compare is done. It jumps back to the first 
> >> page of the install tool. All works as expected when I switch back to 4.2.9.
> >> Could anyone confirm?
> >>
> >> Must be very secure, a broken install tool.  ;-)
> >>
> >> Loek
> > 
> > Hi!
> > Yep, same problem for me and i've noticed same behaviour when i try to
> > use Section 4 of the Install Tool "Image Processing": clicking on
> > "Testmenu" elements ("Reading image formats", "Writing Gif and
> > PNG", ...) doesn't work. Always jumping back to the first page of the
> > install tool.
> > 
> > I still have also some 4.1.x installations and after upgrading to 4.1.13
> > all worked as expected, instead.
> 
> Indeed strange, because the new session handling in the install tool is
> exactly the same in 4.1.13 and 4.2.10, so there should be no differences.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ernesto

Actually strange, but after a "little" (in effect the whole
afternoon :-( ) investigation & testing i've realized that:

- My home/office pc where the environement is: 
OS: Ubuntu 9.04
Php: 5.2.6 with magic_quotes_gpc = off (<----- important, see below...)
Mysql: 5.0.75

Result: everything is ok. Fresh installations of TYPO3 4.2.10 or
upgrades from earlier 4.2 version to 4.2.10 are working well.

- On some of production servers:
OS: Centos 5.x
Php: 5.1.x with magic_quotes_gpc = off
Mysql: 5.0.x or 4.x

a) TYPO3 4.2.9 worked well till yesterday. Upgrading to 4.2.10 or fresh
install: problems described above
b) TYPO3 4.1.13 works well

Switching magic_quotes_gpc = on

a) TYPO3 4.2.10 works well as expected
b) TYPO3 4.1.13 still continue working well

So, there's something wrong with this mix:

Php 5.1.x with magic_quotes_gpc = off and TYPO3 4.2.10

Loek perhaps can you confirm that ?


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Robert von Hackwitz
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