[Typo3-linux] Invalid range end in install step 1

[Dimitri Tarassenko]

Nick,

As far as I can see this error is caused by ereg() function which
basically checks whether the hostname you entered as a location of
your database is a valid one or not:

Line 2078:
       if (!ereg("[^[:alnum:]_\.-:]",$value) && strlen($value)<50)

ereg() has changed quite a bit over the PHP versions and I think your
guess that it has to do with the PHP version you are using is a right
one.

What you could do is comment out lines 2078 & 2080 (closing } bracket)
- this would get you farther along the road but I would suspect there
are going to be more problems with other stuff.

4.1 is a VERY old version of PHP, which (unless patched with
back-ported fixes) probably has several security vulnerabilities.

What OS are you running that has 4.1?

On 11/10/05, Nick Spirov <bh_typo3 at spirov.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm installing Typo3 3.8.0 on a virtual server and can't get over Step 1
> in the '123' Install Tool - right after I fill in the database
> user/passwrd I get:
>
> Warning: Invalid range end in
> /var/www/html/typo3_src-3.8.0/typo3/sysext/install/mod/class.tx_install.php
> on line 2078
>
> I installed the same packages on my own server about 10 times with no
> problems. I just can't figure out what's the problem with that one. Safe
> mode is off. Could it be the PHP version - it's 4.1.2 ?
>
> I can't find the minimum PHP version anywhere on the website. Please
> help -- I'm watching Step 1 for several days already ;-)
>
> Nick
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Dimitri Tarassenko