Can't create new Flex/PHP project

[Guest]

I've installed Zend Server CE on my Mac (OS X 10.6.4), FB4.5 recognized the server and automatically added it to the list of PHP servers. But when I simply try to create a new Flex/PHP project--just doing one of the tutorials--I get "Cannot create project content at the specified external location," as below.

The configuration just won't validate. When I dig into the server path mapping, I find this:

I didn't touch anything on that screen--the path on server and path in file system were already set to those values.

Any ideas why this is happening and how I might fix it?

Thanks!

--bryan

[Guest]

Hi Brian,

Since your Zend Server CE was installed by the root (and its service is running as such) any operation and process that requires changes in the server should have root privileges.

Could you verify that the user you are using when developing can access these directories or just run FBPHP with root privileges.

Thanks,

Roy

[Guest]

Thanks very much, Roy. That's really helpful--I'm exploring it and I'll post again when I sort it all out.

[Guest]

That was it, Roy! I had admin privileges, but those did not include the ability to write to hidden folders. The network admin fixed this for me and I'm ready to roll.

Thanks again--that was a huge help.

--bryan

[Jamie_McDaniel]

I had this same issue after installing Flash Builder 4.5 for PHP and Zend Server CE.  I installed as admin but the document root (/usr/local/zend/apache2/htdocs) did not have the admin user with Read & Write permissions.

In case it helps others, this is how I got it working:

Opened Terminal and typed:

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE

killall Finder

I could then see the hidden /usr/local/zend/apache2/htdocs folder.  I right-clicked it and selected Get Info.  Under Sharing & Permissions I then added the admin user with Read & Write privileges.

To return Finder back to not showing hidden files, issue the same commands but with FALSE.

It might be worth investigating how to configure Zend Server CE so that the document root is not in a hidden folder.  Flash Builder for PHP will let you explore your output folder in the Package Explorer, but you will need to have hidden files visible to see them in Finder.

[Guest]

Oooh. Thanks, Jamie. I'll do that and add it to my Flex Builder tips file!