I have the same problem. Installed today. Admin allows me to edit current apps such as the examples app - can create new views etc. No new apps though. Help would be much appreciated... Thanks, Saf
On Feb 22, 4:15 pm, JoeCodeswell <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Webfacton Support and "web2py-users" Google Group, > > ref: "web2py-users" Google Group thread ""Unable to create > application" on WebFaction" the link is in the text below. > > I just made a flurry of webfaction tickets about memory usage and > upgrading my account. Actually doing an upgrade. > > This was because i had just used the web2py Custom Installation Script > from the WebFaction Control Panel to install a new web2py instance. > When i went to add a new app to the new web2py, up came a message > saying "unable to create application "home" (it may exist already)". I > tried every name in the book but to no avail. I googled the problem, > and one entry showed there could be a memory issue. That is the cause > of the flurry of tickets. Now i have found out that the memory issue > is NOT the problem. I have plenty of memory, having upgraded, but i > still get the bad behaviour. > > I have done more research on the problem in the "web2py-users" Google > Group. There is a recent [Dec 15, 2010] thread on this subject which > seems to imply that running the web2py Custom Installation Script from > the Control Panel causes a critical directory [deposit] to be left off > the installation. Here is the link to that > thread:http://groups.google.com/group/web2py/browse_thread/thread/98d3d1d2de... > > I have looked at both of my web2py installations and they both have a > "deposit" directory, but i still cannot create an app in my > w2p_mobyjoe installation. > > I can easily create a new app on the old instance. Here is the output: > "new application "justforkicks" created". > > Does anyone have any ideas? > > I am cross posting this on both the "web2py-users" Google Group and > WebFaction Ticket System. All of the folks in both of these groups are > very supportive. > > Thanks in advance. > > Love and peace, > > Joe
