Error: Invalid file when opening any file for editing

[dsoini]

It appears the basename() function does not provide the proper filename for the built-in pages that come with the Pico CMS (Welcome, Sub Page Index and Sub Page). This results in Invalid file errors when attempting to edit any of the pages. I am using wamp.

[chanchal1987]

I am also facing the same problem. I think there should one more option for the file location and file name in New and Edit options.

Also experiencing this issue. I can edit files created by the editor, but when I try to edit pages created manually, I get "Error: Invalid file".

[ludwigmair]

can not open already existing pages correctly

Error: Invalid file

[ChristianGiupponi]

Same error

[w-vi]

Ideally look at some of the forks fixing it, there are couple of them floating around.
basename() leaves only the last trailing part of the path so the file is always looked up in the root directory.

[crempp]

It looks like there are multiple causes for this error.

I'm looking into fixing them.

By the way, does any know if this project is maintained anymore? It doesn't seem like it. It's been 10 months since any activity, there are 8 pull requests waiting and no response to issues from the project owner. I'd be willing to take over, I'd probably have to fork and apply the pull requests manually.

[khanduras]

It would be nice to have a working editor for pico.

Edit: I have some specific requests after working with Pico over night. Some are obvious, others are special requests

1. Be able to edit a different file name compared to its title
2. Create, edit and move documents from one directory to another
3. Always have the "Save" button handy
4. Some sort of preview akin to this: http://www.getuikit.com/docs/addons_markdownarea.html
5. Front-end editor instead of a backend one as the backend defeats the purpose of pico

That's all I can think up at this time, I'm sure others have other requests for this plugin as well.

[wesselgrift]

Is this fixed? Would be great to have this working.

[roryjarrard]

If anyone is looking at this thread any more, this fixes this problem. Edit pico_editor.php.

if(!isset($_SESSION['pico_logged_in']) || !$_SESSION['pico_logged_in']) die(json_encode(array('error' => 'Error: Unathorized')));
    $file_url = isset($_POST['file']) && $_POST['file'] ? $_POST['file'] : '';

    /*
     * This was rewritten from the GitHub, as basename() did not work
     */
    $parts = parse_url($file_url);
    $file = $parts['path']; // past the domain

    if(!$file) die('Error: Invalid file');

    // directories end in '/' and assume index, but that doesn't show in the POST value
    if(substr($file, -1) == '/') {
        $file .= 'index';
    }

    $file .= CONTENT_EXT;

    // remove the initial '/' from the requested page before prepending CONTENT_DIR
    $file = substr($file, 1);

    if(file_exists(CONTENT_DIR . $file)) die(file_get_contents(CONTENT_DIR . $file));
    else die('Error: Invalid file');

[wesselgrift]

Hi Rory,

I'm a bit of a PHP noob, where do I edit this in the file? :)

Thanks

[roryjarrard]

Sorry I should have mentioned that. This was the function do_open()

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Hi Rory,

I'm a bit of a PHP noob, where do I edit this in the file? :)

Thanks

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[wesselgrift]

Thanks, but still getting Error: file invalid, unfortunately :*(
I used it like this:

    if(!isset($_SESSION['pico_logged_in']) || !$_SESSION['pico_logged_in']) die(json_encode(array('error' => 'Error: Unathorized')));
    $file_url = isset($_POST['file']) && $_POST['file'] ? $_POST['file'] : '';

    /*
     * This was rewritten from the GitHub, as basename() did not work
     */
    $parts = parse_url($file_url);
    $file = $parts['path']; // past the domain

    if(!$file) die('Error: Invalid file');

    // directories end in '/' and assume index, but that doesn't show in the POST value
    if(substr($file, -1) == '/') {
        $file .= 'index';
    }

    $file .= CONTENT_EXT;

    // remove the initial '/' from the requested page before prepending CONTENT_DIR
    $file = substr($file, 1);

    if(file_exists(CONTENT_DIR . $file)) die(file_get_contents(CONTENT_DIR . $file));
    else die('Error: Invalid file');

[roryjarrard]

The best thing you can do is debug, or if you don't have that capacity, then add some lines in there like:

$parts = parse_url($file_url);
die(var_dump($parts));

And before the final if statement
$file = substr($file, 1);
die($file);

Those messages will show up right in the editor area. Make sure to check them one at a time, because it will stop at the "die" statement, and the first one will keep you from seeing the second one.