Merge pull request #1582 from mtmail/documentation-direct-link-osm2pgsql

[nominatim.git] / docs / admin / Faq.md

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@@ -26,14 +26,16 @@ If the reported rank is 26 or higher, you can also safely add `--index-noanalyse
 
     PHP Warning:  file_get_contents(): open_basedir restriction in effect.
 
 
     PHP Warning:  file_get_contents(): open_basedir restriction in effect.
 

-You need to adjust the [open_basedir](https://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.open-basedir) setting
-in your PHP configuration (`php.ini file`). By default this setting may look like this:
+You need to adjust the
+[open_basedir](https://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.open-basedir)
+setting in your PHP configuration (`php.ini` file). By default this setting may
+look like this:

 
     open_basedir = /srv/http/:/home/:/tmp/:/usr/share/pear/
 
 
     open_basedir = /srv/http/:/home/:/tmp/:/usr/share/pear/
 

-Either add reported directories to the list or disable this setting temporarily by
-dding ";" at the beginning of the line. Don't forget to enable this setting again
-once you are done with the PHP command line operations.
+Either add reported directories to the list or disable this setting temporarily
+by adding ";" at the beginning of the line. Don't forget to enable this setting
+again once you are done with the PHP command line operations.

 
 
 ### PHP timzeone warnings
 
 
 ### PHP timzeone warnings


@@ -66,6 +68,14 @@ server development libraries (`postgresql-server-dev-9.5` on Ubuntu)
 and recompile (`cmake .. && make`).
 
 
 and recompile (`cmake .. && make`).
 
 

+## I see the error "ERROR: permission denied for language c"
+
+`nominatim.so`, written in C, is required to be installed on the database
+server. Some managed database (cloud) services like Amazon RDS do not allow
+this. There is currently no work-around other than installing a database
+on a non-managed machine.
+
+

 ### I see the error: "function transliteration(text) does not exist"
 
 Reinstall the nominatim functions with `setup.php --create--functions`
 ### I see the error: "function transliteration(text) does not exist"
 
 Reinstall the nominatim functions with `setup.php --create--functions`


@@ -99,10 +109,11 @@ to get the full error message.
 
 `could not connect to server: No such file or directory`
 
 
 `could not connect to server: No such file or directory`
 

-On CentOS v7 the PostgreSQL server is started with `systemd`.
-Check if `/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.service` contains a line `PrivateTmp=true`.
-If so then Apache cannot see the `/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432` file. It's a good security feature,
-so use the [preferred solution](../appendix/Install-on-Centos-7/#adding-selinux-security-settings).
+On CentOS v7 the PostgreSQL server is started with `systemd`. Check if
+`/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.service` contains a line `PrivateTmp=true`. If
+so then Apache cannot see the `/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432` file. It's a good security
+feature, so use the
+[preferred solution](../appendix/Install-on-Centos-7/#adding-selinux-security-settings).

 
 However, you can solve this the quick and dirty way by commenting out that line and then run
 
 
 However, you can solve this the quick and dirty way by commenting out that line and then run
 


@@ -110,14 +121,12 @@ However, you can solve this the quick and dirty way by commenting out that line
     sudo systemctl restart httpd
 
 
     sudo systemctl restart httpd
 
 

-### "must be an array or an object that implements Countable" warning in /usr/share/pear/DB.php
-
-The warning started with PHP 7.2. Make sure you have at least [version 1.9.3 of PEAR DB](https://github.com/pear/DB/releases)
-installed.
-

 ### Website reports "DB Error: insufficient permissions"
 
 ### Website reports "DB Error: insufficient permissions"
 

-The user the webserver, e.g. Apache, runs under needs to have access to the Nominatim database. You can find the user like [this](https://serverfault.com/questions/125865/finding-out-what-user-apache-is-running-as), for default Ubuntu operating system for example it's `www-data`.
+The user the webserver, e.g. Apache, runs under needs to have access to the
+Nominatim database. You can find the user like
+[this](https://serverfault.com/questions/125865/finding-out-what-user-apache-is-running-as),
+for default Ubuntu operating system for example it's `www-data`.

 
 1. Repeat the `createuser` step of the installation instructions.
 
 
 1. Repeat the `createuser` step of the installation instructions.
 


@@ -156,18 +165,8 @@ When running SELinux, make sure that the
 ### Setup.php fails with "DB Error: extension not found"
 
 Make sure you have the PostgreSQL extensions "hstore" and "postgis" installed.
 ### Setup.php fails with "DB Error: extension not found"
 
 Make sure you have the PostgreSQL extensions "hstore" and "postgis" installed.

-See the installation instruction for a full list of required packages.
-
-
-### Setup.php reports "Cannot redeclare getDB()"
-
-`Cannot redeclare getDB() (previously declared in /your/path/Nominatim/lib/db.php:4)`
-
-The message is a bit misleading as PHP needs to load the file `DB.php` and
-instead re-loads Nominatim's `db.php`. To solve this make sure you
-have the [Pear module 'DB'](https://pear.php.net/package/DB/) installed.
+See the installation instructions for a full list of required packages.

 
 

-    sudo pear install DB

 
 ### I forgot to delete the flatnodes file before starting an import.
 
 
 ### I forgot to delete the flatnodes file before starting an import.