If you are trying to use FCKEditor with Zend Framework, you might be getting errors where ZF is trying to look for a controller named: “FCKEditor”.
To fix this, open your .htaccess file in your /html directory and add “xml” and “php”. Like something below:
RewriteEngine on RewriteRule !.(htm|html|txt|swf|js|ico|gif|jpg|png|css|php|xml)$ index.php
This is so that all files with xml and php extension does not thrown to index.php – which is the bootstrap file of the Zend Framework. You might be asking why add “php” in the .htaccess. Well, FCKEditor has a built-in File Browser. The File Browser has connectors for different server side programming languages – and the default is PHP. So in short, there are PHP files inside the FCKEditor directories. It gets executed when you enable the File Browser in FCKEditor. And FCK also loads XML files. Adding both xml and php in the rewrite rule would allow FCKEditor to run properly inside a Zend Framework application.
The View File
Now, in your view file, you can have something like this:
< script type="text/javascript" > window.onload = function() { if(document.getElementById('content_text')) { var oFCKeditor = new FCKeditor('content_text') ; oFCKeditor.BasePath = "< ?=$this->baseUrl ?>/js/fckeditor/" ; oFCKeditor.Height = 500; oFCKeditor.ReplaceTextarea() ; } } < / script > |
Notice the $this->baseUrl in the oFCKeditor.BasePath? Take note of it.
The File Browser Config
Now in /home/ekini/public_html/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/config.php I have UserFilesPath set to /images/uploads/ – see below:
$Config['UserFilesPath'] = '/images/uploads/' ;
Make sure the you have CHMOD to 777 the uploads directory.
Bilgehan, got his FckEditor working in Windows using the following config for FckEditor:
$Config[’UserFilesPath’] = ‘/user/’ ; $Config[’UserFilesAbsolutePath’] = ‘C:/Documents and Settings/Bill/Desktop/v.2.subversion/httpdocs/user/’;
Thanks Bilgehan 
I hope that I didn’t miss anything. It took me more than an hour to figure things out 
If you have comments, suggestions or corrections feel free to post them below.
twitter.com/wenbert
Cool, I have a question for you, did you set this variable too: $Config['UserFilesPath'] ? cuase if I don’t set it I can upload files and I can’t see the files browser, I got an error, something about that can’t create some folders.
the $Config['UserFilesPath'] is set to /images/uploads
The full path to this – i think is – /home/ekini/public_html/images/uploads
It is found in the html folder of your ZF app.
/html
index.php (bootstrap file)
/js
/images
/uploads (CHMOD to 0777)
make sure you have the xml, js, php and other file extensions included the .htaccess list above though.
hope this helps. if there are still errors, just send a reply to this post and il double check my settings in my site.
-wenbert
Well, this is my .htaccess fike data:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule !.(js|ico|gif|jpg|png|css|pdf|eps|ai|doc|xls|ppt|zip|rar|sit|jpeg|swf|xml|xst|txt|js.php|jar|php)$ index.php
Doesn’t work, still the framework thinks that folder is a controller/action. I’m using fckeditor 2.5.1, latest one. And this is the config in my php connector:
$Config['Enabled'] = true ;
$Config['UserFilesPath'] = ‘/userfiles/’ ;
// $Config['UserFilesAbsolutePath'] = ‘/userfiles/’ ;
The problem is this, If I don’t set $Config['UserFilesAbsolutePath'] with all the absolute path, doesn’t work, I mean, I got an error about that can’t create some folders, :S, you are using that variable ?
you have a typo in your .htaccess file.
check the |js.php| part…
it should be |js|php|
no .
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule !.(js|ico|gif|jpg|png|css|pdf|eps|ai|doc|xls|ppt|zip|rar|sit|jpeg|swf|xml|xst|txt|js|php|jar|php)$ index.php
if that doesn’t work, i will check the files on the application when i get home. im still at work
hehehe, js.php is a special file :P, js + php to print some stupid constants and stuff with php.
Great stuff man.I have a slight problem though
My installation was a little bit different then yours. I like all my 3rd party libs under library folder. So I created the directory FCKeditor under library folder and put fckeditor.php fckeditor_php4.php and fckeditor_php5.php under this.rest of the files went to /httpdocs/scripts/FCKeditor
And in the controller/action
$oFCKeditor = new FCKeditor(‘FCKeditor1′);
$oFCKeditor->BasePath = ‘/scripts/FCKeditor/’;
$oFCKeditor->Value = ‘Default text in editor’;
$returnHTML= $oFCKeditor->CreateHtml();
$this->view->editor = $returnHTML;
and of course in the phtml file
editor?>
suprisingly the editor comes and perfectly. all buttons work etc. but when I try to browse server for image upload I get
Error creating folder “redirt:index.php/” (can’t create directory: directory) message.
in the configuration file I have
$Config['Enabled'] = true ;
$Config['UserFilesPath'] = ‘/userimages’ ;
and of course the directory exists.
as I honestly believe that your are a genius, could you please help me on this one?
Thanks
B.
sorry, made a mistake
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and of course in the phtml file
editor ? >
Hello, hope ur doing fine. Is the directory writable? Have u chmod it to 777?
@jfalvarez well if ZF stil thinks that fckeditor is a controller then the .htaccess part is still sending stuff to index.php (boobstrap). Try double checking that part — htaccess
Hi wenbert,
This is a windows xp machine I am trying on, so I don’t think the permissing will be an issue.
hi Bilgehan,
can you check your apache error logs?
did u try removing the js.php? and just use .php instead? (in the .htaccess file)
i just had the same problem – ZF was looking for an fckEditor controller – the problem was that i forgot to edit the .htaccess file beside the index.php (bootstrap)
Wenbert, thanks for your time and help!
My htaccess file says
RewriteRule !.(htm|html|txt|swf|js|ico|gif|jpg|png|css|php|xml)$ index.php
and apache error logs is clean.
you can check the page here
http://fmuw.dyndns.org/test/index/fck
Good news!
I have changed the config.php as follows
$Config['UserFilesPath'] = ‘/user/’ ;
$Config['UserFilesAbsolutePath'] = ‘C:/Documents and Settings/Bill/Desktop/v.2.subversion/httpdocs/user/’;
and everything works fine!
I hope this helps others.
Thanks again Wenbert.
Hi Bilgehan,
Thanks for your input!
I will put some notes regarding file paths for Windows machines…
It’s easier than that: just put a .htaccess file in your fckeditor folder with just RewriteEngine Off in it. That’s it
Thanks hendi!
I never thought of that… way better and easier solution…
You’re the machine!!. I´m spanish!!
You’re the best!!
Thank you!!!
more elegant version of .htaccess
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule .* index.php
I just spend 3h looking for an answer about the FCK and ZF – it’s Windows case – the best solution is to set things like that:
$Config['UserFilesPath'] = ‘/images/upload/’;
AND COMPLETLY COMMENT
$Config['UserFilesAbsolutePath']!!!!!!
Then it’s universal (working both on Win and Linux). Of course previously change .htaccess.
Ha!It worked for me too.The only thing that I didn’t found here is where exactly should I put my .htaccess with RewriteEngine Off..
So you should put it in JS folder. E.g. web_root/js/.htaccess
Tnx,u helped me a lot
Hi,
It seems hendi’s system is the best. But where to place FCKeditor folder? In application? or in the public folder of the site?
Thanks
Nearher,
You place it inside: public/js/FCKEditor
On your views/layouts, you can use the base_url to call the FCKEditor files.
Regards,
Wenbert
Hi,
I am new in zend…
I wann a integrate FckEditor in my application but first i am not getting this fckeditor folder to upload this in our Library folder ya somewhere ..?
and how to use that in model as well as in phtml file
Please give me that folder with step by step that i can implement this
i am using xampp
What about this little script:
window.onload = function() {
var textareas = document.getElementsByTagName(“textarea”);
if (textareas) {
for (i=0; i<textareas.length; i++) {
var oFCKeditor = new FCKeditor(textareas[i].name);
oFCKeditor.BasePath
oFCKeditor.BasePath = “baseUrl ?>/addons/fckeditor/” ;
oFCKeditor.Width = 640;
oFCKeditor.Height = 320;
oFCKeditor.ToolbarSet = ‘Basic’;
oFCKeditor.ReplaceTextarea() ;
}
}
}
It finds all textareas in the document and transforms them, so you don’t have do to it each time.
Sorry, there was 1 line too much.
window.onload = function() {
var textareas = document.getElementsByTagName(“textarea”);
if (textareas) {
for (i=0; i<textareas.length; i++) {
var oFCKeditor = new FCKeditor(textareas[i].name);
oFCKeditor.BasePath = “baseUrl ?>/addons/fckeditor/” ;
oFCKeditor.Width = 640;
oFCKeditor.Height = 320;
oFCKeditor.ToolbarSet = ‘Basic’;
oFCKeditor.ReplaceTextarea() ;
}
}
}
Thanks a lot!!!
Hi,
Has anyone had any luck getting styles in the fck_editorarea.css file to show up in the editor area? Everything else in the editor seems to be working fine except for this feature.
I have checked my apache and php logs, no errors. set the path to FCKConfig.EditorArea = ‘/css/fck_editorarea.css’ ;
and thats where the file is (ie public/css/fck_editorarea.css)
Quite stuck now! any help gratefully recieved.
Will
Guys, just remember, adding to RewriteRule php extension is a big security breach.
Hello,
i got a problem i made the js in my View and now he say
Fatal error: Uncaught exception ‘Zend_Controller_Dispatcher_Exception’ with message ‘Invalid controller specified (fckeditor)’ in /var/www/test/library/Zend/Controller/Dispatcher/Standard.php:249 Stack trace: #0 /var/www/test/library/Zend/Controller/Front.php(914): Zend_Controller_Dispatcher_Standard->dispatch(Object(Zend_Controller_Request_Http), Object(Zend_Controller_Response_Http)) #1 /var/www/test/referenz2/public/index.php(41): Zend_Controller_Front->dispatch() #2 {main} thrown in /var/www/test/library/Zend/Controller/Dispatcher/Standard.php on line 249
What is wrong?
yes, i got it … haven’t uploaded the .htaccess
…
heloo
// this file is in index.phtml
Height = “300px”;
$oFCKeditor->Width = “730px”;
$oFCKeditor->BasePath = $sBasePath ;
$oFCKeditor->Value = ‘aaaaaa’ ;
$oFCKeditor->Create() ;
?>
//.htaccess
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule !.(htm|html|txt|swf|js|ico|gif|jpg|png|css|php|xml)$ index.php
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1
=> didn’t appear anything , can bro help me ?
// this file is index.phtml
Height = “300px”;
$oFCKeditor->Width = “730px”;
$oFCKeditor->BasePath = $sBasePath ;
$oFCKeditor->Value = ‘aaaaaa’ ;
$oFCKeditor->Create() ;
?>
//
//Height = “300px”;
$oFCKeditor->Width = “730px”;
$oFCKeditor->BasePath = $sBasePath ;
$oFCKeditor->Value = ‘aaaaaa’ ;
$oFCKeditor->Create() ;
?>
hp require_once ‘C:/Program Files/Zend/Apache2/htdocs/SimpleHo/application/default/views/scripts/test/fckeditor/fckeditor.php’ ;?>
<?php
$ctrl_name = ‘comments’;
$sBasePath = ‘fckeditor/’;
$oFCKeditor = new FCKeditor($ctrl_name) ;
@tommybui, I am not familiar with Windows. But can you try to use \ double-backslashes instead?
i mean , fckeditor didn’t appear on the screen
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule !.(js|ico|gif|jpg|png|css)$ index.php
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1
Height = “300px”;
$oFCKeditor->Width = “730px”;
$oFCKeditor->BasePath = $sBasePath ;
$oFCKeditor->Value = ‘aaaaaa’ ;
$oFCKeditor->Create() ;
?>
i mean , fckeditor didn’t appear on the screen
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule !.(js|ico|gif|jpg|png|css)$ index.php
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1
$ctrl_name = ‘comments’;
$sBasePath = ‘C:/Program Files/Zend/Apache2/htdocs/SimpleHo/application/default/views/scripts/index/fckeditor/’;
$oFCKeditor = new FCKeditor($ctrl_name) ;
$oFCKeditor->Height = “300px”;
$oFCKeditor->Width = “730px”;
$oFCKeditor->BasePath = $sBasePath ;
$oFCKeditor->Value = ‘aaaaaa’ ;
$oFCKeditor->Create() ;
Try to add php in RewriteRule !.(js|ico|gif|jpg|png|css)$ index.php
If it still did not work, try to ask ZF mailing list: http://www.nabble.com/Zend-Framework-Community-f16154.html
i added but still not work , do you have nick yahoo , i want to chat with you .
hey , is there htaccess in fckeditor ?? ,
that htaccess above i add is under public’s folder
Programmed fck editor right into zend forms
Instructions Demo
Thanks a lot. Both the article and comments were helpful
I also meet the problem, when i browse image to upload to server
Invalid controller specified (fckeditor)
Stack trace:
#0 /home/domainname/public_html/library/Zend/Controller/Front.php(954): Zend_Controller_Dispatcher_Standard->dispatch(Object(Zend_Controller_Request_Http), Object(Zend_Controller_Response_Http))
#1 /home/domainname/public_html/library/Zend/Application/Bootstrap/Bootstrap.php(97): Zend_Controller_Front->dispatch()
#2 /home/domainname/public_html/library/Zend/Application.php(366): Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Bootstrap->run()
#3 /home/domainname/public_html/index.php(27): Zend_Application->run()
#4 {main}
What is wrong?
Does any once solve this problem, could you help me?
@Bin, i think your rewrite rule is not working because the “fckeditor” is being read as a controller instead of a directory containing the FCKEditor Javascript files.
i run on my computer (window 7) it is ok, but when i upload to host the file upload can not run
Invalid controller specified (fckeditor)
Stack trace:
#0 /home/domainname/public_html/library/Zend/Controller/Front.php(954): Zend_Controller_Dispatcher_Standard->dispatch(Object(Zend_Controller_Request_Http), Object(Zend_Controller_Response_Http))
#1 /home/domainname/public_html/library/Zend/Application/Bootstrap/Bootstrap.php(97): Zend_Controller_Front->dispatch()
#2 /home/domainname/public_html/library/Zend/Application.php(366): Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Bootstrap->run()
#3 /home/domainname/public_html/index.php(27): Zend_Application->run()
#4 {main}
I has add a router in my bootstrap
$routs= new Zend_Controller_Router_Route(
‘:lang/:controller/:action’,
array(
‘module’ => ‘default’,
‘controller’ => ‘:controller’,
‘action’ => ‘:action’
),
array(
‘lang’ => ‘[a-z]{2}’
)
);
does cause the error above.
Why the rewrite not affect.
Does the rewrite rule:
RewriteRule !.(htm|html|js|ico|gif|jpg|png|css|pdf|eps|ai|doc|xls|ppt|zip|rar|sit|jpeg|swf|xml|xst|txt|js|php|jar|php)$ index.php
mean when i open files that have extention such as .html, .js, .php it open derect not rout to index.php to call the bootstrap.php file?
Yes. It should not route to the bootstrap.php file.
I upload .htaccess in to fckeditor and editor folder, it run, the file browser show ok, but i don’t see any images in my upload folder, though in my upload folder have some image there, and i had used to display in some page ok.
here is my setting in the config.php of the fck.
$Config['UserFilesPath'] = ‘/upload/’;
$Config['UserFilesAbsolutePath'] = $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].’/upload/’;
my DOCUMENT_ROOT is: /home/domain/public_html
and when i browse an image and click upload, the progress bar run, and the upload button disable and, i see the text: Upload a new file in this folder (Upload in progress, please wait…)
But i don’t see any things
Could you help me?
when i click browse server, i don’t see any images, even thought already image in upload/image
But when i click on the upload tab and choose image from my computer and click “Send it to server” then it upload the selected image to the upload folder.
Why i can’t browse and upload image by choose browse server, and file browser dont list images in upload/image
Can any one help me?
Bin, you have to make sure that the files where actually written on the server. CHMOD the directories properly, etc.
I have set CHMOD to the upload directory to 777
but i have two problem
1. fck file browser not list available files in upload/image folder
2. when i browse an i mage and upload, i get the message: “Upload a new file in this folder (Upload in progress, please wait…)” but no image image uploaded
But when i click on the upload tab and choose image from my computer and click “Send it to server” then it upload the selected image to the upload folder. The select file actually written on the server
i config the fck as follow
$Config['Enabled'] = true ;
$Config['UserFilesPath'] = ‘/upload/’;
$Config['UserFilesAbsolutePath'] = $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].’/upload/’;
The $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] return value is:
/home/mywebsite/public_html
example my website is abc.com, then $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] return: /home/abc/public_html
i think file browser not list resource files because php on host can not run function opendir and readdir so the function GetFolders, GetFoldersAndFiles can not list the files
my host is linux (share hosting)
does any once meet this problem? could you help me?
Hello Bin, have tried asking Stackoverflow.com or the FCKEditor mailing list?