Re: install on shared host without root access?

[Mike Blackstock]

No, you don't need root access - sounds like he's trying to sell you a
Virtual Server account or whatever it's called..

If I recall correctly, the path to the lilypond executable is set
somewhere in wikitex.php so look for for it in there.

Better yet, get an account with vex.net - they have lilypond
installed, the owner's a lilypond user, and they offer probably the
best shell access stuff you can get anywhere. I'm using them for a
lilypond related project and you won't get bogus advice.

Cheers,
Mike

On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Vijith Assar <address@hidden> wrote:
> I'm trying to install LilyPond on my cheap shared server account so I
> can use the MediaWiki extension. I've changed the LilyPond location
> called by MediaWiki by using the $wgLilypond variable as described in
> the extension's documentation such that LilyPond now resides in my
> home directory. This should be fine according to what I've read, but
> the host is still telling me I need a more expensive plan which allows
> root access in order to get it working.
>
> I get the following error when I try to render LilyPond notation in
> MediaWiki (though with any number of different absolute or relative
> URLs, since I've tried all the possible permutations):
>
> LilyPond error:
> sh: /lilypond/lilypond: No such file or directory
>
> What am I doing wrong? Is my host correct in stating that root access
> is required?
>
>
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