I installed sandbox and created a sandbox, but when I made changes to my site they were not visible. Also once I left the sandbox I could not figure out haw to return.
]]>After installing the plugin I then got a permissions error when trying to access the admin. I would not recommend using this plugin. I will try to resolve the issue and delete it asap.
]]>I created a staging plugin which does the same like this one. Fully working with latest WordPress version, but it needs some feedback from you because it is work in progress. You find it here:
https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/wp-staging
My WP_DEBUG is set to true.
I’m using a development version of WordPress with some dev plugins like Developer, Debug, Query Monitor etc.
When trying to Create a New Sandbox, I’m putting:
Shortname: getpages
Name: getpages Settings API
And onClick on “Create” button my Query Monitor is showing that it’s triggering 3 PHP Notices error:
sandbox_edit(), sandbox_menu_main(), do_action('toplevel_page_sandbox')And it’s not creating anything at all. ??
]]>Hi,
Looks like I am having the same issues as several others here. After activating my Sandbox, I am told that I don’t have sufficient permissions.
I tried to change my .htaccess as mentionned in previous threads, but with no results.
I am using version 0.4 of Sandbox and here is the content of my .htaccess file:
# Use PHP54 Single php.ini as default
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php54s .php
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
# BEGIN Sandbox
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/sandbox/.* [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /sandbox/%1/$1 [NC,L,QSA,S=10]
</IfModule>
# END SandboxThank you
]]>I tried to Publish my Sandbox to my public site. Nothing happened and now I get the “sufficient permission” error when I try to access Sandbox. Caching was on but now it is turned off and this is what my .htaccess file says. How do I publish my Sandbox? My site is https://www.travelbuddytrips.com
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
]]>I activated a theme in sandbox but it hijacked my actual site. When I deactivated sandbox none of the permalinks work, the menu is wrong, etc. But in the admin panel all of the original pages are still there along with the pages from the new theme. I don’t know how to fix this.
]]>Can you use Sandbox for testing a multisite network?
]]>This is the error in my error log:
20140830T005340: https://www.trailtrainer.net/blog/wp-admin/admin.php
PHP Warning: opendir(/home/users/web/b1250/ipg.trailtrainernet/sandbox/testblog/) [function.opendir]: failed to open dir: No such file or directory in /hermes/bosnaweb02a/b1250/ipg.trailtrainernet/blog/wp-content/plugins/sandbox/class-sandbox.php on line 582
PHP Warning: arsort() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in /hermes/bosnaweb02a/b1250/ipg.trailtrainernet/blog/wp-content/plugins/sandbox/class-sandbox.php on line 364
PHP Warning: Invalid argument supplied for
20140830T005344: https://www.trailtrainer.net/blog/wp-admin/admin.php
PHP Warning: opendir(/home/users/web/b1250/ipg.trailtrainernet/sandbox/testblog/) [function.opendir]: failed to open dir: No such file or directory in /hermes/bosnaweb02a/b1250/ipg.trailtrainernet/blog/wp-content/plugins/sandbox/class-sandbox.php on line 582
PHP Warning: arsort() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in /hermes/bosnaweb02a/b1250/ipg.trailtrainernet/blog/wp-content/plugins/sandbox/class-sandbox.php on line 364
PHP Warning: Invalid argument supplied for
20140830T010059: https://www.trailtrainer.net/blog/wp-admin/admin.php
PHP Warning: scandir(/home/users/web/b1250/ipg.trailtrainernet/wp-content/) [function.scandir]: failed to open dir: No such file or directory in /hermes/bosnaweb02a/b1250/ipg.trailtrainernet/blog/wp-content/plugins/sandbox/class-sandbox.php on line 526
PHP Warning: scandir() [function.scandir]: (errno 2): No such file or directory in /hermes/bosnaweb02a/b1250/ipg.trailtrainernet/blog/wp-content/plugins/sandbox/class-sandbox.php on line 526
PHP
20140830T010103: https://www.trailtrainer.net/blog/wp-admin/admin.php
PHP Fatal error: Uncaught exception ‘Sandbox_Exception’ with message ‘A sandbox shortname already exists.’ in /hermes/bosnaweb02a/b1250/ipg.trailtrainernet/blog/wp-content/plugins/sandbox/class-sandbox.php:41
Stack trace:
#0 /hermes/bosnaweb02a/b1250/ipg.trailtrainernet/blog/wp-content/plugins/sandbox/class-sandbox.php(50): Sandbox::verify_parameters(‘create’, ‘test blog’, ‘test’)
#1 /hermes/bosnaweb02a/b1250/ipg.trailtrainernet/blog/wp-content/plugins/sandbox/admin-menu.php(38): Sandbox->__construct(‘test
I setup the plugin and created the sandbox environment. I also successfully upgraded WordPress as well as plugins in the sandbox environment. However, I cannot figure out how to view the site with the changes done in the sandbox environment. I am only able to see the original website in the browser.
I changed the contents of one of the posts in the sandbox but when I Preview it, it shows the original content.
So, how do I actually test if the changes are working in the sandbox environment?
Regards,
Rajeev Roy
Hi!
I’m trying to activate & use the plugin (version 0.4) on a WP install that is in a subfolder. When activating a new sandbox, I get the following:
Creating Sandbox – SandboxB
Creating tables
Copying filesWarning: scandir(/home/camprand/public_html/wp-content/) [function.scandir]: failed to open dir: No such file or directory in /home/camprand/public_html/wp/wp-content/plugins/sandbox/class-sandbox.php on line 526
Warning: scandir() [function.scandir]: (errno 2): No such file or directory in /home/camprand/public_html/wp/wp-content/plugins/sandbox/class-sandbox.php on line 526
Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/camprand/public_html/wp/wp-content/plugins/sandbox/class-sandbox.php on line 528
array(1) { [0]=> string(35) “/home/camprand/public_html/sandbox/” }
Updating sandbox wp-config.phpWarning: file(/home/camprand/public_html/sandbox/SandboxB/wp-config.php) [function.file]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/camprand/public_html/wp/wp-content/plugins/sandbox/class-sandbox.php on line 563
Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/camprand/public_html/wp/wp-content/plugins/sandbox/class-sandbox.php on line 565
Sandbox created without error.
This sure doesn’t look like “without error” to me. When I try to use the sandbox, the changes I make are made on the live site, even though the “You are using the sandbox” notice is visible on the admin side.
Is this caused by the subfolder install? I had understood that issue to be resolved in version 0.2 of the plugin. Can you help me fix this? Thanks!
]]>Error creating sandbox.
Getting error:
Could not create table for sandbox.
SQL: CREATE TABLE wp1_sandbox1_sandbox_hiwpsandbox_customcontactforms_field_options LIKE wp1_sandbox_hiwpsandbox_customcontactforms_field_options
I just installed the plugin and now I’m completely blocked out of my site. When I log into wordpress using my credentials, I get directed to a page that says “You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.”
I have zero access to the backend of my site at all. How can I fix this?
]]>I am still showing the sandbox preview in administrative mode, despite the plugin being deactivated. Shows fine to the public but I get an error when logged into dashboard on wordpress when trying to access my home page, stating
“Index of /sandbox/SandboxTest1
Parent Directory
wp-content/
wp-includes/
Apache Server at tulleandtweedphotography.com Port 80″
I am deleting the sandbox folder from my ftp now, but not sure what else to do to remove all content. Please help!
]]>Hello,
Has anybody tried upgrading to WordPress 3.9.1 in the sandbox? (previous version 3.5.)
the upgrade process works for me but the visual post editor doesn’t work and is whited out. If I highlight data in the post it appears as HTML. So the data is there just not displaying correctly.
I’ve disabled all plugins and switched to the 2014 theme, deleted browser caches and tried two browsers but to no avail.
I don’t think this is a sandbox issue so much as a WordPress upgrade issue but the moderators suggest I post here? (even though the sandbox is meant to be a test environment for wordpress upgrades!)
Has anybody used 3.9.1 succesfully in the sandbox without visual editor issues?
]]>When I try to create a new sandbox I get the following message:
Creating tables
Could not create table for sandbox.
SQL: CREATE TABLE cfq_dev_ose_app_adminemailmap LIKE cfq_ose_app_adminemailmapSandbox creation halted with error.
When I return to ‘Sandboxes’ its empty. Also, If I try re-creating the same sandbox, it tells me it cannot because the tables already exist. So after the creation was halted the tables are not removed and the sandbox is not created.
Any ideas?
]]>Hi,
I like Sandbox Plugin. I have a problem using it in my WPMU environment.
During my sandbox session, changes were made, I can see the site (Chrome browser) have the changes completed successfully like plugins, themes, widgets. BUT, after I deactivated my sandbox session, my dashboard still shows me the new changes are there (i.e. my theme did not revert to my BEFORE state, Plugins deactivated are not activated, Sidebar changes did not undo).
The funny thing is, using a different browser (IE9, & cleared cookies), I saw my ‘old’ site. I checked my backend dashboard, my changes during sandbox session still stays.
1) How do I undo the changes done during my sandbox session? – I did ‘deactivate’ my session from top of admin interface.
2) Is there a log of activity that shows what i did during sandbox session? – I need that in case sandbox did not UNDO after I deactivate, so that I can rollback the changes.
3) Seems Sandbox Plugin might have screwed up my changes, the dashboard changes made does not tally with what i saw on site. How can I undo everything to revert to pre-sandbox_plugin-install stage? – I deleted my sandbox profile, and changed theme thereafter. But my IE9 browser did not show my new changes I did, my Chrome did show. I assume my IE9 site will be the one that is visible to users as I already cleared cookies.
I had the Sandbox directory auto created in my host root directory. So that should not be a contributing problem.
]]>Tried to activate the plugin but received the following error (domain information substituted):
Warning: mkdir() [function.mkdir]: Permission denied in /usr/www/users/X/X.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/sandbox/sandbox-plugin.php on line 66
The sandbox directory path exists but is not a directory
It this something we need to tweak on our set-up for permissions or something like that? Thank you for your work with this plug-in – this is something I think will be really helpful to many!
]]>I’ve just committed a new version with a small enhancement. You can now export sandboxes for use elsewhere or as a backup. The downloaded export file is much like one generated by many of the WordPress backup plugins. It is a zip file which contains all of the files located in a sandbox and a dump of the related database tables. The SQL dump is in a similar format as one generated by mysqldump and can be imported into another database with tools such as phpmyadmin.
The FAQ for the plugin provides steps for how to generate exports.
I hope the feature proves useful.
]]>When activate the Sandbox, it kicks me out of WP and does not allow me back in. After removing cookie I am able to log back into WP/admin. What gives?
]]>I’m curious can you delete the “sandbox” and do it again and again?
Meaning, if I create a sandbox of a site. Then, test some things .. and want to show it to a client .. can I allow them to see the new sandbox site? What would the URL to the sandbox site be?
And when I’m done, can I delete the sandbox site, and will it remove all the database tables that were created for the sandbox and all the files?
And can I then, do another sandbox for the same site .. again and again without causing any problem with my original site files and/or database?
I’m just looking for additional input before I actually TRY this plugin.
Gary
]]>This plugin is awesome but is it possible to build in some sort of “syncing”?
i.e. I create a sandbox, do some developement and am finally happy. BUT meanwhile, there were changes in the live site, i.e. new blog posts, new comments, etc.
I’d love the option of being able to sync those into my new sandbox and then make the sandbox become the live site somehow…
]]>Just for conversation, let’s say I really like my new Sandox creation, and having spent a lot of time building it, I would like to keep my Sandbox setup.
Is there a step by step I may use to force my Sandbox to be the new real non-sandbox version?
]]>I tried to use the plugin to develop a new site designed around the Divi theme by Elegant Designs. I could not get it to work. Your plugin created a sandbox folder. I could see my themes. I installed the new Divi theme, but right away the Divi them looked different than tutorials demonstrated. As I tried to use the Divi theme, I began to see that components were not displayed, upload buttons would not work, etc.
To be sure, I created a subdomain, installed WordPress on it, then installed the Divi theme and sure enough, it looked and worked correctly.
Admittedly the Divi theme is probably a lot more sophisticated than most other themes. Maybe you can test it and fix your plugin to support it.
]]>I understand that I am in the same database, with different tables.
I understand that my entire site’s files are copied to mysite.com/sandbox/whatever.
But what makes me feel uneasy about using the plugin, is that when I browse my changes, I am in the same live URL, mysite.com.
I’d feel better I were viewing mysite.com/sandbox/whatever.
And is there not a way to send the URL to another person to view? For example I had a help desk support ticket in with WooCommerce and needed to show them the breakage but I couldn’t keep my live site up with the broken files. I would have loved to send them to mysite.com/sandbox/whatever but that url said, “page not found”.
]]>Fatal error: Call to undefined function sandbox_edit() in C:\wamp\www\wp-content\plugins\sandbox\admin-menu.php on line 29
Any ideas?
]]>I am experimenting with the plugin. And did the following, purposely broken the site. Thus I was unable to login back in to switch OUT of the sandbox. I was able to undo the “break”
But curious to learn, if an upgrade in the sandbox “broke” the site and prevented logging backing to fix. What’s is the solution, other than restoring the database.
Great product.
Andrew
]]>Hi,
I created a sandbox and the sandbox I completely broke the sandbox (that what it’s for ?? ). But what do i need to do change back to the original wordpress?
Regards
]]>Hello,
after install and activating I always get messages like the obove when I try to enter other parts of the admin.
The topic-title message occurs after login. No chance to enter the “normal” admin section.
]]>After activate – this error:
Warning: array_slice() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in xxxxx/admin-table.php on line 122
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