Cumulus realtime.txt is not read

  • Resolved hansr00

    (@hansr00)


    6 years, 3 months ago

    I am currently configuring the Weather Station plugin for my Davis Vantage Pro2+ / Cumulus combination. However it does not recognise the realtime.txt file as correct. It says: “Can’t use this source for the station: incorrect file format.” (Dutch: “Kon deze bron niet gebruiken voor het station: incorrect bestandsformaat.”).

    It is uploaded correctly to the wp-content director and I refer to it as “/wp-content/realtime.txt” (changing slashes however does not change the result).

    What is the problem?

    If you need additional info, let me know.

    Best, HansR

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  • Hello Hansr00.

    Sorry to hear you’ve got a problem.

    Your issue is simple to solve: as you choose the absolute path method, you must set your absolute path. It is something like /path/to/your/dir/realtime.txt but not relatively to your WordPress install: it must be the full absolute path from your root. Note wp-content is not a recommended dir for your file. It should be outside of your WordPress file structure.

    (if you don’t know the absolute path of your WordPress install, just go in Weather Station > Dashboard > “Versions” box and click on “Server configuration details” link)

    PS: for a quicker answer, and to view all similar questions (as you’re not the first one to have this question), please go to the official support https://weather.station.software/community/

    Thread Starter hansr00

    (@hansr00)

    Thanks, it’s working. I used the webroot as start of the path but it must start at the /var-path. Got it.

    I seearched this forum on cumulus, that was wrong. I’ll start in the community from now on. I suppose for real support this remains the forum?

    Best, HansR

    Great news it’s working \o/

    I confirm for all support / questions / suggestions / ideas / comments regarding Weather Station, it’s here: https://weather.station.software/community/

    Note the official website for Weather Station is : https://weather.station.software

    • This reply was modified 6 years, 3 months ago by Pierre Lannoy.
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