[Koha] Koha 2.29, HTTP 500 internal server error with Amazon AWS

[Joe Atzberger]

Yes, the Amazon API changed this spring.  A patch for 2.29 was discussed on
the list and released:
   http://lists.katipo.co.nz/public/koha/2008-April/013479.html

Other users report success after applying that.

--Joe Atzberger
LibLime

On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 6:07 PM, Magnus Enger <magnus at enger.priv.no> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Looks like you need to provide Koha with two pieces of information in the
> preferences: AmazonAssocTag and AWSAccessKeyID (Access Key ID - if you do
> not
> provide this you will not be getiting the Amazon Reviews). See
> http://aws.amazon.com/ for info on how to get these.
>
> Regards,
> Magnus Enger
> collib.info
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles N Burns" <charlesnburns at gmail.com>
> To: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
> Sent: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:33:21 -0600
> Subject: [Koha] Koha 2.29, HTTP 500 internal server error with Amazon AWS
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Please cc this email to my email address as I am not subscribed to the
> > list. I would subscribe, but I am setting up Koha for a friend's
> > community elementary school's library, but have no library of my own.
> > :)
> >
> > Problem is:
> > When I enable AWS (Amazon Web Services) with "AmazonContent = 1", any
> > attempt to view a book from search is met with the familiar:
> >
> > "Internal Server Error
> >
> > The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was
> > unable to complete your request."
> > (etc.)
> >
> > An example of a URL that crashes Koha is this:
> > http://KOHA_SERVER/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?bib=5338
> >
> > (So the problem seems to be in opac-detail.pl)
> >
> > ----------
> >
> > When I execute opac-detail.pl directly in the command line:
> >
> > # export PERL5LIB=/usr/local/koha/intranet/modules
> > # /usr/local/koha/opac/cgi-bin/opac-detail.pl
> >
> > I get:
> >
> > could not retrieve
> >
>
> http://xml.amazon.com/onca/xml3?t=&dev-t=(My_amazon_qws_id)&type=heavy&f=xml&<http://xml.amazon.com/onca/xml3?t=&dev-t=%28My_amazon_qws_id%29&type=heavy&f=xml&>
>
> > AsinSearch=
> > at /usr/local/koha/intranet/modules/C4/Amazon.pm line 64.
> > Could not find opac-detail.xml in /usr/local/koha/opac/cgi-bin/ at
> > /usr/local/koha/intranet/modules/C4/Amazon.pm line 66
> >
> > ----------
> >
> > No log files mention anything special other than the access log, which
> > is pretty worthless:
> >
> > # cat opac-access_log
> > (...)
> > 10.0.0.196 - - [22/Jul/2008:22:22:25 -0600] "GET
> > /cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?bib=5338 HTTP/1.1" 500 663
> >
> > ----------
> >
> > The setup:
> > Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 with most recent updates
> > Koha 2.2.9
> > Apache ID string: "Apache/2.2.8 (Ubuntu) PHP/5.2.4-2ubuntu5.2 with
> > Suhosin-Patch Server at 10.0.0.161 Port 80"
> > Perl v5.8.8
> >
> > ----------
> >
> > So it looks like either Amazon isn't providing some XML file, or the
> > request generated by Koha is not correct.
> > Either way, I think it's extremely bad that the results of a request
> > to an external website (Amazon.com) had the effect of basically
> > "crashing" Koha. I think Koha really ought to handle this, though I
> > don't actually know if it's something Koha can prevent.
> >
> >
> > So the question is:
> > How do I get AWS to work with Koha?
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Charles Burns
> >
> > --
> > "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't
> > matter and those who matter don't mind." --Dr. Seuss
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