Parse error

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I'm setting up an (IDS) intrusion detection system, which consists of a WIN 4.0 workstation, Apache 1.3.20 for WIN32, PHP 4.0.6 for Windows, and ACID (Analysis Console for Intrusion Detection)v.0.9.6b6.

The problem I'm having is a parse error, and being new to PHP I can't figure out what's causing the problem. Here's a copy of the error message that's displayer in my browser, "Parse error: parse error in c:\apache\htdocs\acid\acid_conf.php on line 6" Invalid Database Type Specified

The variable $DBtype in acid_conf.php was set to the unrecognized database type of ''. Only the following databases are supported:

            MySQL       : 'mysql'
            PostgreSQL  : 'postgres'

Here's a copy of a portion of the file "acid_conf.php"

<?php

$ACID_VERSION = "0.9.6b6";

/ Path to the DB abstraction library /
$DBlib_path = C:\Snort\ADODB";

/* The type of underlying alert database

MySQL : "mysql"
PostgresSQL : "postgres"
*/
$DBtype = "mysql";

/* Alert DB connection parameters
- $alert_dbname : MySQL database name of Snort alert DB
- $alert_host : host on which the DB is stored
- $alert_port : port on which to access the DB
- $alert_user : login to the database with this user
- $alert_password : password of the DB user

This information can be gleaned from the Snort database
output plugin configuration.
*/
$alert_dbname = "snort";
$alert_host = "localhost";
$alert_port = "";
$alert_user = "snort";
$alert_password = "";

Got any ideas?

Thanks

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$DBlib_path = C:\Snort\ADODB"

looks like you forgot quote there, and the backslashes will make the S and A disappear too. try double slashes.

peterprins

$DBlib_path = "C:\Snort\ADODB";

Anon

Thanks a lot. I had seen that before and put the quotes in, and then completely rebuilt the machine and apparently forgot to take care of that this time. All is working now.

mmuncan

I have another question concerning ACID. It runs on my webserver @ https://JAMy.homelinux.org/acid/ (There u can see the errors)

There stands:
Warning: Cannot send session cookie - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/local/apache/htdocs/acid/acid_conf.php:250) in /usr/local/apache/htdocs/acid/acid_state_common.inc on line 126

Warning: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at /usr/local/apache/htdocs/acid/acid_conf.php:250) in /usr/local/apache/htdocs/acid/acid_state_common.inc on line 126
Analysis Console for Intrusion Databases

Error loading the DB Abstraction library: from "/adodb.inc.php"

Check the DB abstraction library variable $DBlib_path in acid_conf.php

The underlying database library currently used is ADODB, that can be downloaded at http://php.weblogs.com/adodb

Portions of my acid_conf.php here:

/ Path to the DB abstraction library
(Note: DO NOT include a trailing backslash after the directory)
e.g. $foo = "/tmp" [OK]
$foo = "/tmp/" [OK]
$foo = "c:\tmp" [OK]
$foo = "c:\tmp\" [WRONG]
*/

$Dblib_path="/usr/local/apache/htdocs/adodb";

/ The type of underlying alert database

MySQL : "mysql"
PostgresSQL : "postgres"
MS SQL Server : "mssql"
/
$DBtype="mysql";

/ Alert DB connection parameters
- $alert_dbname : MySQL database name of Snort alert DB
- $alert_host : host on which the DB is stored
- $alert_port : port on which to access the DB
- $alert_user : login to the database with this user
- $alert_password : password of the DB user

This information can be gleaned from the Snort database
output plugin configuration.
/
$alert_dbname:"";
$alert_host:"localhost";
$alert_port:"";
$alert_user:"";
$alert_password:"";