file:///var/www/html/weewx/index.html not be created

[Gary Barnett]

First-time installer

Just downloaded and install installed weewx_3.6.2-1_all.deb file on Linux Mint 17.3 as per instruction for Debian based distros.

Config came up and I entered my Lat, Long, elevation and gave it a station name. check to make sure process started and verified weewx was running properly by running sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog. Data is coming from weather station and updating okay.

I waited about 30 minutes and then checked for results on the page "file:///var/www/html/weewx/index.html" in my browser but I get a "Your file was not found" message". 

Apparently the folder is not being created. I ran "wee_debug --info" and the only error I see is "weedb.OperationalError: Attempt to open a non-existent database /var/lib/weewx/weewx.sdb"

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks

Gary

[gjr80]

Hi,

If not the answer, then the clues will be in the log. Edit weewx.conf, set debug=1, then stop/start weewx. Copy the log from when weewx started until at least a couple of archive records have been processed. Post the unedited log and we will see what is (or is not) happening.

Gary

[Gary Barnett]

Okay, set debug in weewx.conf , look at syslog and found the problem was in initial setup I entered "ft" instead of "foot" for elevation and caused an "unrecoverable exception in engine" which stopped it from going any further. Edited conf file and stop and restarted service, but it took a reboot to correct the problem. Page now correctly showing data from station. 

Thanks for your help gjr80.

/var/log/syslog

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10081]: engine: Initializing weewx version 3.6.2

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10081]: engine: Using Python 2.7.6 (default, Oct 26 2016, 20:30:19) #012[GCC 4.8.4]

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10081]: engine: Platform Linux-3.19.0-32-generic-x86_64-with-LinuxMint-17.3-rosa

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10081]: engine: pid file is /var/run/weewx.pid

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]: engine: Using configuration file /etc/weewx/weewx.conf

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]: engine: Loading station type AcuRite (weewx.drivers.acurite)

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]: acurite: driver version is 0.24

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]: acurite: R2 will be decoded using sensor constants

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]: engine: StdConvert target unit is 0x1

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]: engine: Caught unrecoverable exception in engine:

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]:     ****  'ft'

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]:     ****  Traceback (most recent call last):

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]:     ****    File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/engine.py", line 841, in main

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]:     ****      engine = engine_class(config_dict)

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]:     ****    File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/engine.py", line 76, in __init__

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]:     ****      self.loadServices(config_dict)

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]:     ****    File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/engine.py", line 140, in loadServices

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]:     ****      self.service_obj.append(weeutil.weeutil._get_object(svc)(self, config_dict))

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]:     ****    File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/wxservices.py", line 38, in __init__

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]:     ****      engine.db_binder)

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]:     ****    File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/wxservices.py", line 158, in __init__

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]:     ****      self.altitude_ft = weewx.units.convert(alt_vt, "foot")[0]

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]:     ****    File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/units.py", line 1079, in convert

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]:     ****      conversion_func = conversionDict[val_t[1]][target_unit_type]

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]:     ****  KeyError: 'ft'

Jan 10 16:34:01 Kudu-Pro weewx[10085]:     ****  Exiting.

[gjr80]

Good to see you sorted it Gary. First rule for new users: when it doesn't work, set debug=1, start/stop weewx then look at the log carefully from weewx start. 9 times out of 10 it will give you the problem or point you to the area concerned.

Oh, and as I am sure Tom would have said - welcome to weewx.

Gary