No Admin Tool?

[Gremlin]

OK.... complete osCommerce newbie here.

 

I'm using a 3rd party host (Unix/Linux/PHP/MySQL) with all preinstalled.

 

In PHPMyAdmin it seems I have loaded the database tables (all 45 of them!!) successfully. Is this right?... 45 tables seems a lot.

 

If this is right, why then was I given no prompt to the Admin Tool?

All I have is a massive database with no apparent way of setting up the store from here. Like I said... I'm a newbie.

 

Very grateful for all assistance.

 

Gremlin :(

[241]

I believe there should be 46 tables.

 

You need to navigate to your admin directory using your browser

 

www.yourdomain.com/catalog/admin is the normal path but this depends on where your host installs to it could be store instead of catalog or oscommerce or they may install to root.

 

If you want to give your url we can probably find it for you or contact your host.

 

Your host should have provided you with information on where the install would be

[Gremlin]

Thanks 241,

 

I checked my admin folder on server (which I renamed to something else as advised in instructions) & noticed that a lot of files were missing. I uploaded them & went to the path

 

www.yourdomain.com/catalog/"admin" as you advised but then I got this error:

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1046 - No Database Selected

 

select configuration_key as cfgKey, configuration_value as cfgValue from configuration

 

[TEP STOP]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Here's the thing... I do have the database installed though. Hmmm?

[ozcsys]

Thanks 241,

 

I checked my admin folder on server (which I renamed to something else as advised in instructions) & noticed that a lot of files were missing. I uploaded them & went to the path

 

www.yourdomain.com/catalog/"admin" as you advised but then I got this error:

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1046 - No Database Selected

 

select configuration_key as cfgKey, configuration_value as cfgValue from configuration

 

[TEP STOP]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Here's the thing... I do have the database installed though. Hmmm?

You need to check your admin/includes/configure.php file. The database info is at the bottom and you need to enter in all your database and user info or correct what is already there to fix your problem

[oz16oz2]

You need to check your admin/includes/configure.php file. The database info is at the bottom and you need to enter in all your database and user info or correct what is already there to fix your problem

 

I'm getting this same error message. And I can't figure out why.

 

Can you tell me what the format is for these answers?

 

// define our database connection

  define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');

  define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', 'domain_user');

  define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', 'password');

  define('DB_DATABASE', 'domain_osc');

  define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false');

  define('STORE_SESSIONS', '');

 

Is that right, or am I doing something wrong? It doesn't seem to have any effect.

 

I'm quickly losing my mind here. Thanks.

 

OZ

[jshinall]

I'm having the exact same problem. Any resolution to this yet?

[jshinall]

After I posted this I fooled around with the admin/includes/configure.php file some more.

 

I populated this line

 

define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://mysiteurl.com/catalog/');

 

and everything for the admin started working great.

[241]

After I posted this I fooled around with the admin/includes/configure.php file some more.

 

I populated this line

 

define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://mysiteurl.com/catalog/');

 

and everything for the admin started working great.

The server line should read

define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://mysiteurl.com');

 

with the catalog line

  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/catalog/');