Install hangs...

[DJRockstar]

I've done a fresh install of MandrakeLinux and when trying to setup osCommcerce the install seems to stop and do nothing Once I get to submitting the database server info.

 

I want it all to run off the same machine and start with the 'dummy' data, I thought this would all be automatic and a simple case of "next, next, next.."

 

What am I doing wrong?

 

Thanks in advance.

[siavash]

it is like next next next, almost. but you should give more information! i don't do linux on my local pc but my host server runs linux. and i had no problems. supply more details there'll be some one to help.

[siavash]

wonder is this helps:

http://www.oscommerce.info/kb/16

[DJRockstar]

Bit of a newbie but give you what info I can...

 

completely new install of MandrakeLinux, made sure Apache and MySql etc are running fine and I can access the box using the ip I've given it..

 

I Start the web-based setup, click install.. and it gives you 2 options of Import Catalog Database and Automatic Configuration. I click next and it takes me to a page to enter the ip for the database, pasword etc.. I enter the box's IP and what username/password etc I want and click next... then it hangs...

 

If I try it without the Import Catalog Database the auto config puts all the right info in but then again comes to the Databse info which I enter and it hangs again, I've tried following the manual instructions from the install doc that comes with osC and it creates the database, shows all the tables etc that its setup but it still just hangs whenever I click next on the DB info page..

 

Does any of that help?! Thanks for your replies so far..

[speed777]

I am having the problems also with installation. When I try to configure osCommerce at step 5 (Database server information) and click 'continue' it slows down and then an error message appears saying that the query was lost due to disconnection. When I contacted my server (ipower.web) to see if the database server info was correct, they would not give that information out. How am I supposed to install this if I can't get that information? I'm not going to hack into their system, I just want to use this osCommerce catalog.

[siavash]

1. in your admin cpanel provided by your host you should be able to find relevant database infomation.

2. double check the installation procedure with the KB documentation: http://www.oscommerce.info/kb/osCommerce/I...g_osCommerce/16

[harlandchristofferson]

i am having similar difficulties.

 

i have installed mysql and php4. mysql is running. after i enter database, server, username and password, i click _next_.

 

it looks like part of the oscommerce page ./install/install.php?/step=2 is presented but then it hangs and no error messages are presented.

[harlandchristofferson]

actually, it looks like the php script is hanging at:

 

install_3.php

 

osc_db_connect($db['DB_SERVER'], $db['DB_SERVER_USERNAME'], $db['DB_SERVER_PASSWORD']);

 

so, i am willing to bet that the php script is not communicating w/ the mysql server. i can connect to mysql via the command line.

 

suggestions?

[conrad10781]

actually, it looks like the php script is hanging at:

 

install_3.php

 

osc_db_connect($db['DB_SERVER'], $db['DB_SERVER_USERNAME'], $db['DB_SERVER_PASSWORD']);

 

so, i am willing to bet that the php script is not communicating w/ the mysql server. i can connect to mysql via the command line.

 

suggestions?

use something like debian or gentoo instead of mandrake, i have seen many weird errors with mandrake since it is more for a personal it seems.

[harlandchristofferson]

i am using debian. ... the other user is using mandrake.

 

i know the mysql server is running b/c i can access the databases via a winadmin client.

[DJRockstar]

Anyone had any luck with this so far?

[harlandchristofferson]

i installed phpmyadmin (i am using debian), restarted apache, apache-perl, and apache-ssl and i was able to get a little farther (although, i maintain my own server so i have authority to do this). this time, i am prompted to change permissions on /www/var/oscommerce/admin/configuration.php and /www/var/oscommerce/admin/includes/configure.php 706 or 777 if the former does not work. i can see that the oscommerce database has been imported to mysql but i am still not entirely successful.

[harlandchristofferson]

as it turns out, i did not configure permissions on the correct files:

 

chmod 777 /var/www/oscommerce/includes/configure.php

chmod 777 /var/www/oscommerce/admin/includes/configure.php

 

this allowed me to gain access to the administration tool after i configured w/ the install.php scripts.

[Samibouni]

I am haveing the same problem - seemingly hanging at page 2 of the installation. I cannot change the chmod values on my files as I am using a windows server - is there any way around this?

 

On top of this, I am installing oscommerce on my own machine - altohugh I do not imagine this to be a problem, I've told the program to look for the database at 127.0.0.1 - hope this is right.

 

This is only a test server, by the way.

 

Thanks

 

Sam

[m1k3l]

Help..

I've have this same problem, but running windows xp, IIS 5.0, PHP on windows, MySQL for windows, both php and mysql are running and working. I've also setup a db called: oscom

 

I've tried with config of: localhost and my ip,

username root with root password

and db name as oscom

 

It just parses and all i can see if the top of import database, the rest is cut off, and the page says done.. No errors.

 

Any suggestions would be helpful.

Note: I've also created a user in mysql and granted him as well as the root user accounts full rights to the schema. I've also run the sql script against the db to get the tables setup. I'm not sure what else I can do.. It still doesn't ever seem to pickup passed that step.. (which should be step=3).

 

Thanks.

[Akira71]

Help..

I've have this same problem, but running windows xp, IIS 5.0, PHP on windows, MySQL for windows, both php and mysql are running and working.  I've also setup a db called: oscom

 

I've tried with config of: localhost and my ip,

username root with root password

and db name as oscom

 

It just parses and all i can see if the top of import database, the rest is cut off, and the page says done.. No errors.

 

Any suggestions would be helpful.

Note:  I've also created a user in mysql and granted him as well as the root user accounts full rights to the schema.  I've also run the sql script against the db to get the tables setup.  I'm not sure what else I can do.. It still doesn't ever seem to pickup passed that step.. (which should be step=3).

 

Thanks.

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Getting this same problem and with the same setup, instead I am using Apache (WAMP) instead of IIS. MySQL is working alright and I can view the database, permissions, tables, ect. I manually set that up. The call to the connect is failing.

 

Anyone with any ideas? Thank you in advance.