has Posted December 8, 2004 Posted December 8, 2004 I do our site at the office using Miva Merchant. I just downloaded the oscommerce program. I would like to install it on my home computer to try setting up my own business site. How do I install it on my personal pc? I need explicit instructions, where can I get them? I had a few responses that said the info was on www.oscommerce.com. I looked and all I could find was how to install it on a server. Can someone tell me exactly where on the site it tells me how to do this. I am not very savy with this stuff. If I can't find explicit instructions, I will have to stick with what I know - Miva Merchant. So, any help is appreciated. Thanks
Guest Posted December 8, 2004 Posted December 8, 2004 I do our site at the office using Miva Merchant. I just downloaded the oscommerce program. I would like to install it on my home computer to try setting up my own business site. How do I install it on my personal pc? I need explicit instructions, where can I get them? I had a few responses that said the info was on www.oscommerce.com. I looked and all I could find was how to install it on a server. Can someone tell me exactly where on the site it tells me how to do this. I am not very savy with this stuff. If I can't find explicit instructions, I will have to stick with what I know - Miva Merchant. So, any help is appreciated. Thanks <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you search this forum for easyphp you will find instructions on setting up a store on a home PC
♥Vger Posted December 8, 2004 Posted December 8, 2004 Go to http://apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html and download an all-in-one web server called XAMPP, and install it on your computer. Then, go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin, and click to set up a new blank database. Then download the oscommerce zip file, unzip, place the 'catalog' folder in the servers 'htdocs' folder, and type http://localhost/catalog/install into your web browser. Follow the procedure and once installed go to admin/includes/classes/upload.php and on line 31 change $this to //$this. osCommerce should now be installed. Vger
doumawis Posted December 17, 2004 Posted December 17, 2004 a good start, but i get stuck: set up a new blank database : HOW?? #1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '' at line 1 And i don't know what to fill in for this as a local computer here below: HOW ??? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Installation Database Import Please enter the database server information: Database Server: ??????????????????????????? Hostame or IP-address of the database server The database server can be in the form of a hostname, such as db1.myserver.com, or as an IP-address, such as 192.168.0.1 Username: Database username ?????????????????????????????????? The username used to connect to the database server. An example username is 'mysql_10'. Note: Create and Drop permissions are required at this point of the installation procedure. Password: Database password ????????????????????????????????? The password is used together with the username, which forms the database user account. Database Name: Database Name ???????????????????????????????????? The database used to hold the data. An example database name is 'osCommerce'. Persistent Connections: Enable persistent database connections. Note: Persistent connections should be disabled for shared servers. Session Storage: Files Database Store user session data as files on the server, or in the database. Note: Due to security related issues, database session storage is recommended for shared servers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT A SUCKING AFFAIRE THIS OSCOMMERCE GREETINGS : JAN FROM HOLLAND Go to http://apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html and download an all-in-one web server called XAMPP, and install it on your computer. Then, go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin, and click to set up a new blank database. Then download the oscommerce zip file, unzip, place the 'catalog' folder in the servers 'htdocs' folder, and type http://localhost/catalog/install into your web browser. Follow the procedure and once installed go to admin/includes/classes/upload.php and on line 31 change $this to //$this. osCommerce should now be installed. Vger <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
♥Vger Posted December 17, 2004 Posted December 17, 2004 After you have installed XAMPP you should find phpmyadmin at this address (or similar) on your computer. http://localhost/phpmyadmin If you can't find it at that exact address then go through your xampp folders until you do find it. All you have to do in phpmyadmin is select 'Create A New Database', give it a name and select 'Create' - all done. Then you go to http://localhost/catalog/install. Your host is 'localhost' Your User Name is whatever you set up when you installed XAMPP Your password is the one you setup when you installed xampp. If you didn't set one up, then you don't have to enter one. The database name - well you just created that in phpmyadmin! Use persistent connections = No Use SSL = No Sessions storage = database That's all. Vger
doumawis Posted December 18, 2004 Posted December 18, 2004 Dear vger, i am still puzzling with this installation, because even with your aid below oscommerce is stil not working, because as i can see thera are a few things to consider: I use first my own homecomputer as a local host - by startup of XAMMP i get this small pop up screen: give up networkpassword ================ ================ and the answer: Authorization Required This server could not verify that you are authorized to access the document requested. Either you supplied the wrong credentials (e.g., bad password), or your browser doesn't understand how to supply the credentials required. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apache/2.0.52 (Win32) mod_ssl/2.0.52 OpenSSL/0.9.7c PHP/5.0.3RC2-dev Server at localhost Port 80 Before i fill in xampp the securityscreen i did not get this networkpassword pop upscreen And i fill in 3 security fields => ---------- These XAMPP pages are no longer accessible by network for everyone SECURE The MySQL admin user root has no longer no password SECURE PhpMyAdmin password login is enabled. SECURE ---------- And it seems that the 3 security filds has to do with: - normal acces ( but now my local hostcomputer has become a networkcomputer?) -mysql -phpmyadm a little bit confusing all that and i start again with a fresh installation of Xampp - fill in the 3 security fields for xampp, mysql and phpmyadm and then i will look at the for fields voor database import where i am stuck now 4 FIELDS FOR DATABASEIMPORT: Database Server: localhost (NO PROBLEM) Hostame or IP-address of the database server The database server can be in the form of a hostname, such as db1.myserver.com, or as an IP-address, such as 192.168.0.1 Username: Database username : ????? The username used to connect to the database server. An example username is 'mysql_10'. Note: Create and Drop permissions are required at this point of the installation procedure. Password: Database password :????????????? The password is used together with the username, which forms the database user account. Database Name: Database Name : ???????????????? The database used to hold the data. An example database name is 'osCommerce'. Persistent Connections: Enable persistent database connections. Note: Persistent connections should be disabled for shared servers. Session Storage: Files Database This local installation of oscommerce is a test for installing it later on webhostserver WELL DO YOU KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWERS? GREETINGS JANDOUMA After you have installed XAMPP you should find phpmyadmin at this address (or similar) on your computer. http://localhost/phpmyadmin If you can't find it at that exact address then go through your xampp folders until you do find it. All you have to do in phpmyadmin is select 'Create A New Database', give it a name and select 'Create' - all done. Then you go to http://localhost/catalog/install. Your host is 'localhost' => NO PROBLEM Your User Name is whatever you set up when you installed XAMPP Your password is the one you setup when you installed xampp. If you didn't set one up, then you don't have to enter one. The database name - well you just created that in phpmyadmin! Use persistent connections = No Use SSL = No Sessions storage = database That's all. Vger <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
mikey boy Posted December 29, 2004 Posted December 29, 2004 Hi all, I'm having similar problems with this otherwise excellent application. When installed OsC throws error messages when trying to view the catalog. Warning: main(includes/application_top.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\apachefriends\xampp\htdocs\catalog\index.php on line 13 Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'includes/application_top.php' (include_path='.;c:\apachefriends\xampp\php\pear\') in C:\apachefriends\xampp\htdocs\catalog\index.php on line 13 I've nto managed to work out what this is from yet, an OsC, MySQL or XAMPP setup error. I suspetc i've not altered OsC correctly to run on XAMPP, but I'm not sure where I've gone wrong. Any suggestions greatfully appreciated. Thanks. Mikey Dear vger,i am still puzzling with this installation, because even with your aid below oscommerce is stil not working, because as i can see thera are a few things to consider: I use first my own homecomputer as a local host - by startup of XAMMP i get this small pop up screen: give up networkpassword ================ ================ and the answer: Authorization Required This server could not verify that you are authorized to access the document requested. Either you supplied the wrong credentials (e.g., bad password), or your browser doesn't understand how to supply the credentials required. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apache/2.0.52 (Win32) mod_ssl/2.0.52 OpenSSL/0.9.7c PHP/5.0.3RC2-dev Server at localhost Port 80 Before i fill in xampp the securityscreen i did not get this networkpassword pop upscreen And i fill in 3 security fields => ---------- These XAMPP pages are no longer accessible by network for everyone SECURE The MySQL admin user root has no longer no password SECURE PhpMyAdmin password login is enabled. SECURE ---------- And it seems that the 3 security filds has to do with: - normal acces ( but now my local hostcomputer has become a networkcomputer?) -mysql -phpmyadm a little bit confusing all that and i start again with a fresh installation of Xampp - fill in the 3 security fields for xampp, mysql and phpmyadm and then i will look at the for fields voor database import where i am stuck now 4 FIELDS FOR DATABASEIMPORT: Database Server: localhost (NO PROBLEM) Hostame or IP-address of the database server The database server can be in the form of a hostname, such as db1.myserver.com, or as an IP-address, such as 192.168.0.1 Username: Database username : ????? The username used to connect to the database server. An example username is 'mysql_10'. Note: Create and Drop permissions are required at this point of the installation procedure. Password: Database password :????????????? The password is used together with the username, which forms the database user account. Database Name: Database Name : ???????????????? The database used to hold the data. An example database name is 'osCommerce'. Persistent Connections: Enable persistent database connections. Note: Persistent connections should be disabled for shared servers. Session Storage: Files Database This local installation of oscommerce is a test for installing it later on webhostserver WELL DO YOU KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWERS? GREETINGS JANDOUMA <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
♥Vger Posted December 29, 2004 Posted December 29, 2004 Check your catalog/includes/configure.php file for errors. Vger
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