Launching my OSCommerce Store

[hfreedman]

Progressing slowly but surely. This is my current status:

. Apache up and running

. MySql up and running, but only recoginzing one database (Test) when in WinMySqlAdmin

. changing the database location in the mysql.ini file doesn't seem to have an effect. It wants to find databases in xampp/mysql/data

. Created online store as prompted when addressed the catalog folder within my localhost folder

. Copied the database it created into the test database, which shows tables & fields as it should through winmysqladmin

. Don't know how to access the store site. If I browse to localhost/catalog it again takes me to the page to "create and online store" or "upgrade online store"

. I'm not sure if I have the proper folder structure in place (what should go where)

. Don't know where to go from here

Please help. Thanks!

-Howard :'(

[gtwcmt]

Ah yeah, Ive been getting loads of issues with my set up.

What you have done IS:

 

Not made the Database.

 

the page you get when setting up, local/cat is bacause its not installed correctly,

 

OPEN - root (where the server folder is) mysql/bin/winmysqladmin

 

it will minamize, so open it (show me)

 

This should have all the data on it, You may need to use the data canging the user name and password to the one used when you set up xampp To match in the INI file.

 

Create the database as OCcommerce or other name but importing the OSC default one. as this will run the cart with all the correct data and tables. then adjust the name as you need to The INI should be pointing to the root folder with the data in it. if not it wont work.

 

The catalog config files need to have matching PW and UN's or it will not work.

There is one in admin as well.

 

Also if you have had older SQL and PHP files, you will need to remove them or nothing will work as it will go hunting for the older files.

 

TEST is a default SQL database so try another.

 

After running throught the install procedure, you should be able to view the cart or admin, (last page of the install)

 

 

IF you dont get that far its not working.

 

When your finished delete the install files, - the xampp and the OSC should both be deleted.

[♥Vger]

Let's tidy this up a bit.

 

When you install XAMPP it installs all of the programmes you need to get osCommerce up and running.

 

Before you can install osCommerce you need to go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin (in your web browser) and set up a blank database. This will then be created in your 'data' folder.

 

You then deposit the osCommerce 'catalog' folder in your 'htdocs' or 'webpages' folder.

 

Then you go to http://localhost/catalog/install in your web browser and begin the osCommerce installation procedure.

 

There is a full set of install guidelines in the Knowledge Base (link at top of this page).

 

Vger