I continue to experience installation problems

[Roverlink]

OS = Win 2000

Server= apache 1.3. x (on my local machine)

website name = http://localhost/

php5

 

[/b]Now, I can confirm that my php5, apache, mysql or works fine (no question)

 

Installing oscommerce, I am still going thru the initial installation process; downloaded to the server htdocs, copied the catalog the appropriate directory.

 

When I type http://localhost/catalog or http://localhost/catalog/install, all I see displayed are folders.

 

I have thru previous posts, up to 100 pages back and will not see any example.

 

My question is, do I need to have the database imported/created to be able to see anything in order to follow the configuration. I will appreciate it if someone can give me 1,2, .... steps or sequence.

 

Also, I am using phpmyadmin. In the case I need to import the database, how do I go about using it.

 

Please, I am at you guys mercy here.

 

Thanks

[Guest]

sounds like index.php is not your web server's list of default pages.

 

Look for this section in httpd.conf:

 

#

# DirectoryIndex: Name of the file or files to use as a pre-written HTML

# directory index. Separate multiple entries with spaces.

#

<IfModule mod_dir.c>

DirectoryIndex index.html index.shtml index.wml index.pwml index.php index.php3 index.php4

</IfModule>

 

Be sure that the list of files in the DirectoryIndex directive contains index.php.

 

-jared

[Roverlink]

sounds like index.php is not your web server's list of default pages. 

 

Look for this section in httpd.conf:

 

#

# DirectoryIndex: Name of the file or files to use as a pre-written HTML

# directory index.  Separate multiple entries with spaces.

#

<IfModule mod_dir.c>

    DirectoryIndex index.html index.shtml index.wml index.pwml index.php index.php3 index.php4

</IfModule>

 

Be sure that the list of files in the DirectoryIndex directive contains index.php.

 

-jared

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Hi,

 

I added index.php on that line. The problem I face now is that I get: FATAL ERROR: register_globals is disabled in php.ini, please enable it. I did a search of all php.ini files on my computer and changed turned ON everything that says register_globals. It still says the same thing. I also restarted the server, I still get the same error message.

[♥Vger]

This is the piece of text you need to find in php.ini

 

; You should do your best to write your scripts so that they do not require

; register_globals to be on;? Using form variables as globals can easily lead

; to possible security problems, if the code is not very well thought of.

register_globals = On

 

A semi colon in front of anything indicates that it is commented out.

 

Vger

[Roverlink]

This is the piece of text you need to find in php.ini

A semi colon in front of anything indicates that it is commented out.

 

Vger

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

Hi,

 

I saw that line and it is set to on: register_globals = ON

Every register_globals on my php.ini file, whether commented out or not is set to ON

[Roverlink]

Hi,

 

I saw that line and it is set to on: register_globals = ON

Every register_globals on my php.ini file, whether commented out or not is set to ON

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

Hello Friends,

 

I am thinking of giving up. After editing the php.ini files and turning all register_globals ON, changing line 31 ($user to //$user), I still get the register_globals error.

 

Does anybody have any other ideas. i am willing to do anything to get this working.