So Close.. But Yet so FAR..

[nat2zxd]

I run these steps then on step 2 - when it tries to check mysql - it hangs

 

a) http://localhost/catalog/install/install.php : Import Catalog Database, and Automatic Config checked

 

B) i enter the Database server, username, password and database name, dont select persist and files for session storage. I know the mysql is running, as i login with mysql-admin with these same settings.

 

then it hangs.....

 

c) the next screen hangs in the middle - like only 1/2 of the screen show on the next page and just hangs.. help!!

[Wendy James]

You could install the sql file manually then run the install and select not to import the database. Maybe that would get you past the set up part?

[nat2zxd]

okay - i manually installed the osCommerce data - following the manual instructions. then i went back to the main install page - deselected "import catalog database".

 

i now get to http://localhost/catalog/install/install.php?step=5 and it asks for DATABASE SERVER, i then input LOCALHOST and again it hangs - my question: if the mysql server is on the same machine as apache and oscommerce - do i just put in LOCALHOST? or something else? i don't have a static ip yet, just DHCP.

 

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

 

 

 

You could install the sql file manually then run the install and select not to import the database. Maybe that would get you past the set up part?

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[Wendy James]

I think that all depends on your webhost. I know on my local machine I just put in localhost and it works fine and on some sites I have helped with they have been able to use localhost but on my site online I have to put in the address I would use to get to the database otherwise it won't work.