simplek Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 i was told i need to use a server os to use oscommerce? i wanted to build a site first before i go and pay for a host, yea i am a hardcore noob so i need some very basic\simple instructions to get this going.. i dont even kno how to 'turn on' oscommerce.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwalker Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 i was told i need to use a server os to use oscommerce?i wanted to build a site first before i go and pay for a host, yea i am a hardcore noob so i need some very basic\simple instructions to get this going.. i dont even kno how to 'turn on' oscommerce.... Install a server on your xp,, install the store,,,, and the rest will be history. kevin "What I didn't know yesterday, I know today & will remember tomorrow" (By Kwalker) What do you see when you open up the tep_database-pr2.2-CVS.pdf file that came with your osCommerce download? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheeloftime Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 i was told i need to use a server os to use oscommerce?i wanted to build a site first before i go and pay for a host, yea i am a hardcore noob so i need some very basic\simple instructions to get this going.. i dont even kno how to 'turn on' oscommerce.... Search for Xampp through Google and download their latest Apache/PHP/MySQL package for Windows. Great for local testing and development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplek Posted January 2, 2006 Author Share Posted January 2, 2006 Search for Xampp through Google and download their latest Apache/PHP/MySQL package for Windows. Great for local testing and development. im trying to dl the xampp, it lets me dl it in like 1 second, and i cant even open it... wat is .md5? or is there something wrong wit the dl? nm... jus copy and pasted the link witout the .md5.. and works.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheeloftime Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 im trying to dl the xampp, it lets me dl it in like 1 second, and i cant even open it...wat is .md5? or is there something wrong wit the dl? nm... jus copy and pasted the link witout the .md5.. and works.. Just be aware of the issues with PHP 5 and MySQL5 with their latest package. You can find slightly older packages on Sourceforge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplek Posted January 2, 2006 Author Share Posted January 2, 2006 Just be aware of the issues with PHP 5 and MySQL5 with their latest package. You can find slightly older packages on Sourceforge. hey wheel, sorry wasting your time with these dumb questions.. but also thanks alot man.. i really appreciate it! but i got another one :( , i jus finished installin xampp... but now what?? sorry i have no clue on what to do... im a noob to this whole mysql,apache,php thing.. i am a quick learner tho... so hopefully my brain will start runnin soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheeloftime Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 hey wheel, sorry wasting your time with these dumb questions.. but also thanks alot man.. i really appreciate it! but i got another one :( , i jus finished installin xampp... but now what?? sorry i have no clue on what to do... im a noob to this whole mysql,apache,php thing.. i am a quick learner tho... so hopefully my brain will start runnin soon. You first have to make sure you have Apache/PHP and MySql correctly running. Then take a little reading in this thread and just expiriment a little here and there. The only thing I really had to change after installing Xampp was getting it back to PHP4 instead of the default installed PHP5 but for that there is a batchfile and instructions how to do that. Installing osCommerce is the same as if you were on your hosts server. Anyhow, inside the thread I gave you will find good information in post #7 and further. Just take it step by step, it's not that hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplek Posted January 3, 2006 Author Share Posted January 3, 2006 The only thing I really had to change after installing Xampp was getting it back to PHP4 instead of the default installed PHP5 but for that there is a batchfile and instructions how to do that. where do i get this batch file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplek Posted January 3, 2006 Author Share Posted January 3, 2006 where do i get this batch file? i read somewhere in a later post in that thread, that the php5 and mysql5 dont have an issue anymore so should i not have to worry, or was the person saying was misinformed? but reading that, i am still confused.... in the 7th post... 3) You need to create a mysql database for oscommerce and create a user and a password. Use phpmyadmin (included with xampp) to do this. Assign the user all permissions for the database. The names you choose for the database, user, and password are your choice. 3) lets try go slowly... so how do i do 3? i think i did it, but not sure how to save or wat all those boxes and empty spaces are for when i made the db.... so dont kno if its proper on what i did. and also where do i go to assign the permissions? ok, and for me to go the the myphpadmin.. that is throught apache and using the menu on the left hand side, rite under tools? because i dont see anything in the folder /myphpadmin that i could open if theres and .exe for it 4) Download and unzip oscommerce and copy the oscommerce "catalog" folder into your web server root folder. 4)and where would my web server root folder be? if im jus using my regular desktop pc..for all this.. (wanna learn the basics before i go and pay for a host) 5) Browse to the installation script folder. On a local computer this will be - http://localhost/catalog/install/ Follow the on screen instructions. If you are lucky, this will install oscommerce. You may need to change folder and file permissions before the installation and change some back after installation (see the installation documentation for specific permissions needed.) how do i find the script folder? i tried clickin on that link but it says 'object not found' ok.. thnx again for your time.... i kno i must be giving you a headache by now :huh: sorry.... man ....... 'sigh' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥Vger Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Go to http://localhost and you'll get to the XAMPP control panel. There you'll see a link to PHP Switch-Bat. You just have to click on this and when the window comes up you input 4 and hit the Enter button. That's changed XAMPP to running in PHP4. Then go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin, and where it says Create Database just input a name for the database and hit the Go button. Your XAMPP root folder will probably be located in C:/apachefriends/xampp/htdocs/, and into this folder you drop the osCommerce 'catalog' folder. Then you go to http://localhost/catalog/install and begin the install procedure for osCommerce. For more info follow the Quick Install Guide link below my name. Vger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplek Posted January 3, 2006 Author Share Posted January 3, 2006 wow.. it works!@ lol... thnx alot man..... i do get one warning tho Warning: I am able to write to the configuration file:/H:/xampp/xampp/htdocs/catalog/includes/configure.php. This is a potential security risk - please set the right user permissions on this file. how do i set the security? i cant seem to open any php files... how am i suppose to do that? not exactly sure what to use to read them.. again.. thnx alot man vger and wheeloftime!! i really really appreciate your help....!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥Vger Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Go to the htdocs/catalog/includes/ folder and locate the configure.php file, right-click, select Properties, tick the Read Only box and click Apply. All done. Vger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheeloftime Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 wow.. it works!@lol... thnx alot man..... i do get one warning tho Warning: I am able to write to the configuration file:/H:/xampp/xampp/htdocs/catalog/includes/configure.php. This is a potential security risk - please set the right user permissions on this file. how do i set the security? i cant seem to open any php files... how am i suppose to do that? not exactly sure what to use to read them.. again.. thnx alot man vger and wheeloftime!! i really really appreciate your help....!! You can ignore that warning especially now you are on a local machine but to get rid of it just make the file read only and it should be gone. Opening php files you can do with any text editor (not Word or Wordpad but Notepad, Textpad etc. are fine). In fact they are nothing more than text files like HTML but with PHP coding inside :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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