Can you use oscommerce with IIS server?

[ginxy33]

I work from home sometimes so I set up a testing server here at home. I am using IIS, and php. I downloaded the entire site via ftp Dreamweaver mx. I have all the files now including the oscommerce files. But, do I need to actually install oscommerce here at home to be able to test it on my local server? and can I even install it using IIS instead of apache?

 

help.

Gina

[Tim.Ford]

Hi Gina,

 

Right there is a couple of things tha i think you will need to do.

 

1) Install PHP and IIS, sounds like you have already done that.

2) there is a file call configure in /includes/local that allows you to work on a local machine this is basically a copy of the includes/configure.php file. You will need to make adjustements to the local file for database and file locations and then you should be up and running.

 

Tim.

[ginxy33]

2) there is a file call configure in /includes/local

Tim.

In my local folder all I have is a.cvsignore and a README. is that what I am supose to have?

[♥Vger]

Sometimes there is a configure.php file in the includes/local folder, but this is only used for development purposes and is not recommended.

 

Use the regular configure.php files in includes/ and in admin/includes/

 

As to whether you can use osCommerce on IIS - yes you can but it's much more difficult than if you were using Apache.

 

Vger