Dixie Dawg Posted March 6, 2006 Posted March 6, 2006 I am SO lost!!! :huh: I downloaded the osCommerce cart and have tried uploading it per the instructions on the Documentation, but it is not working when I try to 'install' it. My site is hosted on Bravenet (I have the Premium service, so php is supposed to be supported) and they have the MySQL thing already on there. Am I supposed to download and install something on my computer as well? Can you create your cart on the computer before you upload it, or do you have to do it all live online? I don't mean to sound like an idiot... I'm really not, I swear!! lol :blink: I know how to get by with html but this is new to me. I don't want to give up though because I LOVE the way the osCommerce cart looks, so professional!! If I could just GET IN the dang thing and play around with it, I know I could figure it out... but getting IN there is the problem!! I run Windows 98 (yes, I know, I need to upgrade, but one step at a time here LOL) and so far that's all I've got... I downloaded the phpAdmin thing but there is no 'install' button for that. Anyone have time to help a hopelful newbie? I would be forever in your debt!!! :blush: Thanks! Kerri
spax Posted March 6, 2006 Posted March 6, 2006 Yes, it is ok to model your OSC site locally and then upload to your remote server. You need to have PHP, Apache, MySql and phpMyAdmin all installed on your PC to be able to see and modify your application. The easiest way to install them all is to get an installer package. For Win98, you will need XAMPP from http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html If you had WinXP, you could also use WAMP. To see if your host has PHP installed, copy and paste this into your text editor: <?php phpinfo(); ?> Save it as test.php, upload it to your server, open up a browser and point it to: www.yourdomain.com/test.php You should see everything your host has running.
♥Vger Posted March 6, 2006 Posted March 6, 2006 As you have an ancient operating system it's worth mentioning that if your 'puter has less than 256Mb of RAM you shouldn't even try running an offline server. It will take forever to do anything, and will most likely time out while trying. Vger
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