midge Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Hi Team, I'm completely new to OS Commerce. I am having a problem with my Yahoo web hosting server. It seems that the Yahoo Hosting will not allow file starting with (.) so therefore I can not upload my .htaccess files. Is there a way I can get around this, does OS Commerce need them? Thanks in advance Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guinness28_fr Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Hi, I have the same problem, and I'm new too to OsCommerce. Can't upload .htaccess. What can I do ? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warleb Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Hi, I have the same problem, and I'm new too to OsCommerce. Can't upload .htaccess. What can I do ? Thanks. Have you tried to rename the file, upload it and then rename it to .htaccess once it's on the server. Just a thought! I don't bother doing backups. I love the thrill of screwing it all up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhsands Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Have you tried to rename the file, upload it and then rename it to .htaccess once it's on the server. Just a thought! Yahoo does not allow .htaccess files. http://help.yahoo.com/us/webhosting/glossa...lossary-08.html .htaccess (Hypertext Access) The name .htaccess refers to the main configuration file for Apache, a popular open-source HTTP server. The .htaccess file can be used to create custom error pages and web page redirects, set up password protection, enable SSI, and more. Yahoo! does not currently allow you to upload .htaccess files to your account. For other customization options, we recommend the Custom Error Pages and password-protection features available in your Web Hosting Control Panel. Notice the we recommend the Custom Error Pages and password-protection features available in your Web Hosting Control Panel. BACKUP your current files before editing. Did I mention to BACKUP your current files, first? "I'm not a hero, I'm a firefighter; it is my job to save lives. I'm a Jesus Christ Firefighter saving souls from the flames!" Installed contribs: Almost XP Buttons *** Attribute Sort *** Auto Thumbnail Change *** Column Product Listing (for SPPC v4.0) *** Contact Us Registered *** Country-State Selector 1.3.3J *** CC# Db Mask 1.3 *** Email Order Clickable Link *** Extra Images *** Linkpoint API CVM *** Loginbox Best *** New Spiders *** New Attrib Mgr v.5.0 w/ New Attrib Include *** Multi Product Update *** MySQL Cron *** Pricing per Category *** Product Listing in Columns v2.2 [later upgraded to CPL(SPPC)] *** Product Sort v1.6 *** Seperate Pricing Per Customer v4.15 *** Simple Down for Maintenance [Gokou] *** Ultimate_SEO_URLs_v2.2.2 *** UPS Worldship Export 1.3 *** Welcome Email username & password Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midge Posted August 15, 2006 Author Share Posted August 15, 2006 Just an update, I hear you and I will go down the custom error route when I get to it. I managed to install OsCommerce by deleting the files that start with a period, there were 6 in total. Installation went seemlessly after that until I tried to enter the site from my browser. Now all I get is "Unable to connect to database server!" The connection to the data base was fine during install as the installation package populated my database with 46 tables. Problems still, ho-hum. Any ideas from you guys and gals would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhsands Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 make sure you have the correct servername, database, database username, and database password in /catalog/includes/configure.php and /catalog/admin/includes/configure.php BACKUP your current files before editing. Did I mention to BACKUP your current files, first? "I'm not a hero, I'm a firefighter; it is my job to save lives. I'm a Jesus Christ Firefighter saving souls from the flames!" Installed contribs: Almost XP Buttons *** Attribute Sort *** Auto Thumbnail Change *** Column Product Listing (for SPPC v4.0) *** Contact Us Registered *** Country-State Selector 1.3.3J *** CC# Db Mask 1.3 *** Email Order Clickable Link *** Extra Images *** Linkpoint API CVM *** Loginbox Best *** New Spiders *** New Attrib Mgr v.5.0 w/ New Attrib Include *** Multi Product Update *** MySQL Cron *** Pricing per Category *** Product Listing in Columns v2.2 [later upgraded to CPL(SPPC)] *** Product Sort v1.6 *** Seperate Pricing Per Customer v4.15 *** Simple Down for Maintenance [Gokou] *** Ultimate_SEO_URLs_v2.2.2 *** UPS Worldship Export 1.3 *** Welcome Email username & password Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtechama Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Hi Team, I'm completely new to OS Commerce. I am having a problem with my Yahoo web hosting server. It seems that the Yahoo Hosting will not allow file starting with (.) so therefore I can not upload my .htaccess files. Is there a way I can get around this, does OS Commerce need them? Thanks in advance Dave Are you wanted to secure the admin area? Wade Morris Amarillo, Texas Before you do any changes on your site you need to do BACKUP! BACKUP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midge Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 All sorted guys, Thanks for the help!! It was both the admin/includes/configur.php and the catalog/includes/configure.php files. For some reason they were not written to during install. I had the permissions set for these files to 777 so I don't know what has happened. I did another install and all was fine. Damn Computers :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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