adrian.pearce Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Does anyone know how to run oscommerce locally on my machine. I believe i need Mysql and php. Do you know where i can install this from please..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥Monika in Germany Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Does anyone know how to run oscommerce locally on my machine. I believe i need Mysql and php. Do you know where i can install this from please..... try xampp http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html :-) Monika addicted to writing code ... can't get enough of databases either, LOL! my toolbox: Textpad - Compare and Merge - phpMyAdmin - WS_FTP - Photoshop - How to search the forum Interactive Media Award July 2007 ~ category E-Commerce my advice on the forum is for free, PMs where you send me work are considered consultation which I charge for ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian.pearce Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 Thanks Monika, i will give it a go. I usually design my sites on-line so i can access them from anywhere, but i am having problems with my hosting company because the ftp server keeps going down and i can't upload any files. Do you know if it is easy to transfer your domain name and webspace to another company. Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian.pearce Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 try xampp http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html Hi, i have loaded xampp. Can someone tell me how to get oscommerce working. Sorry not sure what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥Monika in Germany Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Thanks Monika, i will give it a go. I usually design my sites on-line so i can access them from anywhere, but i am having problems with my hosting company because the ftp server keeps going down and i can't upload any files. Do you know if it is easy to transfer your domain name and webspace to another company. Adrian well I do not know for other hosts, but it's VERY easy to transfer to mine. Cannot post host name here though ... you could check out my website or PM me. As for loading osC, you should be given a http folder where to copy all files, then run install. I installed apache/php/mysql all manually, separately, so I do not know xampp myself, sorry. :-) Monika addicted to writing code ... can't get enough of databases either, LOL! my toolbox: Textpad - Compare and Merge - phpMyAdmin - WS_FTP - Photoshop - How to search the forum Interactive Media Award July 2007 ~ category E-Commerce my advice on the forum is for free, PMs where you send me work are considered consultation which I charge for ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driftwood Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 try xampp http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html You don't need to transfer your domain name only change the DNS. You can get your new host and set the site up using your IP address only then when you are ready change the DNS to point at your new host. Hardly any down time that way. www.gearworx.net are doing a pay for one get two years at the moment, they seem ok to me. No I don't work for them ;) Another option for your local server is apache2triad1.5.4.exe, that includes all you need in easy setup and you can even send email from it. Drifter. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- OSC user for years and no coder, so I've earned my stripes. Feel free to private message me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian.pearce Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 You don't need to transfer your domain name only change the DNS. You can get your new host and set the site up using your IP address only then when you are ready change the DNS to point at your new host. Hardly any down time that way. www.gearworx.net are doing a pay for one get two years at the moment, they seem ok to me. No I don't work for them ;) Another option for your local server is apache2triad1.5.4.exe, that includes all you need in easy setup and you can even send email from it. Drifter. Thanks for the tips. I have now installed Xampp onto my root drive and it seems to work. I am now in the process of installing oscommerce from install, but i cannot figure out what Database server to put in. I have tried localhost and get the message "No database selected". Sorry i might be a bit thick on this but could someone help out. thanks Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driftwood Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Thanks for the tips. I have now installed Xampp onto my root drive and it seems to work. I am now in the process of installing oscommerce from install, but i cannot figure out what Database server to put in.I have tried localhost and get the message "No database selected". Sorry i might be a bit thick on this but could someone help out. thanks Adrian It should be localhost but I can't remember if you need to make a new database on the server or OSC makes it for you. Your username is prob root with password blank ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- OSC user for years and no coder, so I've earned my stripes. Feel free to private message me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian.pearce Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 It should be localhost but I can't remember if you need to make a new database on the server or OSC makes it for you. Your username is prob root with password blank You are right with root and blank. I needed to use localhost for the database name as well. Well it worked. Thank you all for your help. Hope i can return the favour. Adrian....... :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driftwood Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 You are right with root and blank. I needed to use localhost for the database name as well. Well it worked.Thank you all for your help. Hope i can return the favour. Adrian....... :thumbsup: You shouldn't have to use any perticular name for the database Ade. Localhost is the name of the database server, you might want to check you've not imported OSC tables into the the Mysql default database or you'll find it difficult to move the site later. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- OSC user for years and no coder, so I've earned my stripes. Feel free to private message me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian.pearce Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 You shouldn't have to use any perticular name for the database Ade. Localhost is the name of the database server, you might want to check you've not imported OSC tables into the the Mysql default database or you'll find it difficult to move the site later. Yep your are right, but i have removed them and created a totally new database name. Thank alot, i have learnt quite a bit this evening. Ade..... :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagickWomyn Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Yep your are right, but i have removed them and created a totally new database name. Thank alot, i have learnt quite a bit this evening. Ade..... :thumbsup: I'm using the xampp setup locally too. Be sure to install oscommerce into the htdocs folder in xampp. I learned how to do it through posts on the forum. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian.pearce Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 I'm using the xampp setup locally too. Be sure to install oscommerce into the htdocs folder in xampp. I learned how to do it through posts on the forum. :) Thanks i managed to find this out, it works well. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varghese Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 I install xampplite-win32-1.5.3a in my local system in c://inetpub/wwwroot folder..... In htdocs folder i copied all my oscommerece files...but not working.... the page cannot displayed error showing... help pls..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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