Fallen at the first hurdle!

[Guest]

I would be grateful for some help.

 

I downloaded the software and ftp'd it to my hosted server. I've checked the permissions on /admin/includes/configure.php and /includes/configure.php equal 777.

 

Do I need to configure mysql somehow? When I go to http://mydomain/catalog/ , I get

 

Server Requirement Error: register_globals is disabled in your PHP configuration. This can be enabled in your php.ini configuration file or in the .htaccess file in your catalog directory.

 

and when I go to http://mydomain/catalog/install , I get

Warning: main(includes/application.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/.sites/95/site353/web/catalog/install/index.php on line 13

 

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required 'includes/application.php' (include_path='') in /home/.sites/95/site353/web/catalog/install/index.php on line 13

 

All I have got from my hosted server is a server/host name, database name, username and password. Do I need to put these details in the configure files? I don't think I have access to any tools such as phpmyadmin - I seem to be restricted to the facilities on ftp, such as editing files in notepad?

 

Apologies if I am being completely thick - would be grateful for any pointers!

[spax]

A couple of things to check first. Make sure you do have application_top.php in catalog/includes and that it hasn't been corrupted during upload. Check it against the original for that or play it safe and upload it again. Make sure the folder permissions are set to 755.

 

Are you on a windows server?

 

You should have access to phpmyadmin from your control panel. You will need it in future, if you are to make any modifications. If you don't have it, ask your host if they can install it for you or, if you can install it yourself.