newbee needs help

[pcbored]

Please don't laugh too hard, I am just a lowly user.

 

My host helped to get me installed now I'm trying to get back in to set things up. The instructions say "after you log in...." but I can't seem to find out how to log in :blush:

 

Can someone please tell me how to log in?

 

Thanks in advance

[Guest]

If I understand your question correctly, then the answer is "My Account". :)

[digbydo]

If I understand your question correctly, then the answer is "My Account". :)

and if not... then it's [domainname/catalog] /admin - username and password. :)

[pcbored]

If I understand your question correctly, then the answer is "My Account". :)

 

Thanks Steve,

 

I cant see a my account file, I've tried admin.php, account.php, account_edit.php any other ideas?

 

I am typing in http://www.mysitename.com/catalog/and various options...

 

How clueless am I?

[digbydo]

at the top right hand side, can you see:

?

[digbydo]

...and my alternative (depending on where you are trying to get to)

is: http://www.mysitename.com/catalog/admin

[pcbored]

at the top right hand side, can you see:

?

 

I can't get that far, all i get is 404 errors... hiow do I get to that page?

[digbydo]

I can't get that far, all i get is 404 errors... hiow do I get to that page?

looks like you haven't installed it (correctly) then... that's the home page of the catalog.

might be an idea to ask your host :-"

[pcbored]

looks like you haven't installed it (correctly) then... that's the home page of the catalog.

might be an idea to ask your host :-"

 

OK, thanks anyway, I guess it's back to the drawing board.

 

I sure hope this thing is worth all the work when it's done.

[pluviosilla]

I thought this thread would answer my question, because I'm stuck in the exact same place as pcbored. WHAT THE HECK IS THE ADMIN USERNAME AND PASSWORD if it is not the MySQL admin name and password that we specified during installation???????

 

Installation worked fine. The database was created and the schema built. I can see the home page of the storefront (the one with the "MyAccount" menu option), no problem.

 

But I can't login as an admin user.

 

Again, I ASSUME the admin username & password are the values we entered during installation, i.e. those specified in includes/config.php:

 

define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', 'myadminusername');

define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', 'myadminpassword');

 

QUESTION: Is this assumption correct?

 

Puzzled,

- John Strong ([email protected])

[pluviosilla]

Ha! As often happens, I find the solution immediately after whinging for help. :-) But!! I'm glad I made the post, because now I'm going to post the answer for the next poor soul who is in danger of wasting a half hour on this problem:

 

 

ANSWER: After installation, the proper way to access the admin screens is to type in the absolute path of the admin directory. For example:

 

www.yourserver.com/catalog/admin

 

Then you'll get a nice screen with options like Configuration, Modules, Customers, Catalogs, etc.

 

- John Strong ([email protected])