Alex2015 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Hello everyone, I'm about trying to build a shop. Yet, I even can't start any install :blush: • osCommerce is uploaded into a subdomain testing site • A web site adresse is existing • I gave 777 permissions to both config files • But when I clic on www.testdomain.com/oscommerce/, absolutely nothing appears on the screen (as explained on ' http://library.oscommerce.com/Online&en&oscom_3_0&getting_started&new_installation ') What is the VERY first step to do to get that instal page to appear? :mellow: Please, I'm longing to try out and see what osCommerce can do. Thanks in advance for any help. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotclutch Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Did you take it out of the catalog folder or not? Try adding the install directory to the path and see if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPhil Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Consult with your host about what permissions should be used if a PHP program is to be used to modify a file (the two configure.php files). 777 is rarely useful, and is blocked on many systems (did you get a 500 or Internal Server error?). The instructions really should remove that recommendation to use 777. 644 will work on many systems (if PHP runs as owner), or 664 or even 666 may be needed. My guess would be that your host blocks "world writable" files, so 666 or 777 won't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2015 Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 Thanks for answering. Actually I've searched within the topics and usually it helps… but not in my case… :| The point is: I just read about having the oC file right into the httpdocs directory on the server. It is now not the case (yet it still will be into a subdomain - Hopefully this is not the origin of some disfunction). I will try to make a fresh download and upload the complete thing there. @@Hotclutch : Tried but with no result. @ MrPhil : No error message, just a broken path in browser. I'll make other tries and give you a feedback later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_mcs Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 @@Alex2015 I'm not clear by what you mean when you say you clicked on www.testdomain.com... If this is a subdomain, the url would be something like test.domainname.com. But even if you had the url correct, what is it that you clicked on? There isn't anything to click on to start the installation. Support Links: For Hire: Contact me for anything you need help with for your shop: upgrading, hosting, repairs, code written, etc. All of My Addons Get the latest versions of my addons Recommended SEO Addons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2015 Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 @@Alex2015 I'm not clear by what you mean when you say you clicked on www.testdomain.com... If this is a subdomain, the url would be something like test.domainname.com. But even if you had the url correct, what is it that you clicked on? There isn't anything to click on to start the installation. Oh! Sorry! testdomain.com is just pure fantasy… only meant as filler… o:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2015 Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 This time it worked! All was a matter of positioning the catalog file. Seams like subdomain path isn't working. Anybody tried installation into subdomain(s) and succeeded ? Thanks for your kind attention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPhil Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Lots of people have osC working in a subdomain, so you must have made an error -- most likely installing into the wrong place for the desired subdomain, or not configuring the URL or file path correctly in the two configure.php files. I'll assume that you set up the subdomain correctly in the first place, via your hosting control panel (which has to be told you want to create a subdomain -- you can't simply create a top level directory and assume it will be used). The root directory / of test.mydomain.com is usually (on a Linux/Apache system): /home/ACCOUNT/public_html/test/ although this can vary by server setup and on Windows or non-Apache servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 @@MrPhil Definitely, I messed up several tries and finally (after fumbling hard and deleting the wrong subdomain) found the bridge gapping my ignorance. :)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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