Sharon123 Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 Hi I am not normally so bold as to ask for such a request, but after a lot of hours trying to set up the install, I get to a certain point then I cant go any further. I have all the relevant info from my hosting company but cant figure it out! Would someone who is well knowledged with this system please set up the install files for me. I will provide you with all the info required! PLEASE HELP :( Sharon I know more than I did yesterday...If thats any help!
Guest Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 Why not just read the docs and install it yourself? :wink: http://wiki.oscommerce.com/
Sharon123 Posted June 23, 2003 Author Posted June 23, 2003 Thanks But Thats what i've been doing without any luck :? I know more than I did yesterday...If thats any help!
Guest Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 what exactly is the nature of the problem you are having? can you give some specifics to what is not working when you run the install.php file?
Sharon123 Posted June 23, 2003 Author Posted June 23, 2003 Hi When I get to this point: Step 3 :: Please enter your database server information: Database Server :: localhost The database server can be in the form of a hostname, such as db1.myserver.com, or as an IP address, such as 192.168.0.1 I have a problem because it keeps coming up with an error saying that it cannot connect usising the details i have filled in. The info my host gave me was this: Host: localhost Database Type: MySQL Database Name: crownk1w1 Login Name: crownk1w1 I am not entering the server info correct. Sharon I know more than I did yesterday...If thats any help!
Guest Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 ok, lets see if we can figure this out: generally you can use localhost as the host name, other times you will want to enter the actual ip for the host the db is being served on then we are 'assuming' they are giving you the correct info on the database name and your log info, but it appears they are not giving you your login name, just the db name and your mysql password i am also 'assuming' that you are getting an error stating that you cannot connect to the db - correct or incorrect? in the catalog/includes/ and admin/includes/ there is a file called configure.php this file contains all the information to allow linking to the db and giving the links to move thru the admin and catalog parts of your site. if the error you are getting is regarding not being able to connect to the db, then this part of the configure.php file is not set correctly: define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost'); // eg, localhost - should not be empty for productive servers define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', 'your_mysql_username'); define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', 'your_mysql_password'); define('DB_DATABASE', 'your_mysql_db_name'); also, for security reasons you should never post your password or login info.. you can difure out what :wink:
Sharon123 Posted June 23, 2003 Author Posted June 23, 2003 Hi yes you are correct. I cannot connect to database! Sorry I am not sure I follow your instructions :oops: Sharon I know more than I did yesterday...If thats any help!
Guest Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 ok, then at least we know where to focus if you want to contact me via PM (click button below) and give me your site info, i can go in and look at your configure.php files - DO NOT post the info here.... :wink:
Guest Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 ok, now that you its up and running, you can go to http://wiki.oscommerce.com/helpHowto to see who to do basic modification to the site there are lots of contributions you add for functions, etc, etc its an adventure..... have fun :wink:
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