Desperation....

[skeller04]

Ok for the past two weeks, i have tried to install the oscommerce package onto my host. everytime i trying installing it, it says that it is installed, but when i go too my index.php in the catalog directory it goes directly to the install.php again and again, so i try to go to the admin page it says it is unable to connect, but when i installed it the test server came back correctly.

 

I really need some or a website that describes in detail what i need to do, every step of the way so that i get it right. Any walkthroughs for the whole setup would be appraciated...

 

 

I am getting upset at the fact that i cannot instal this package.

 

 

ckeller

[Guest]

it may not be your web host, as there are lots of hosts out there who dont know what they are doing. it could be that you need to go back through comparing your local setup versus the host setup, seeing how you have things. double check your actual path the host has given you , send them an email request explaining to them that you need the actual path to your directory on the server, for configuring oscommerce

[dyland]

Just had someone ask a very similar question, and in fact the lines of code are still in my cut and paste buffer. The only place OSC redirects to the install script is in application_top.php, the lines:

 

if (strlen(DB_SERVER) < 1) {

if (is_dir('install')) {

header('Location: install/index.php');

}

}

 

So it appears OSC is not seeing your DB_SERVER variable correctly - it could be file paths or that its not set.

 

Dylan

[Guest]

I really need some or a website that describes in detail what i need to do, every step of the way so that i get it right. Any walkthroughs for the whole setup would be appraciated...

Here is some installation documentation: Wiki - New Installation

 

 

I think it a little premature to suggest changing hosts :blink:

 

Matti