unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR when installing

Moecha

I read the « Extended How-to install Vanilla 2 » by iamkeir but I'm still getting this error when I browse to my install folder :
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR in "my root directory here"/index.php on line 30

I couldn't find any related problem in this forum, but I hope no one asked the same question.
(And sorry if my English is not very sound.)

Roguefoxx

What version of PHP are you using Moecha? You must use version 5.1 or newer.

http://vanillaforums.org/page/Requirements

Moecha

Thank you for your remark!
I followed the instructions provided by my hosting company to upgrade to PHP 5 and I get the installation board instead of the error line.

But then I get a 404 Not Found page when I send the database info.
And the URL changes from http://www.my_domain.com/a_folder/vanilla_directory/index.php/garden/gardensetup to http://www.my_domain.com/index.php/garden/gardensetup .
Why does "a_folder/vanilla_directory/" disappear to end up as a 404 error?

Roguefoxx

Make sure mod_rewrite is set up for your server. By default the AllowOveride setting is set to "None" for your DocumentRoot. This setting needs to be changed to AllowOveride All if is not already.

Moecha

It is something I have to add in the .htaccess file, right ? I tried to add the 'AllowOveride All' line in the tags, but it doesn't work. How do I do that?

Roguefoxx

Mod_Rewrite is a module in Apache. "AllowOverride All" is a setting for .htaccess. Both are configured in your httpd.conf file in Apache. It's something that your host would probably have to configure if it's not already set up I think. If I'm wrong someone else may be able to chime in with another solution.

Moecha

Ok, so I'll try to figure that out with my host. Thanks for your kind help.