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andrewm659andrewm659
edited February 2006 in Vanilla 1.0 Help
I guess I'm having problems getting this to be viewable in my web-browser, I am setting this up on a headless server with no gui, but I can get it to be viewable using apache 1.3x. I'm on a Debian Stable using and Unstable version of MySQL 5.0.18. Could someone please advise on what to do, and explain why this information is not in the directions.

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  • MarkMark Vanilla Staff
    We're going to need more information than that in order to help you. What version of Vanilla are you trying to set up? What file are you having problems with? If you are getting any errors, what are they?
  • andrewm659andrewm659
    I am using VAnilla 0.9.6.2, I just can't view ANY files in the browser, and I am getting no errrors. As far as I know.
  • MarkMark Vanilla Staff
    So you haven't even run the installer yet?
    What version of PHP do you have?
  • andrewm659andrewm659
    the installer?? you mean installer.php? i'm not sure what install file your talking about, I ran the database.sql file...and mysql is setup...what else do I need to do? and I have php4 with apache 1.33
  • MinisweeperMinisweeper New
    edited February 2006
    If you're on 9.2.6 you needn't have run the database.sql file. If you browse to installer.php it should run you through a script to setup your forum for you.
  • andrewm659andrewm659
    really? I guess I misread the directions. I will try that now.
  • andrewm659andrewm659
    Ok, i found out that I had ipchains installed, but i uninstalled that when i setup the system. Removed that, but i still can't view the installer.php, i am trying to connect to http://ip.ip.ip.ip/vanilla/installer.php what could i be doing wrong?
  • MinisweeperMinisweeper New
    I'm not sure what ipchains is or what it has to do with this? I'm assuming ofcourse that you have other php scripts running successfully on your server and that any necessary configuration (not a great deal but php atleast needs to be executable) is applied to the vanilla directory?
    Have you set up all your permissions properly?
  • andrewm659andrewm659
    Yes, ipchains is a software firewall on linux. the vanilla dir under /var/www is set to 777. the installer file is set to 777 currently. anything else?
  • MinisweeperMinisweeper New
    Oh yeah sorry. So do you have any other php scripts running?
  • andrewm659andrewm659
    None, also apache is asking me to save the installer.php file.
  • MinisweeperMinisweeper New
    Um. Definately sounds like a server issue.
  • andrewm659andrewm659
    Ok. Any reccomendations? i'm not sure what else to do from here.
  • MinisweeperMinisweeper New
    Who's your host? I'd suggest you recommend some sort of re-config.
  • andrewm659andrewm659
    I'm hosting this myself....
  • MinisweeperMinisweeper New
    Uh..huh. Recompile apache? Did you compile it yourself or apt-get it?
  • andrewm659andrewm659
    apt-get :-D
  • BergamotBergamot
    sudo apt-get update *
  • ithcyithcy New
    http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html this will save you a lot of headaches.
  • ithcyithcy New
    edited February 2006
    (it's a preconfigured apache/php/mysql installer) //actually an "Apache, MySQL, PHP & PEAR, Perl, ProFTPD, phpMyAdmin, OpenSSL, GD, Freetype2, libjpeg, libpng, gdbm, zlib, expat, Sablotron, libxml, Ming, Webalizer, pdf class, ncurses, mod_perl, FreeTDS, gettext, mcrypt, mhash, eAccelerator, SQLite and IMAP C-Client" installer
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