[Solved] New to databases/vanilla2 and of course having some problems as a result.

Johnam

Having some issues with the vanilla 2 install, background information is as follows:

Windows 7 Home Premium

Using Wampserver 2.1, created database "bone_vanilla" on mysql, connection collation UTF8_general_ci. It shows up in mySQLlocalhost, I have not created any tables or adjusted anything (i was told just to create the database name, setup some security perimeters and that's it).

Created ftp site, successfully navigated and uploaded the "Vanilla_2.0.17.10" files to the external IP address of my FTP.

Response: 150 Connection accepted
Response: 226 Transfer OK
Status: Directory listing successful

Folder displays all information correctly.

The next step confuses me as to the requirements:
Step 4: Go to your website.
Open your browser and go to your new website address (such as http://www.yourdomain.com/vanilla/. The installation screen will appear.

As of current I do not have a website provider and I'm just building my website locally. So according to the screenr "how to" I can access it via localhost http://localhost/vanilla/ or something to that effect. I tried browsing to the folder http://localhost/vanilla/, http://localhost/vanilla2, http://localhost/vanillaforums, http://localhost/bone_vanilla (my database) but I can only browse to http://localhost/



I can browse to my localhost for display of my: Server Configuration
Apache Version :
2.2.17
PHP Version :
5.3.5

I seem to be missing a step for figuring out what folder I am to browse to, or how the vanilla2 folder works with the makeshift browsing installation. I watched the screenr video and it gave a list of the folder contents which are not accurate to the files I have in my Vanilla_2.0.17.10 folder (obvious version mismatch difference or operating system version issue).

It displays:
Application, Cache, conf, js, library, locales, plugin, themes, uploads and the other documents in the root folder.

My question is: How do I figure out or configure the proper folder to browse to in order to finish my installation? Thanks in advance.

luc

Have you tried http://localhost/index.php?p=/ ?

I don't quite understand why you installed it via ftp if your using wamp on your own machine.
Wamp has its own directory that "shares", so vanilla should be below.
So if you put vanilla files there directly, you should be able to use what I wrote above, if you put it in a sub-directory, then prepend index.php with it (ie. http://localhost/path_I_installed_vanilla/index.php?p=/).

If you're using it on localhost, I don't see why you try to use ftp and a domain name to access it.

UnderDog

Luc is right

Created ftp site, successfully navigated and uploaded the "Vanilla_2.0.17.10" files to the external IP address of my FTP.

If you're testing locally you do not have to create an ftp site yet. Now your files are somewhere on the external IP address of your FTP site, being useless for a while.

Folder displays all information correctly.

Tell us the name of the folder please

Johnam

Have you tried http://localhost/index.php?p=/ ?

I don't quite understand why you installed it via ftp if your using wamp on your own machine.
Wamp has its own directory that "shares", so vanilla should be below.
So if you put vanilla files there directly, you should be able to use what I wrote above, if you put it in a sub-directory, then prepend index.php with it (ie. http://localhost/path_I_installed_vanilla/index.php?p=/).

If you're using it on localhost, I don't see why you try to use ftp and a domain name to access it.

Sorry, perhaps i'm being vague. Basically I don't have a web address right now and just getting my website onto the ftp. It sounded like I had to upload the files to my "website" as per request of http://vanillaforums.org/docs/installation "Next, you need to connect via FTP (or SCP, SFTP, Rsync, SSH, etc) to your web host.

Once connected, find your web directory. It is often called www or public_html or httpdocs (this is different from host to host).

Then, copy all the Vanilla files." I connect via ftp to my site (if that is considered a webhost) and I dumped the unzipped files/folders on there. I technically haven't installed anything, to me it looks like lifeless folders and I have no idea how to browse to the proper folder vanilla2 may have configured to do the install. http://localhost/index.php?p=/ gives me my Server Configuration, Apache Version : 2.2.17 PHP Version :5.3.5,Loaded Extensions :Tools: Projects:(no projects listed..odd)
and Your Aliases: When you say prepend index.php, it makes it sound like index.php located in the folder is the one responsible for installation. Is that the index.php in the main root directory of vanilla? There doesn't seem to be any install path commented in there when I view it with notepad.

Not 100% sure what you mean by "wamp shares", I see no reference to vanilla in the HUD of wampserver (probably because vanilla2 isn't installed yet). Misunderstanding that as well I am sure. My vanilla files are located in a FTP folder (C:\FTPAccess\Vanilla_2) on my home computer as well as C:\vanilla2\Vanilla_2.0.17.10) which index.php needs to have the folder install information amended?

Sorry for any lack of clarity I just have a few moments before work, and this is about as much as I could bang out semi-intelligibly for your diagnosis. Hopefully I can get this mofo running asap, please don't give up on me brothers! .

luc

No need to ftp anything, as you're running locally.
I don't have a wampserver install anywhere, but I guess it shares (as a web server) something like c:\wamp\www for instance.
You have to put your files where wamp will find them (wamp is your webhost there).

RobChe

luc's right - you can do this without an internet connection, just arrange the files locally as they would be on the server and ensure that MAMP is serving them locally.

Johnam

Ugh, sorry guys.

Wamp is the method I use for creating my database, it's a freeware with apache, php and mysql. I really don't get the concept of how I browse to a folder to install it when there is no obvious path for installation. Like if this was an exe or something that would be simpler. I tried sharing it so \\localhost\ftpaccess\vanilla 2\ would show up so I could browse to it. Makes no change over viewing it here as somewhere else and starts no install procedure.

I think "So if you put vanilla files there directly, you should be able to use what I wrote above, if you put it in a sub-directory, then prepend index.php with it (ie. http://localhost/path_I_installed_vanilla/index.php?p=/)." is totally on the correct path but I don't know which index.php to edit in the correct install path. Once I figure out how this has synergy with my OS and what file is important for the install I should be good to go.

UnderDog

Execute the following steps
Is wampserver installed in C:\Wampserver\ ?
Then look in that directory using your windows explorer
Do you see a directory called www?
Then put your vanilla files in that directory.
Now you have the following directory:
C:\wampserver\www\vanilla\
Go to your localhost in the following way:
http://localhost/vanilla/
Hope it helps

Johnam

You are awesome underdog, it's working now. Gotta jump off to work again, greatly appreciated.