I have loaded all the file contents into a directory call forums in my web server directory. When I go to my browser and append /Install/ as instructed, nothing
happens. The instructions are for Windows users -there is no wizard. How do I perform the install for OS X? Do I need to install mysql before I do the install?
Please help!
thanks in advance
Ronald Cross
First off, Do you have a webserver with PHP and MySQL installed? How are they for windows users? They seem pretty generic to me. Could it possibly be that you have /Install/ instead of /install/ ? If you are running Apache, the URLs might be case sensitive. . .
Christian Wrote:First off, Do you have a webserver with PHP and MySQL installed? How are they for windows users? They seem pretty generic to me. Could it possibly be that you have /Install/ instead of /install/ ? If you are running Apache, the URLs might be case sensitive. . .
I am using an Apache Web Server that comes installed with OS X. However, I don't know if it has PHP or MySQL install.
Is there a way to find out?
kind regards
RLC
In a text editor, create a new document with the following and save it as phpinfo.php.
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
Please upload that to your server or in this case, move to the appropriate folder. Then using your web browser, go to http://<local_address>/phpinfo.php. If you have PHP installed, you should see a page telling you information about PHP's settings...
Christian Wrote:In a text editor, create a new document with the following and save it as phpinfo.php.
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
Please upload that to your server or in this case, move to the appropriate folder. Then using your web browser, go to http://<local_address>/phpinfo.php. If you have PHP installed, you should see a page telling you information about PHP's settings...
Ok, php is now loaded. I enabled php by removing the # sign from file /etc/httpd/httpd.conf
LoadModule php4_module;
AddModule mod_php4.c;
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php;
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps;
Hi Christian, I was able to set up the forum and view it. I set up a user on the forum from another computer on the LAN so I can test posting on the site but for some reason the email is not being sent for me to activate the user.
Any help would be appreciated.
kind regards
RLC
Well, do you have a SMTP server installed and configured properly? You will need to install a SMTP server and configure PHP to use it via your php.ini. This whole localhost thing might be more trouble than it's worth, have you considered getting a real host?
Christian Wrote:This whole localhost thing might be more trouble than it's worth, have you considered getting a real host?
I apologize for not knowing everything about computers, but what is a real host?
kind regards
RLC
If you want people to view your forums, you will have to get a real host (that or let lots of people connect to your computer in a complex way). A real host is essentially a company that owns a load of servers that people "rent" space on. You will need to buy a domain name, and then rent the hosting for it.
I suggest you look here:
http://www.hostreview.com/
It compares most hosting companies and was how I found a decent host.
If you choose to have your forum run on your localhost, and have people connect to it, you run the risk of computer hackers attacking your computer. Whilst this is still a problem with hosting companies, they usually have a tech team working to prevent these 24/7.
Christian Wrote:Well, do you have a SMTP server installed and configured properly? You will need to install a SMTP server and configure PHP to use it via your php.ini.
Thanks Christian, I do have an smtp server installed, unfortunutely, Mac's cannot configure default php to run the server via php.ini without a plugin from PEAR. This means that it is somewhat more complicated at this point.
Is it possible to install sendmail (unix) and configure php to use it via php.ini for email?
Christian Wrote:This whole localhost thing might be more trouble than it's worth, have you considered getting a real host?
I will now and I understand the point by you and DrPoodle, it is well taken.
If I get a real host, I am assuming that the smtp server issue goes away as well as the security risk pointed out by DrPoddle. Is this assumptoion correct?
kind regards
RLC