I'm using Plesk 7.5.6 for Windows
I uploaded all the files to /httpdocs/forums
I modified the permissions for IUSR to Full Control for the four files listed in the installation docs and the wiki: inc/config.php, inc/settings.php, the uploads folder, and the uploads/avatars folder.
I found /install/index.php and put that exact location into a new browser window: (my site)/httpdocs/forums/Upload/install/index.php
And then, as Strongbad would say, 404'd!!!!!!!
I tried it both with and without /index.php. Same result. I tried case sensitive vs. insensitive. Same result.
Now what? Am I missing something? It is 4 AM where I am, so it's more than likely.
Thanks.
You didn't actually upload the "Upload" folder, did you? You are only supposed to upload the contents within that folder, so you should type something like: yoursite.com/forums/install/index.php. But you would never type yoursite.com/httpdocs/forums/install/index.php...that is unless you actually created a folder on your site called httpdocs, but my guess is that you only created the directory forums? Is my assumption correct? Well, assuming that I am, just try typing yoursite.com/forums/install/index.php (remembering to replace "yoursite" with your actual site name). Good luck.
Are you saying it can't be run from that deep in the directory structure no matter what?
I wasn't the uploader, but my partner in crime uploaded the whole Upload folder into httpdocs, which is where he made the forums folder. So the string above is the exact string where /install/index.php is located.
I've tried all of the following variations (incidentally, the bundled documentation doesn't tell you to go to /index.php, just to /install):
mysite.com/forums/install
mysite.com/forums/install/index.php
mysite.com/httpdocs/forums/install
mysite.com/httpdocs/forums/install/index.php
mysite.com/httpdocs/forums/Upload/install
mysite.com/httpdocs/forums/Upload/install/index.php (the actual location)
mysite.com/httpdocs/forums/upload/install/
mysite.com/httpdocs/forums/upload/install/index.php
None of these has worked. So is being buried the problem?
Try:
mysite.com/forums/Upload/install
Or:
mysite.com/Upload/forums/install
httpdocs is your public HTTP folder on Plesk, it's equivalent to / in your domain name.
And there it is! Thank you!
So, will I be screwed later on if I leave the files where they are, or should I get rid of the Uploads folder?
(And WTF Invisible httpdocs? I don't get it.)
MrDoom Wrote:Try:
mysite.com/forums/Upload/install
Or:
mysite.com/Upload/forums/install
httpdocs is your public HTTP folder on Plesk, it's equivalent to / in your domain name.
But I would highly suggest that before you install, you reupload all the files/folders from
within the Upload folder, or you will forever be stuck with that in your site url. Wouldn't you agree that yoursite.com/forums will be better to advertise than yoursite/forum/Upload?
You also need to forget about putting httpdocs in the url. That will not work. Like Doom said, it's a behind the scenes folder that is not accessible to the public. If you want to go ahead and install the way you have it now, you need to type yoursite.com/forums/Upload/install
edit: yes, I would definitely suggest getting rid of the Upload folder and reuploading.
judel Wrote:Wouldn't you agree that yoursite.com/forums will be better to advertise than yoursite/Upload/forums?
Well, it's for a private group, just nine of us, so advertising bedamned but, yeah, I'm getting rid of it.
Gonna go move files now. Thank you both!
httpdocs is your Public HTTP directory it is equivalent to / in your URL (i.e.
www.yoursite.com/).
Anything inside this directory will be relevant to your root, (i.e. if you have a directory called "forums" inside it, it will be publically accessed from
www.yoursite.com/forums/).
Anything above the httpdocs directory cannot be accessed publically, generally, nothing will be put above this directory.