I an trying to install NewBB 2 on XOOPS 2.2, did follow install decription, however get problem with the block-update:

I published this at:

https://xoops.org/modules/smartfaq/faq.php?faqid=426

where Mith writes:

If this error is experienced when using the module, the module developer may have forgotten about putting the $modversion[...] definition of the template in the module's xoops_version.php

What would the solution then be?

Thanks, I searched the topic on the forum and realized my mistake. I did the 1-click change to php 4 in XAMPP, returned to the index, but then got the "infamous" error

Error(XOOPS): Unable to connect to database in file C:\apachefriends\wampp\htdocs\xoops\class\database\databasefactory.php line 34

(I have seen people on this forum stumble over the message, I did however, not find the clue. )

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Hello Peccavi
(Thanks for sending me the above personal note Since it might be, that other newbees than me could benefit from this exchange, I am taking it back to the forum. Hope this is fine with you.)

I did now manage to install xampp, and get the right connection between XOOPS and mysql. The default 31 tables are created. Clue was - as you suggested - to install apache and MySQL as service. Thanks alot!! first apache, then reboot, then mysql, reboot.

BUT: when leaving the autoinstall of XOOPS, (and while everything sofar ran fine) I get the following message: "Parse error, unexpected T_CLONE especting T-STRINGC:\....\xampp\htdocs\xoops\kernel\object.php line 528"
What could this be???

Best spirits from Berlin: by the way, due to X-mas I will be off-line.. maybe even untill Jan 2, so: Happy New Year (hmm, you are in China, right?? NewYear in March, I heard.. Anyway, cheers and good luck with your solutions!!

(sorry, Peccavi, for obscuring your topic

Dave_L,
Thank's for your reply. I actually mean mysqladmin...

Maybe the problem is in my use of the WAMPP-installer and its GUI ? it is supposed to take care of all the wamp-components; however it doen't seem to register MySQL in win xp (proffessional) the right way.

Since I don't know exately what to ask, I'll keep up trying something

My XAMPP-package has the following README, and since I used the WAMPP-Installer programm, I did not follow the noted steps. Still, the directives might give a clue:
(If a moderator regards this volume-posting to be too much, feel free to delete the whole message)

ApacheFriends XAMPP (basic package) version 1.4.10a (win32)

+ Apache 2.0.52
+ MySQL 4.1.7
+ PHP 5.0.3RC2-dev + PHP 4.3.9 + PEAR
+ PHP-Switch win32 1.0 (von Apachefriends, man nehme die "php-switch.bat")
+ XAMPP Security 1.0
+ MiniPerl 5.8.3
+ SQLite 2.8.15
+ PHPMyAdmin 2.6.0 pl3
+ ADODB 4.52
+ Mercury Mail Transport System for Win32 and NetWare Systems v4.01a
+ FileZilla FTP Server 0.9.4d
+ Webalizer 2.01-10
+ Zend Optimizer 2.5.7

* System Requirements:

+ 64 MB RAM (recommended)
+ 115 MB free Fixed Disk
+ Windows 98, ME, XP Home
+ Windows NT, 2000, XP Professional (Recommended)

QUICK INSTALLATION:

[Step 1: Unpack the package to your usb stick or a partition of your choice.
There it must be on the highest level like E:\ or W:\. It will
build E:\xampp or W:\xampp or something like this. Please do not
use the "setup_xampp.bat" for an USB stick installation!]

Step 1: Unpack the package into a directory of your choice. Please start the
"setup_xampp.bat" and beginning the installation. Note: xampp makes no
entries in the windows registry and no settings for the system variables.

Step 2: If installation ends successfully, start the Apache 2 with
"apache_start".bat", MySQL with "mysql_start".bat". Stop the MySQL
Server with "mysql_stop.bat". For shutdown the Apache HTTPD, only
close the Apache Command (CMD).

Step 3: Start your browser and typehttp://127.0.0.1 or
http://localhost in the location bar. You should see our pre-made
start page with certain examples and test screens.

Step 4: PHP (with mod_php, as *.php, *.php4, *.php3, *.phtml), Perl
by default with *.cgi, SSI with *.shtml are all located in
=> \...\xampp\htdocs\.
Beispiele (Examples):
=> \...\xampp\htdocs\test.php =>http://localhost/test.php
=> \...\xampp\myhome\test.php =>http://localhost/myhome/test.php

Step 5: XAMPP UNINSTALL? Simply remove the "xampp" Directory.
But before please shutdown the apache and mysql.

---------------------------------------------------------------
PASSWORDS

1) MySQL

user: root
password:
(means no password!)

2) FileZilla FTP

user: newuser
password: wampp

user: anonymous
password: some@mail.net

3) Mercury:
Postmaster: postmaster (postmaster@localhost) und Admin (Admin@localhost)

Testuser: newsuser
password: wampp

4) WEBDAV:

user: wampp
password: xampp

---------------------------------------------------------------
ONLY FOR NT SYSTEMS
(NT4 | windows 2000 | windows xp professional)

\...\xampp\apache\apache_installservice.bat =
==> Install Apache 2 as service

\...\xampp\apache\apache_uninstallservice.bat =
==> Uninstall Apache 2 as service

\...\xampp\apache\mysql_installservice.bat =
==> Install MySQL as service

\...\xampp\apache\mysql_uninstallservice.bat =
==> Uninstall MySQL as service

==> After all Service (un)installations, better restart system!
----------------------------------------------------------------


Apache Notes:

(1) In contrast of apache 1.x, you can not stop the apache2
with the command "apache -k shutdown". These functions only for
an installations as service by NT systems. So, simply close
the Apache START command for shutdown.

(2) To use the experimental version of mod_auth_mysql remove the # in
the httpd.conf. Detailed information about this topic can be found on
the left menu of xampp, once you started it.

(3) To use Mod_Dav load the Modules
mod_dav.so + mod_dav_fs.so in the httpd.conf by removing the # on
the beginning of their lines. Then tryhttp://127.0.0.1:81 (not
for Frontpage, but for Dreamweaver)


MYSQL NOTES:

(1) The MySQL server can be started by double-clicking (executing)
mysql_start.bat. This file can be found in the same folder you installed
xampp in, most likely this will be C:\xampp\.
The exact path to this file is X:\xampp\mysql_start.bat, where
"X" indicates the letter of the drive you unpacked xampp into.
This batch file starts the MySQL server in console mode. The first
intialization might take a few minutes.

Do not close the DOS window or you'll crash the server!
To stop the server, please use mysql_shutdown.bat, which is located in the same
directory.

(2) To use the MySQL Daemon with "innodb" for better performance,
please edit the "my" (or "my.cnf") file in the /xampp/mysql/bin
directory or for services the c:\my.cnf for windows NT/2000.
In there, activate the "innodb_data_file_path=ibdata1:30M"
statement. Attention, "innodb" is not recommended for 95/98/ME/XP Home.

To use MySQL as Service for NT/2000/XP Professional, simply copy the "my"
/ "my.cnf" file to C:\my, or C:\my.cnf. Please note that this
file has to be placed in C:\ (root), other locations are not permitted. Then
execute the "mysql_installservice.bat" in the MySQL folder.


(3) MySQL starts with standard values for the user id and the password. The preset
user id is "root", the password is "" (= no password). To access MySQL via PHP
with the preset values, you'll have to use the following syntax:
mysql_connect("localhost","root","");
If you want to set a password for MySQL access, please use of mysqladmin.
To set the passwort "secret" for the user "root", type the following:
C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqladmin -u root password secret

After changing the password you'll have to reconfigure PHPMyAdmin to use the
new password, otherwise it won't be able to access the databases. To do that,
open the file config.inc.php in \xampp\phpmyadmin\ and edit the
following lines:

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'root'; // MySQL user
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'http'; // HTTP authentificate

So first the 'root' password is queried by the MySQL server, before PHPMyAdmin
may access.

---------------------------------------------------------------
Have a lot of fun! Viel Spaß! Bonne Chance!
Last revised version 08.12.2004 Kay Vogelgesang

Quote:

Hello Dave_L (and others in this thread)

I think I have the same problem as Peccavi: XOOPS with Xampp on Win xp: install seemingly OK, until the first login: where the links for login are DEAD. The Xampp is seemingly working fine, e.g. switching between php5 and 4 is just a matter of a click, but when I start mysqladmin (in xampp/mysql/bin/ ) only one database (called "test") is listed. Without being able to understand why, I do have the feeling, that the problem is NOT in the configuration of xoops, but in the way MySQL is registered by win xp. I tried to read on the MySQL Documentation site, but the writing there largely surpasses my tecnical abilities.

So to conclude a question: How is MySQL registered by win xp ? (I know it has to be running as a "service" but what does this mean, and how can I check my settings and change them if necessary?

Grateful for any clues (or links to writing on the topic)

Per

I'm not a programmer, but searching around for info

Did you solve this problem with the dead links yet?

I completed install to online-webserver successfully. On my "localhost" installation I have the problem with the dead link. Same setup as Peccavi! I am no programmer what-so-ever, knows just some html. I installed WHAMPP by apachefriends and when I started to look for the MySQL-configuration, I noticed something strange. I think the problem is in the way Windows XP handles MySQL. I now there has been posts on this, but don't know what to conclude. Does this trigger any ideas?? will be grateful for further clearification!!