I've built a local PC server for testing using the Uniform Server 3.0 miniserver.

I've installed all the contents of my HTML folder from the XOOPS install package.

I've got the Uniform Server 3.0 miniserver working.

I've got the MySql installed and working

I've gotten the XOOPS to install correctly (twice now)

I could do anything with the XOOPS as far as building the site after install was complete. When I reboot I have to go into the miniserver folder root and click on start to get the virtual folders to rebuild.

When I point and click onhttp://localhost/xoops trying to access my XOOPS files I get this error:

Fatal error: Unable to connect to database in W:\www\xoops\class\database\databasefactory.php on line 34

I cannot get the XOOPS homepage w/admin up when I enter

http://localhost/xoops/admin.php

http://localhost/xoops/index.php

When I point and click onhttp://localhost/a/ I get the uniform server screen.

The MySql database is still entact.

WHen I access MyPHPAdmin I get the following message at the bottom of the screen.

In the Uniform Server by default user root with no password has access from localhost only!!!

I'd appreciate any comments or suggestions of what might be the problem.

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Thought I'd respond to my own posting, maybe this can help someone else.

When I reboot I still continue to get the same issues, except when I altered one file a bit, and changed things procedurally.

I opened the Start.bat in the miniserver core, edited and saved file after changing the line with subst %disk% /d to subst %disk% /D (lowercase d to uppercase D)

Procedurally

I turned off my virus scan completely.

I went into the miniserver core folder and opened the START.BAT first.

I got a popup box that says "W/The server working on the disk w:\[http/127.0.0.1/a/]", which indicates the Apache is running. **IMPORTANT** do not close this popup, minimize it only. If you close it, it turns off the Apache.

I next moved over in the miniserver core folder and opened the Start.vbs. This brings up the Miniserver control screen. I then click on "Run MySQL Server"

I then pointed to myhttp://localhost/xoops folder and it brings up my XOOPS homepage.

Note: I have all my files from the HTML folder from the XOOPS install package ver 2.0.5.2 installed in W:/WWW/Xoops folder.

A few things of interest...

If you click on the Start.bat file and the popup flicks on the screen and doesn't stay you'll have to reboot and start over. Someone may have some ideas on this, but I'm just rebooting.

When I shut down I use the /localhost/a/ miniserver control screen and click on the The server shut down (lower right corner) which is supposed to shut down the apache and the MySql, which appears to be the case.

It would appear that - In order to get the server back up again without a reboot you've got to make sure the MySQL and Apache Server are shutdown.

After you do a clean shutdown of the server from the Miniserver control screen you can go back into the core folder of the miniserver click on Start.bat again and it will restart the server.

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Hi..domineaux.
Well, i do use miniserve and i've expirience the same as you and i start miniserv manually.
i used a couple of times foxserv and that wasn't the case, it was "bigger", "thicker",
it could be that miniserv has got just the basics and no autostart and and.
Good luck

Hughs