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comptech2002
installation

I am fairly new at doing PhP web sites. But i am needing something easy and quic to use w/o having to have aftp client installed at work. I get everything done but when i get to the Physical Path I run into a lot of issue. These are the paths i use.
C:/xoop
http://mytech-world.net/xoops
/home/xoops
/xoops
/
All fo these return some sort of error saying that the directory couldnt be located. Now if i use the "/" i get this "Could not detect the physical path to your XOOPS directory". But if i use anything else i get that along with this "Physical path must be a directory". Now i know the instruction you all are using is if your hosting your own web site, and i am not hosting my own site in this case. I have looked at my physical location on their server and it is root>xoops. but for some reason i cant get the software to reconize it..Please help LOL i need sleep LOL
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jdseymour
Re: installation

If it is on a hosted linux/unix web server the physical path should look something like this:

/home/Your_username/public_html

public_html being the root site folder that XOOPS in installed in.

Your host should be able to give you your path.

HTH.
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comptech2002
Re: installation

Ok i contacted yahoo who my domain is hosted by. ANd they have no idea what i am talking bout. they could tell the differance between a pop tart and rain forest. So though some testing this is what i have gotten so far

when i do
/home

I will get his single error message "Could not detect the physical path to your XOOPS directory"

also when i open up my FTP client it shoudl also give me my path. This is what i get for my ftp path

/willtempmal@sbcglobal.net

so i tried

/home/willtempmak@sbcglobal.net/xoops

which still give the directory error meesage
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Dave_L
Re: installation

  • 2005/4/15 18:08

  • Dave_L

  • XOOPS is my life!

  • Posts: 2277

  • Since: 2003/11/7


Add a script named phpinfo.php with contents:

() ?>


That will show you the needed information. In particular, look at the following variables in the PHP Variables section: _SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"], _SERVER["SCRIPT_FILENAME"].

Save the output from the script, and protect, hide or delete the script, since the information it displays could be useful to someone trying to abuse your server account.
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comptech2002
Re: installation

Ok when it comes to PHP i am stupid unless it give me a walk though install. Where do i add this script at...?
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m0nty
Re: installation

  • 2005/4/15 19:47

  • m0nty

  • XOOPS is my life!

  • Posts: 3337

  • Since: 2003/10/24


add it to the same folder as your mainfile.php and then call it from the browser

for example: http://www.yourdomain.com/xoops/phpinfo.php
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jdseymour
Re: installation

Here is a Faq Page that explains how to use that script.

HTH.
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comptech2002
Re: installation

Ok i will do that now guys thanks and i will let you know the damge i caused
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comptech2002
Re: installation

Ok here is what i got on the out put

_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] /


_SERVER["SCRIPT_FILENAME"] /phpinfo.php
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comptech2002
Re: installation

Ok i got those 2 items listed but i alrdy knew the root was "/"....Sorry i am sounding like a complete idot but i am to PhP....
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