install problems

[rcjay2]

OK, I am trying to get pixelpost up and running. It is installed on server 2003 and all the necessary apps are installed (MySql, PHP, Apache). I have verified that Apache and PHP are functional. I can create a DB with MYSQL. The problem is with Pixelpost. I have read the install docs and I am confused as to what all I need to do.

I have created the images and thumbnails directories and made sure that the permissions are 777.

C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\data\pixelpost_db

// database variables - this is info you've received from you hosting service
// those are needed for the script to connect and use MySQL

$pixelpost_db_host = "localhost"; // database host, often "localhost"
$pixelpost_db_user = "root"; // database user
$pixelpost_db_pass = "password"; // database user password
$pixelpost_db_pixelpost = "pixelpost_db"; // database

$pixelpost_db_prefix = "pixelpost_"; // table prefix, leave as is unless you want to install multiple blogs on the same database

// pixelpost version
$version = "WW91IGFyZSBydW5uaW5nIHZlcnNpb24gMS40IG9mIFBpeGVscG 9zdC4gUmVsZWFzZWQgNSBBcHJpbCAyMDA1Lg==";


My question is what do I do next? How do I create a photoblog? Should I just dump some photos in the images folder? Do I need to create the images and the thumbnails?
Is there something that I am missing?

Sorry for all the questions.

Rob

[blinking8s]

on a server 2003? what is this?

1) you need to create a database
2) you need to edit pixelpost.php to match this database info
3) you need to upload all the files
4) you need to create a image and thumbnail folder, then chmod 777
5) you need to run admin/install.php

http://blog.wrywriter.com/?p=18 is a great article on how to install pixelpost on a cpanel based server account

[rcjay2]

on a server 2003? what is this?

1) you need to create a database
2) you need to edit pixelpost.php to match this database info
3) you need to upload all the files
4) you need to create a image and thumbnail folder, then chmod 777
5) you need to run admin/install.php

http://blog.wrywriter.com/?p=18 is a great article on how to install pixelpost on a cpanel based server account


I did create a DB called pixelpost_db. I have this running on Windows server 2003 and I am hosting the site myslef in house. Should I put the pixelpost folder in the Apache folder? So far I am just trying to develop this in house without a web connection so if I go to http:\\localhost I get a test page I have created. This makes me think Apache is running fine. How do I get to the Pixelpost install.php page? I can get it to pull up.

[blinking8s]

you woudlactually put pixelpost in the localhost folder, then install from there

[rcjay2]

you woudlactually put pixelpost in the localhost folder, then install from there

OK we are getting somewhere now. I did what you said and put the pixelpost folder into the localhost directory (aka C:\web) . I now get the following error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect() in c:\web\admin\install.php on line 38

FYI, I don't have anything in the images or thumbnails yet.

[rcjay2]

OK we are getting somewhere now. I did what you said and put the pixelpost folder into the localhost directory (aka C:\web) . I now get the following error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect() in c:\web\admin\install.php on line 38

FYI, I don't have anything in the images or thumbnails yet.


I got it to work....I had to enable the extension=php_mysql.dll in the PHP.ini file and stop and start apache.

Now I am on Step 1.

Thanks

[tinyblob]

on a server 2003? what is this?

http://microsoft.com/windowsserver2003
by the way.

i remember when it was launched, and people were posting support questions in forums and receiving a barrage of "hahaha there is no Windows 2003!"

[GeoS]

All works on Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition - Ive tested it some time ago :)

[rcjay2]

All,

I have fixed this problem now I am having issues with uploading images from the admin panel.

Forum search here I come.

[GeoS]

Check dirs and permissions :)