New install- Error message - Accesing admin

[ScottDB]

Hi all. I have tried installing twice now. I can get the site loaded ok and it shows up upon completion of installing. Then after changing the admin folder name and editing the admin config file as instructed I got an error message saying it wasn't there. I figured I had screwed up somewhere and I checked the config file in admin and permission settings. I noticed that the admin folder was set to 755 so I changed it to 777 and still get a 404 message. I made sure that all instances of admin in the config file were changed over and all the same. All ' are still there and I copied and pasted the name to rename on all of it so it should all be the same.

I also noticed that my config file for the site was changed automaticly to 444 and my admin config file was changed to 644. The site is viewable but not the admin. Have tried to set the admin config file to 444 also but that didn't help. Not that I thought it would.

The store is loaded up in the pub. html - site.com/directories

admin config file

define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://localhost');
  define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://localhost');
  define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://localhost');
  define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://localhost');

  // secure webserver for catalog module and/or admin areas?
  define('ENABLE_SSL_CATALOG', 'false');
  define('ENABLE_SSL_ADMIN', 'false');

// NOTE: be sure to leave the trailing '/' at the end of these lines if you make changes!

// * DIR_WS_* = Webserver directories (virtual/URL)
  // these paths are relative to top of your webspace ... (ie: under the public_html or httpdocs folder)
  define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/*****admin/');
  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/');
  define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/*****admin/');
  define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/');

  define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');
  define('DIR_WS_ICONS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'icons/');
  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_IMAGES', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'images/');
  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_TEMPLATE', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/templates/');
  define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
  define('DIR_WS_BOXES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'boxes/');
  define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'functions/');
  define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'classes/');
  define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/');
  define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'languages/');
  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/');

// * DIR_FS_* = Filesystem directories (local/physical)
  //the following path is a COMPLETE path to your Zen Cart files. eg: /var/www/vhost/accountname/public_html/store/
  define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', '/*****admin/');
  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/');

  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/');
  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_IMAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'images/');
  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_MODULES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/modules/');
  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/templates/');
  define('DIR_FS_BACKUP', DIR_FS_ADMIN . 'backups/');
  define('DIR_FS_EMAIL_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'email/');
  define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');

// define our database connection
  define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
  define('DB_PREFIX', 'zen_');
  define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost'); 
  define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', '*****_****');
  define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', 'xxxxxxxxxxxxx');
  define('DB_DATABASE', '*****_****');
  define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false');
  define('STORE_SESSIONS', 'db'); 
  // use 'db' for best support, or '' for file-based storage 

[DrByte]

define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', '/*****admin/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/');

It's VERY unlikely that the full path to your site's files is /
So, you need to fix those entries to point to the ACTUAL physical folder structure where your files are located.

[ScottDB]

I just glanced at that and thought it was referring to it being in the home directory. Also noticed when I downloaded what I had on the site that some of the changes didn't take place and the admin hadn't been changed. Got it working now. Thanks.

[ScottDB]

Ok well I am able to view the admin now. I just can't configure anything.
When I go to click on the links it shows an error message.

The requested URL /*****admin/configuration.php was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

Shouldn't that read admin/includes/configuration.php?

in the config file I used "/home/******/public_html/" for the DIR_FS_CATALOG. Is this right

[DrByte]

in the config file I used "/home/******/public_html/" for the DIR_FS_CATALOG. Is this right

You need to use whatever is the correct path for *your* server.

You could refer to your non-admin configure.php file in case it gives you the correct information.

[ScottDB]

I checked the non admin config file and it is blank as well.

Not sure what I should put there. I got the /home/******/public_html/ from the DIR FS area example. It was automatically filled in on install I think.

I just used this same thing on the DIR_WS_CATALOG and DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG

The script was uploaded into the public html directory. example public_html/admin

I have also tried just putting public_html there as well. The /home/******/public_html/ is what I see when I upload files to my server through cpanel.

I think I am obviously way off on my thinking here or what?

[DrByte]

Yes, the DIR_FS_CATALOG was filled in during install.

BUT, if your storefront is working correctly, then the /includes/configure.php file has a DIR_FS_CATALOG value that's correct. And it sure won't be blank or just '/'.

[ScottDB]

Thanks for your replies and patience.

I noticed in the error message that it wasn't showing the includes in the statement so I added it and I am now seeing it in this error statement.

You don't have permission to access /****admin/includes/configuration.php on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

Here is what I have for that section. I think I have tried every possible way of adding includes to one or all of the following.

 define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/*****admin/includes/');
  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/*****admin/');
  define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/*****admin/');
  define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/*****admin/');

I also get the same error for logout. You don't have permission to access /****admin/includes/logout.php on this server. Of course the logout.php is in the admin folder not the includes.

[DrByte]

No no no no.

The instructions were very simple: just replace all the original references to /admin/ with /your-renamed-admin/
NOTHING ELSE.

Now you've gone and mangled all kinds of things.

[ScottDB]

I did but was unable to get into configurations on admin. Trying to figure out what DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/'); is supposed to be along with define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/');