Error 403: can't run install

[BekahRuth]

I have uploaded all of the files to my webserver using ftp. My webserver is a windows server www.activehost.com. I uploaded the files to www.tehome.net/zen-cart/catalog/, I then changed the permissions in the required documents to readwriteexecute like it says in the installation tutorial. I also changed the dist-configure.php files to configure.php and set the permissions. Now, when I try to access the zc_install, it says Http Error 403: not authorized to view page. Help!

[BekahRuth]

Okay, scratch that last post, I've got it figured out.

[Ajeh]

What was the problem that you discovered to fix this?

[BekahRuth]

Kitty over at the switchboards forums pointed out to me that windows server didn't like the url to end with: catalog/ but rather to set up the url to end as: catalog/index.php

[Ajeh]

That sounds like a server that is not setup correctly ...

You will have a world of problems if it cannot understand what php files are and to load them correctly ...

NOTE: your secure pages are not setup correctly either from the looks of things ...

[dbltoe]

I then changed the permissions in the required documents to readwriteexecute like it says in the installation tutorial. I also changed the dist-configure.php files to configure.php and set the permissions.

Those are some interesting steps that, one, should be done AFTER running zc_install AND...
You should not be changing dist-configure files as the install will look for them and change them according to your input during installation.
Backwards going were you think I.

[Ajeh]

psst ...

er ... umm ... if you rename dist-configure.php to configure.php and set to 777 before an install ... this is the same as load an empty configure.php to the site and set to 777 ...

[BekahRuth]

Okay, I'm really confused, I just followed the steps outlined in the Install located at: https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/i...hp?article=107. It says to rename dist-config before running install

[Ajeh]

You can create the configure.php before running the install by EITHER:

1 rename the 2 dist-configure.php to configure.php

2 copy 2 empty files called configure.php

These belong in:
/includes
/admin/includes

Then set to 777 before running the installer ...