i just installed zencart but i cant get it to work. please help

[james hetfeild]

hi i just installed a fresh copie of the latest zen cart and at the end on installing it tells me it was successful but the front end comes up with page not found and so i go to try get in to admin and all i get id this


Warning: include(includes/configure.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/react/domains/rcreaction.co.nz/public_html/zencart/admin/includes/application_top.php on line 61

Warning: include(includes/configure.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/react/domains/rcreaction.co.nz/public_html/zencart/admin/includes/application_top.php on line 61

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening 'includes/configure.php' for inclusion (include_path='/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/react/domains/rcreaction.co.nz/public_html/zencart/admin/includes/application_top.php on line 61

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im new to this script but i thort i did everything wright. if anyone can help please let me know what has gone rong.

[Website Rob]

The msg. tells you that things are not setup right. Best to start over but you don't have to upload all the files again.

Also, seems this file is missing or file permissions are wrong:

includes/configure.php

[james hetfeild]

The msg. tells you that things are not setup right. Best to start over but you don't have to upload all the files again.

Also, seems this file is missing or file permissions are wrong:

includes/configure.php

hi sorry to be a pain but i just reinstalled it all again and i get the same problem.
now the instructions tell you to make a configure.php file and put them in /admin/includes and /incluses/ is this right? then it tells you to rename the /includes/dist-configure.php to configure.php and /admin/includes/dist-configure.php so this means there will be 2 configure.php files in each of these catagories yes? i am so confused i set all the cmods to 777 and i get nothing. i followed the instructions to the best of my ability im stuck.

[Website Rob]

includes/dist-configure.php
admin/includes/dist-configure.php

For the above two files, I do believe there are instructions somewhere that mention you have to "rename them" after you upload them; remove the 'dist-' part.

[james hetfeild]

includes/dist-configure.php
admin/includes/dist-configure.php

For the above two files, I do believe there are instructions somewhere that mention you have to "rename them" after you upload them; remove the 'dist-' part.

i did remove the dist- part

[stevesh]

Ignore the instructions to create configure.php files. Just rename the dist-configure.php files in their respective folders to configure.php and change the permissions, then start the install.

You wouldn't be allowed to have two files in the same directory with the same file name, anyway.