How do I install Zen Cart on XAMPP?

[kobra]

I was unable to find that file anywhere on my PC... not anywhere in the XAMPP folder at least. Should it be there.. or where?

/admin/includes/dist-configure.php

[tfmurphhk]

OK, well... no progress

I have checked and my C:\XAMPP folder has an admin folder and in there is an includes folder and in there is a configure.php file... which i had renamed from dist-configure.php

But when I run the install I still get these two messages:

Access denied for user 'encoreep_zc1'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

/admin/includes/configure.php does not exist

So... I still don't know where I am supposed to put in a password.. and still have no idea why the install does not find the configure.php file.

Don't know if this information copied from the failed install helps at all..

Webserver = Apache/2.2.14 (Win32) DAV/2 mod_ssl/2.2.14 OpenSSL/0.9.8l mod_autoindex_color PHP/5.3.1 mod_apreq2-20090110/2.7.1 mod_perl/2.0.4 Perl/v5.10.1
HTTP Host = localhost
Path_Translated = C:/xampp/htdocs/zen/zcinstall77/index.php(SCRIPT_FILENAME)
Real Path = C:\xampp\htdocs\zen
PHP O/S = WINNT
PHP API Mode = apache2handler
PHP Max Execution Time per page = 60

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Tom

[tfmurphhk]

No one has any ideas or suggestions???

Tom

[janissaire]

sorry dude can't help - me stuck at the ZC_Install page - I'm just getting a blank one if I can fix that tonight I might see your issue and give u a shout

[brandname2007]

dist-configure.php becomes configure.php after the install

[brandname2007]

CURL not compiled into PHP - notify server administrator

I DID take the ; out of php.ini in /xampp/php/php.ini by the way.

Tom

When you updated the php.ini you need to restart xampp. I had the same problem. No matter how many times you refresh the page or try to reinstall.

[libertyguy]

I never could get xampp or wamp to work
try EasyPHP and do a fresh install

Nick

[janissaire]

Hi maybe this will help - I made a step by step guide for installing on your local PC - the process starts after you have set up the database and it's empty

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=161795

It works great on my machine. Just follow the links and let me know if it helped - thanks.

[Jeniferous]

I can't access your guide, any chance you could send me a copy or point me to where it is?

I'm getting stuck with an error stating

Installation In Progress...


0 Install Error: Could not connect to the Database
in:
[DROP TABLE IF EXISTS zen_upgrade_exceptions;]

[lat9]

I can't access your guide, any chance you could send me a copy or point me to where it is?

I'm getting stuck with an error stating

Installation In Progress...


0 Install Error: Could not connect to the Database
in:
[DROP TABLE IF EXISTS zen_upgrade_exceptions;]

If you follow the link in janissaire's post and then click on the second link in that post, the PDF file is still present ...