Setting up Zen Cart on Windows XP using Xampp - a howto

[minniemouse]

I am slowly getting somewhere. I have now managed to get the Xampp opening screen but why I go to phpmyadmin I am getting a log in error:

MySQL said:
#1045 - Access denied for user 'pma'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

I have checked the config file and everything looks ok to me...i think

I have also got throught to the zen cart installer page...it is just creating the database that is causing me issues...

thankyou in advance for your help

Minnie

[ckosloff]

I am slowly getting somewhere. I have now managed to get the Xampp opening screen but why I go to phpmyadmin I am getting a log in error:

MySQL said:
#1045 - Access denied for user 'pma'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

I have checked the config file and everything looks ok to me...i think

I have also got throught to the zen cart installer page...it is just creating the database that is causing me issues...

thankyou in advance for your help

Minnie

Download Oxicottin's contrib in Downloads -->Troubleshooting.
It is meant for those installing on a WAMP server, not XAMPP, but the database creation process is the same, since it is done over phpmyadmin in both cases.
The screenshots will guide you through painlessly.

[minniemouse]

Thankyou so very much for your help.

I have managed to get zen cart working and have had play but then I switched off my laptop and when I switched it back on I am unable to start the apache service and am unable to get to my store. I am now using WAMP5 rather than xampp. I have tried re installing but still no joy, as far as I am aware I haven't changed any settings.

Thankyou
Minnie

[ckosloff]

Thankyou so very much for your help.

I have managed to get zen cart working and have had play but then I switched off my laptop and when I switched it back on I am unable to start the apache service and am unable to get to my store. I am now using WAMP5 rather than xampp. I have tried re installing but still no joy, as far as I am aware I haven't changed any settings.

Thankyou
Minnie

If you want support for WAMP please post in the appropriate thread.
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64632
You will find some answers there and more people to help you.
Basically, you have to test port 80 (in WAMP) and see what process is using it, it is probably blocked by IIS.
In Services, stop IIS and set it to start manually, restart box.
Make sure you set up WAMP to start automatically.

[bambus]

Hi there ..

I follow the instruc as mentioned above but got ERRORS as

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getmenulist() (previously declared in C:\wamp\www\zencart\admin\includes\functions\extra_functions\rl_language.php:7) in C:\wamp\www\zencart\admin\includes\functions\extra_functions\rl_language.php.bak on line 13



Can someone help me please ...

Thank you

[ckosloff]

Hi there ..

I follow the instruc as mentioned above but got ERRORS as

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getmenulist() (previously declared in C:\wamp\www\zencart\admin\includes\functions\extra_functions\rl_language.php:7) in C:\wamp\www\zencart\admin\includes\functions\extra_functions\rl_language.php.bak on line 13



Can someone help me please ...

Thank you

Please post rl_language.php.bak, so somebody will be able to look at line 13.

[bambus]

Dear ckosloff,

thanks for your reply!

I delete the *.bak file - and - it works ..

*.bak file is same as original on : rl_language.php


Cheers,

Bambus

[Joddymix]

Hi,

I have received the book and following to the letter however I have come to a grinding halt where you need to add new email accounts.

Where it says to ADD then you add a user with the '@' separating the username it just beeps at me and will not allow the '@' symbol. If I type the username without the '@' symbol it accepts it easily. Is this a mis-print or am I doing something wrong?

thanks

[ckosloff]

Hi,

I have received the book and following to the letter however I have come to a grinding halt where you need to add new email accounts.

Where it says to ADD then you add a user with the '@' separating the username it just beeps at me and will not allow the '@' symbol. If I type the username without the '@' symbol it accepts it easily. Is this a mis-print or am I doing something wrong?

thanks

This is a known issue.
Please check the the errata and gotcha sections in the book's support site
http://www.cucumbermedia.com/
Yes, it is an error.

[Joddymix]

I found the problem, it is a typo in the book, I was beginning to doubt my own sanity! Many thanks for the assitance..