hi thanx for your time,i right clicked mouse view source and this it what it said
<p></p>

i ran the vb_test.php that loaded up fine mysql test page
then i ran the phpinfo,and that brought up the php page with settings,so i take the local server is working ok

Try upload your files again. Make sure you keep the original directory structure and that all non-image files are uploaded in ASCII format.

ahh i think thats where i might be making the mistake,i am unzipping the vb files to my documents,then i am cutting and pasting the upload folder to apache/htdocs,is this the wrong way to do it?if so what is the right way to go about it??thankyou for your help so far

update i did a format and fresh install on my laptop,all is working great,very happy yee haa @MarcoH64 thankyou so much for your support,and a special thanks to deaths

Nice to see you solved things :D

wow........great way to test stuff...thanks deaths

how can i access it ?

Error
MySQL said:

Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: YES)

What MySQL version you are using?

I've followed all the instructions (I think)

When i goto "create database" it says "The server must be connected" :nervous: :nervous:

I reinstalled, got it now :squareeyed:

arghHHHHHHH now get:

Welcome to phpMyAdmin 2.2.3

Error

MySQL said:

Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client

Set your mysql server to allow "old passwords"

where do I do that ? sorry a bit new to mysql and php,i'm getting there thou,i'll take a look about

thanks

1. You are running an outdated version of phpMyAdmin. I suggest you upgrade to the latest version (2.3.1-pl1 last I checked).
2. To fix that error, go to mysql.com and download MySQL Administrator.
From that program, you can login to the root account WITHOUT a password, then edit the root account and set a password. Editing accounts in MySQL Administrator is pretty easy, you'll find it. Then close the program, reopening it and this time use the password you just set to login to the root account again. If this succeeds, you can now run vBulletin.

Can someone tell me what version of Apache, PHP and MySql this program uses? I could not find it on the site.

Which program?

I Use Appserv

AppServ 2.5.4a Packages
Apache 2.0.54
MySQL 4.1.12a
PHP 5.0.4
phpMyAdmin-2.6.2pl1
MyODBC-3.51.11-2




AddOns for AppServ


appserv-AddOns-drupal-4.6.1.exe Web Blog script.
appserv-AddOns-gallery-1.5.exe Gallery on Web just cool !!!
appserv-AddOns-Mambo-4.5.2.2.exe Mambo Mambo Mambo.
appserv-AddOns-Moodle-1.5.exe Moodle E-Learning System.
appserv-AddOns-phpBB-2.0.15.exe Hot Hit with phpBB.
appserv-AddOns-PHP-Nuke-7.7.exe For Nuker !!
appserv-AddOns-Torrent-Tracker-200505051951.exe Torrent Tracker.
appserv-AddOns-WordPress-1.5.1.2.exe Web Blog.
appserv-AddOns-ZendOptimizer-2.5.10.exe Zend Optimizer 2.5.10 AddOns for AppServ Only !!

(Here)

I've just done this and if I got to localhost/phpmyadmin I get the following error

I didn't get asked to set the username and password either.

I'm running Win2k, if that helps.

I have a pretty basic question on this. I installed the package from the original post. It says to download the VB package, change the config.php file, and then install VB. But the only way to install VB is to run the install.php file, right? But it does not recognize php as a runnable format. Isn't that what it was supposed to do? I am trying to do a brand new install of 3.5, add all the hacks (new versions, including the skin) of my current online site, and then migrate over using the database.

Is that even possible?

Just a quick question. Do you have to have your websites located in the htdocs folder OR is there a way to install the package on a different drive? Reason I ask, is I don't really want my site on my C: drive just in case it crashes and I have to reinstall the OS.

Thanks Death. I have tried doing this several times and have never got it to work individulally on my home pc.

I guess this thread is dead anymore. what a shame.

Just set the Webroot for your webserver to a different location. What webserver are you using?

Marco,

I am using the following:
AppServ 2.5.4
- Apache 2.0.54
- MySQL 5.0.15
- PHP 5.0.4
- phpMyAdmin-2.6.2-pl1

I have finally got everything working with the exception of PhotoPost. The Features and Randoms seem to be working fine on the main interface of the forums, but when I click on the Gallery menu choice, I get the following errors:

Sorry no experience with PhotoPost, i suggest you ask on their support site.

[high]* Daniel needs for OS X :(
[/high]

*hint hint*

Okay, I have some problems installing it...

I think I got almost everything down. However, when I go to install the VB - connecting to install/install.php, I don't get the expected vb page with the steps to continue, but rather see the entire code of the page.

What's up? How can I work around this?

Help is greatly appreciated.

it sounds like your files are not in the right format. Try again with a fresh set of files extracted from your zip file.

Nope. Just tried that and it had no further effect. Still just seeing the code when viewing it in IE. :/

Have you got php installed on your PC? It's the only other possibility I can think of.

Nice thread I will try to so this, as it would be nice to have a running copy on my home PC

Umm... I was under the impression that running phptriad would install php. Is that not the case?

Sorry can't help too much with this, never run these combined products myself. Always install them seperate (and that is dead easy), so i can also update them independant or even run mulitple versions.

i installed the triad....but when i get to the point of creating a new database.......it rather says ......database created instead of the error the author mentionedso.......when i want to import the database ...there is no such option in THIS phpmyadmin.....in my online phpmyadmin i can see that option

another question
where should i place the forum file? should it be in C?

thanks in advance

I installed this many months ago with success and it has performed superbly for me - thanks for the instructions. I do have one qn though...

My localhost resides on my C: drive which is only a small laptop drive and is quite full. I have an additional drive in my Dell laptop and am wondering if there is a way to change localhost to read an alternate drive?

Is this poss? cheers.

Okay, turns out I was using the wrong url to access it. So I go to http://localhost/forum/install/install.php and it asks for my member code/number/whatever. I enter it but the page just refreshes. What's up with that? Any ideas? I'm eager for a fix.

I guess you entered the wrong Customernumber

Wow. I feel really stupid.

On step three I get this error:

This is really useful! Thanks!

This issue I have I believe has something to do with username/password. I don't think I created one (for the database) though.

How can I use a current backup of my running production database and my production site locally? I would like to simulate my production site on my local PC so that I can test my mods and hacks first.

Install this https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=79539

Works a treat.

Why are you posting a link to this same thread??

Haha... I didnt realise sorry... but it is what you asked for no?