URL to your eFiction: www.semperance.com/fanfiction
Version of eFiction:3.3 (new installation)
Have you bridged eFiction, if so with what?: I don't know
Version of PHP:5 can be found out from your host
Version of MySQL: MySQL 4.1.11
Have you searched for your problem:yes,
If so, what terms did you try: I have read threads in the installation help and the FAQ along with many of the read me-notepads
State the nature of your problem: HTTP404 when I try to open the site. I have gone through all of the steps to install wen you have no clue what you are doing. All of the files have been uploaded to my server. (I use free hostia) I have moved the config.php and changed it to 666. Unfortunatly I have been up for some 11 hours dealing with this and I really wanted to figure this out myself but you guys are my only hope. I am lost. Please help!! 🙂
Do you have a test account for us? have not gotten that far.
Did you put the proper info in the config.php file first, before uploading and chmodding it?
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Mucking around in eFiction since circa 2001 (ver. 1.0)
Now running v.3
Did you put the proper info in the config.php file first, before uploading and chmodding it?
yes I believe I have it set correctly. Not sure though. I did use the help sample but I think I got a bit confused
Also, I don't have a seperate file that is dbconfig.php do I need to make one?
Oh gah I think I just need to quit. Forget about even putting this up. 16+ hours and I am still stuck. ugh
Just wanted to let everyone know that I am reading all of the threads trying to figure this out. I am determined... I hope.
If anyone wants to feel sorry for me and walk me through it that would be great. IF not that's cool too. I am still going to try.
Christy
You have all the efiction files uploaded to your 'fanfiction' folder? Maybe some of them didn't get loaded. When you uploaded all the files going to www.semperance.com/fanfiction should have pulled up www.semperance.com/fanfiction/install.php by default. From there the database information would appear.
Freehostia sent me my database info via email after I activated it, so your info would look something like:
username: [whatever your freehostia username is]
password: *****[your password]
database name: username_[whatever you call your database]
database host: mysql3.freehostia.com (freehostia will determine where it is)
database port: 3306
as for the config.php (no you don't need a dbconfig unless you are upgrading from a previous version of efiction)
<?php
$dbhost = "localhost"; ->use that mysql.freehostia.com
$dbname = "dbname"; ->user the username_[whatever you called your database]
$dbuser= "dbuser"; ->your username to get into mysql
$dbpass = "dbpass"; ->your password to get to mysql
$sitekey = ""; ->leave blank because it will be generated
$settingsprefix = "settings"; ->don't put anything here either
include_once("includes/dbfunctions.php");
if(!empty($sitekey)) $dbconnect = dbconnect($dbhost, $dbuser,$dbpass, $dbname);
?>
But since I'm not seeing anything except the 404 page, I have to wonder if all the files got uploaded properly first
Is the database activated on your cpanel (did Freehostia send you information about the activation? ) second.
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Mucking around in eFiction since circa 2001 (ver. 1.0)
Now running v.3
hey babaca,
I am fairly sure I added all of the files accordingly. I did each one individually. It took forever too. I am not all that good with FTP so I chose not to go that route.
I have not received an activation e-mail but I did double check my information in the config.php and I am pretty certain that I put that in there correctly.
So I am guessing that I have to go through all of them and make sure each one is loaded in the correct folder, huh.r
I thank you for the time you took in guiding me. A friend of mine recomended this site and said everyone would be helpful. I thank you for that.
Bella
One last thing and then I can change the topic title... config.php do I move this to the fanfiction main or to the very top main? in the same as the www and the log or do I put it in the top of the fanfiction folder? I may have it in the wrong spot.
