Can’t Install!

  • As hard as I find this to believe, I’m having trouble installing WordPress. Never had problems installing it on a proper server, the problem is getting it up and running on my computer.

    I’m running MySQL version 4.1, PHP 4.2.3 and Apache 2.0.44 on WinXP Pro.

    I had real trouble with WordPress and with PHPMyAdmin. A friend of mine suggested changing the MySQL passwords to the old format. PHPMyAdmin now works, but WP is still not working (can’t remember whether it’s the same problem or not, it’s been a while. Sorry). It claims to install fine (provides me with the password etc.) but after I then login I wind up back at the directory listing for the folder. If I try opening index.php I just get:
    “Internal Server Error

    The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.”

    Anyone got ANY idea as to how I might get this working? Having WordPress running in my computer would save so much time when I’m fiddling with designs.

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  • have you got apache set up to use .php files as well as .html?

    Sounds like WP is working fine but not loading up index.php

    Click on it in the directory it brings up and that should show you your blog :o)

    Ilione
    x

    Hang on, just read you post about index.php again lol

    Apart from apache not opening index.php seems like you are having a php problem (i’m great with powers of deduction huh? hehe)

    There must be something with your php/apache misconfigured :o)

    Sorry can’t be more help without poking at it! I’m a poker, not a brain :o.

    Ilione
    x

    Thread Starter greymullet

    (@greymullet)

    Yeah, fogured it might be something with the PHP. For one horrible second I thought maybe PHP wasn’t installed at all, but it is (in fact if it were playing up completely I wouldn’t have been able to run the install).

    If anyone’s seen something vaguely similar, or fancies a challenge working this out, I really like to know what’s wrong…

    Well I found the part in httpd.conf for apache that you need to tweak for it to see a .php file as index aswell as .hmtl

    <IfModule mod_dir.c>
    DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
    </IfModule>

    I *think* that should stop you seeing the directory listing and just give you the error

    Did you add the stuff to your apache conf for php?

    You should have this somewhere (mines slapped at the end of the addmodule section)

    AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

    and I think there was something else needed tweaking in there, should be in the docs

    Hope some of that helps

    Ilione
    x

    Thread Starter greymullet

    (@greymullet)

    I don’t even have <IfModule mod_dir.c>. None of it. And I’m not entirely sure whereabouts to put it. Just at the end of the modules section, with the other part?

    Thread Starter greymullet

    (@greymullet)

    Ok, tried adding those bits to the end of the modules section, but the problem’s still there.

    To clarify, when I say I’m getting the directory listing, I’m actually getting exactly what I got before I ran install.php, namely the ‘Welcome to WordPress’ page, but with the directory listing at the top of the column, before the WordPress logo.

    If you can stop IIS, thought about using xampp ?
    https://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/xampp/

    Thread Starter greymullet

    (@greymullet)

    I’m not using IIS, I’m using Apache…

    Thread Starter greymullet

    (@greymullet)

    Ah, right, gotcha. I think. How do I stop IIS?

    I use XP Home, but I found this:

    “You can start or stop the IIS web-server by going into the Control Panel, then the Administrative Tools. You will find the “IIS Manager” item, which you can double-click to view its properties.”

    IIS will also be installed as a service so you might want to get that started Manually rather than automatically. To do that you will need to use ‘services.msc’ from the Start > Run but read this link: https://majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=12

    Thread Starter greymullet

    (@greymullet)

    Thanks a lot, sorry I didn’t reply sooner. Will give that a shot ASAP.

    Thread Starter greymullet

    (@greymullet)

    It looks like it’s working perfectly. Thank you so much ??

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