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NZ, Wed, 10 Apr 2019 21:08:03 -0500 last edited: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 19:34:49 -0600

I'm installing fanzilla. I'm not the liveblogging sort, so, um.

Stand by?

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vamp

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 21:23:43 -0500

I'm following @demitas instructions here.

I think I figured out that I have to cd public before I do #5 *crosses fingers*

vamp

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 21:27:32 -0500

Okay, I'm at #7.

*takes deep breath*

vamp

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 21:29:45 -0500

Holy shit.

vamp

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 21:51:44 -0500

At #12. This is nerve wracking (I have no idea what I'm doing) but not actually hard or anything.

So far.

vamp

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 22:13:30 -0500

@👾 shared

vamp

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 22:14:41 -0500

I think I might have fucked up somewhere around #12. I'm just noting this so I know where to come back to if it 'splodes later on.

On to #13

vamp

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 22:24:34 -0500

Urgh. I got a nasty message:

Warning: file_put_contents(.htconfig.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/public/Zotlabs/Module/Setup.php on line 139

but at the same time a big old 'Installation Succeeded!' so...

vamp

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 22:36:25 -0500

Ooh, look, @demitas got the same error. It will all be okay.

vamp

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 22:37:12 -0500

(I'm real slow here because I'm also dealing with kid meltdowns between steps)

demitas

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 22:41:43 -0500

Did I? lol I am very glad I documented that, my memory is crap and it sounded only vaguely familiar.

It looks like that's where it stores your db settings and everything so you'll probably want to make sure it can connect. I mean you can't do anything if it can't, so it should be pretty obvious!

vamp

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 22:43:38 -0500

#15: I got the same error @demitas did, but I followed the instructions on the page where it gave me the text to put in the missing file. So I did that.

vamp

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 22:46:03 -0500

@demitas these instructions have been marvellous, I seem to have just gotten to the point where it takes me a good 10min or so of staring at the words before it all sinks in LOL

vamp

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 22:59:25 -0500

Thought I was finished, urk, error, go back to #17.

vamp

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 23:09:20 -0500

Argh, got this error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'App' (T_STRING) in /home/public/.htconfig.php on line 46

But all the text that's in that file is what the damn thing told me to put in it :/

vamp

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 23:13:55 -0500

#17, importing schema (i don't know wtf that is, but I did it) and got big red error message. I don't know what I'm doing.

vamp

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 23:29:46 -0500

Okay, trying to figure out the .htconfig.php bollocks. Delete the damn thing, reload.

I'm back at Install Successful! Trying that bit again.

vamp

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 23:39:43 -0500

Okay, that's better, but my database is screwed.

vamp

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 00:29:20 -0500

Okay, apparently my database failed but I was able to register?

I don't even know what's going on at this point, but I think it didn't 'splode? Yay?

vamp

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 01:57:25 -0500

I thought that too, but apparently it wants php? Also, it's okay now. I think I fixed it by letting it put it's own text in, rather than the stuff it gave me.

re the database schema thing...I have NO idea what any of that is about. I mean, I know conceptually what a database is, but yeah, no clue.

alis

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 03:46:14 -0500

Oh yeah, duh; I'm getting confused with .htaccess (been a while since I used Apache, lol).

Do you have access to something like phpMyAdmin? It's a web-based GUI for MySQL and it makes things pretty simple; once you're able to browse around and actually "see" how they work they aren't particularly scary, IMO.

vamp

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 04:48:24 -0500

Yeah I've been using phpmyadmin, and it still confuses the crap out of me LOL Databases just aren't something I've dealt with before so they're currently way over my head. At some point I'll spend the time and have a proper poke around, until then, it'll just be some arcane magic to me ;)