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#1 2010-05-28 18:30:40
- davidm.me
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complete install tutorial for windows xp people
Hi I’m running Windows XP SP2 and have IIS installed.
I’d like to start using TextPattern.
I’ve installed XAMPP 1.7.3 (not Lite) in D:\XAMPP, Apache and MySQL are running and when I enter http://localhost I get the “XAMPP for Windows” screen.
I’ve downloaded TextPattern 4.2 and extracted it to D:\XAMPP\TextPattern
When I enter http://localhost/textpattern I get
Object not found. Error 404
Its not only TextPattern I’ve tried other directories (under D:\Xampp) where there’s an index.php file the results the same.
What’s the problem? Any simple complete tutorials for simple Windows XP people who’d like to try TextPattern?
Thanks for any help
David
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Re: complete install tutorial for windows xp people
Is that XAMPP directory your webroot? You need to put the /textpattern/ (and index.php, .htaccess) under your public webroot, otherwise you can’t access it. By default XAMPP package’s webroot is htdocs directory inside ~/XAMPP/.
Btw, remember that XAMPP by default, out of the box, is a public webserver and is not secured. For example MySQL or phpMyAdmin users do not have passwords. Remember to go thru the securing steps explained in the XAMPP’s, and included products’, documentations or make the server completely local (with your router for instance).
What you are asking is related to Apache and the XAMPP package, not really directly to Textpattern. Anyway, Textpattern’s installation and workings (and also XAMPP) are explained in the Textbook wiki:
- Simple Installation Instructions
- Detailed Installation Instructions
- Using XAMPP (Apache-MySQL-PHP-all-in-1) on Windows
- XAMPP Installer version for Windows
- Bookmark Textbook wiki
More external information about XAMPP can be found from XAMPP’s website, and about Apache, MySQL, PHP and phpMyAdmin from theirs.
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Re: complete install tutorial for windows xp people
You need to create a new directory inside D:\XAMPP\htdocs\. I personally would not call this new directory TextPattern as it could get confusing because Txp has it’s own directory called textpattern but it’s your decision. Maybe use something like “testbed” instead. Also don’t use capital letters. It’s a bad habit to get into. Don’t get into it. ;)
Once you have all the files in place navigate to D:\XAMPP\htdocs\myfolder\textpattern\ and the installation will start. That will also be the path to Txp admin. Once installation is complete your site root can be found at D:\XAMPP\htdocs\myfolder\.
Further to that I would also advise looking to upgrade XP to SP3.
Last edited by thebombsite (2010-05-28 22:03:51)
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#4 2010-05-29 17:13:30
- davidm.me
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Re: complete install tutorial for windows xp people
Hi, thanks for the replies.
My problem was to much Googling and tinkering, in the end I deleted and reinstalled xampp and followed the setup instructions from the book “TextPattern Solutions”
Still stumbling around, but at least I arrived to My Site – my pithy slogan.
One tip for anyone having similar problems getting started, there’s alot written about iis and apache port conflicts, before stating apache, from the command prompt run: iisreset /stop
David
“Paddling upstream searching for the source”
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