Setting Up On Local Server For Conversion???

[Chris Cromer]

The internet accessable folder for apache is called htdocs. Go into that folder and put the yabbse files you downloaded in a new folder in there.(such as yabbse)

For instance my yabbse install is installed here:
C:\Apache\Apache2\htdocs\yabbse

and the url is:

http://localhost/yabbse

Basically the htdocs folder is the folder that can be accessed from the browser.

To install YaBBSE you would go to this url after the files are in the folder:
http://localhost/yabbse/install.php

Then the installer should start. Also mysql should be up and working before you attempt to install yabbse.

Anyway I hope this info helps you.

[morr0lan]

Thank you chris i did and it sorta worked, however you were right i wasn't connected to mysql i guess. I had installed it but not sure to do. when i tried to load install.php it started then gave me this.

2: mysql_query() [function.mysql-query]: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061)
(C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\YaBBse\Sources\Subs.php ln 185)

What should I do to get mysql up and running Please?

[[Unknown]]

Use the default use username root, who has no password.

Open up winMySQLAdmin, and tell it to run MySQL as a service.

-[Unknown]

[Chris Cromer]

Yeah you have to use mysql as a service like [unknown] said.

And even though he mispelt user. Your default mysql username is:
root
and password is blank. I do recommend changing the password for mysql later on(if the server is available to the net, other wise it doesn't matter).

[morr0lan]

First of all I want to say how awesome you two have been through all this. I truly appreciate all the help and effort you have shown in helping me through this process. Two thumbs to you guys, your willingness to go out of your way has shown the true greatness of yabbse lies in its members and staff. Thank you.

I got a fresh install of 1.5.0 to install and load no prob, upgraded but i got an error:

Notice: Undefined variable: step in C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\yabbse_1-5-0s\yabbse\converter.php on line 34

I continued with the upgrade and it seemed to work fine, however when i tried to use the converter I got these errors, as well as the one above:

Notice: Undefined variable: step in C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\yabbse_1-5-0s\yabbse\converter.php on line 82

Notice: Undefined variable: step in C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\yabbse_1-5-0s\yabbse\converter.php on line 155

Notice: Undefined variable: step in C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\yabbse_1-5-0s\yabbse\converter.php on line 210

Notice: Undefined variable: step in C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\yabbse_1-5-0s\yabbse\converter.php on line 367

Notice: Undefined variable: step in C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\yabbse_1-5-0s\yabbse\converter.php on line 530

Notice: Undefined variable: step in C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\yabbse_1-5-0s\yabbse\converter.php on line 899

Notice: Undefined variable: step in C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\yabbse_1-5-0s\yabbse\converter.php on line 928

[[Unknown]]

Alright....

Open up C:\WINDOWS\php.ini
Look for the string "register_globals".  When you find it, you will see it says something like:
register_globals = Off
Or:
;register_globals = On

Make it look like this:
register_globals = On

Or, even easier.... just use 1.5.1.  It's installer and sources don't require register_globals to be on.

-[Unknown]

[morr0lan]

I did as you said in php.ini, then replaced all 1.5.0 files with 1.5.1 and tried to use upgrade.php, once it started i got this error:

Notice: Undefined index: continue in C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\yabbse_1-5-0s\yabbse\upgrade.php on line 54

Thank you

[Chris Cromer]

I wouldn't use 1.5.0 if I where you, it was extremly buggy. Go with 1.5.1, it is the most secure and least buggy version in my opinion.

The installer for 1.5.1 should work better than this one and not give you errors.

[[Unknown]]

Oops... you might also want to change this in php.ini: (most scripts like this, anyhow...)

error_reporting = E_ALL

Make it:

error_reporting = E_ALL ~ E_NOTICE

-[Unknown]

[morr0lan]

Ok here goes a hgue question, i got the 1.5.1 installed and finally converted my sp1 board stats into the yabbse board on my harddrive, which files should i upload to my server on the net to add the members to my new yabbse board on the net as well as posts? I would think just overwrite virtually everything on the net with everything I have from my hard drive but wanted to be sure. Thank you

[Chris Cromer]

You need to make a database dump, either by using phpmyadmin or using the database tools in the yabbse admin center on your local server.

Then just import the database dump into your site.

[morr0lan]

Ok my server uses phpmyadmin, and I installed php on my harddrive as you said before, how would i go about making a database dump?

Is there something I should on my harddrive then use phpmyadmin on my server or is all done on my server? Thank you

[Chris Cromer]

phpmyadmin is just a simple php script.

Download it from http://phpmyadmin.sourceforge.net and use it to manage your mysql database on your local server, and to make the dump of the db.

[morr0lan]

Ok figured how to dump, i thought to save it as a .zip file then upload, just want to make sure on the upload. On phpmyadmin my server has it is 2.2.6, i see an area that say run mysql query then below it it has a area you can inpot it says text file, is this where i input the .zip file from my dump to import or is there another way? Thank you.

[[Unknown]]

Unzip the zip file and get the text contents.

I think it's worth noting that it could have been done without phpMyAdmin - mysqldump -opt -databases YABBSEDBNAME > c:\path\to\save\database.sql which would have given you a text file... which would then have been easily importable.

-[Unknown]