I am having a weird setup problem.

[CD999]

I am running windows, with apache 1.3.20/php 4.20 and MYSQL (so that isn't the problem). Whenever i try to run Yabb Installer, it tells me that safe mode is disabled and to click on a link to continue. Well, when i click on that link, the same page keeps ever reloading... help me please.

[mediman]

which of the yabbse install packs use you?

[CD999]

The regular .zip. I extracted to the proper directory on my PC, ran the installer, but i can't move on in the installer because it won't load the next page in the installer.

[mediman]

are you sure your files and folders has the correct permissions?

if it not work, try the safe package!

[CD999]

I'll just try the safe package for now, see if that helps.

[CD999]

That wasn't the problem. It seems to be when you click NEXT or CONTINUE in the setup it adds a ?step#, but it seems like that is being totally ignored by my server and just acknowledges install.php

[mediman]

the switches like install.php?step=2 doesn´t work? i don´t think so, i think your files have no "modifiy" right´s!

if the switches really doesn´t work, then split the install.php! and check out if it then works!

[CD999]

Yeah, thats the problem. the switches don't work. How can i fix this?

[tgt]

Im having the same problem.
But how can i fix this?
I dont know how to split the install.php..
Can you help me?

[smallz]

same problem
I am running win98 w/ xitami
but I am getting a "Notice: Undefined variable: step in C:\XITAMI\webpages\yabbse\install.php on line 53"
then
Safe Mode Check:

It appears that safe mode has been disabled. You may continue.

Click here to continue.

I click the "Click here" and get the same screen.
I am trying out several other bbs that use php w/ mysql and they work fine. since this is on windows i canot chmod the files, but if that was an issue I would have been able to get what I did on the screen.

[mediman]

jip, you can´t chmod window files, but php´s need status "modify" (chmod 666 with unix)!

[petzsch]

I was having the same problem until I installed an older Version of PHP. I think the problem is how the installer tries to get the step var. Something seems to have changend in the new php version.

It doesn't have anything to do wit chmod. Because it worked as it should after installing the older PHP Verion.

[tgt]

I use PHP 4.2.0. And im going to try 4.1.0. I hope this is going to work....
Yhanx Cyou

MMMMmmm now 10 min later changed 4.2.0 with 4.1.0 and still no go.
Can you tel me te version witch is working?

Thanx again

[petzsch]

I found the roots of the problem!

In %windir%\php.ini you have to search for "register_globals". After you set this to "On" everything schould work fine.

You can use the newest version of PHP

[tgt]

Yes!!
Its Working!!!
1000 times thanx

How did you get to this solution?

Thanx again!
CYou