#1 Help with install.php

[Anonymous]

Greetings. I've unpacked the opensharepoint_v03.tar.gz
file to the public folder on my Apache server.

Following the instructions in INSTALL.TXT, I ran
INSTALL.PHP from http://localhost/public/sharepoint and
received the following error.

Forbidden
You don't have permission to
access /public/opensharepoint/method="post" on this
server.

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Apache/1.3.27 Server at localhost Port 80

Now, I am the root user and admin for this box (but a
newbie at it so please forgive me).

I'm using Apache 1.3.27 on Win2000 with the MySQL
database.

So, when the INSTALL.PHP process didn't work, I
attempted to create the DB using phpmyadmin. The DB
created successfully, I imported the DB.SQL as directed,
and configured the config.inc.php file as instructed.

I was then able to receive the login prompt, but the
default password and/or username didn't work. They are
the ONLY user in the imported DB user table.

So, where do I begin to fix this? I like the looks of the
project, and really want to try it out. Please help!

[Fogoss]

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Hi,

Do you have PHP for windows installed on your machine? If
so, what version?

[ACampbell]

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I have the same problem as this person. Both the
install.php and index.php constantly reload no matter what
you enter in them. I also loaded the database manually and
was unable to login using the default admin id. I also
tried adding a test user the database manually, but no luck.

I'm using Fedora Core 1 with
httpd-2.0.47-10
php-4.3.3-6

Any suggestions?

[David Guth]

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The following directions will assist you with installing
Open SharePoint.

1. Install MySQL.

Note: After downloading the installation file and
extracting it to your preferred location (I usually create
a backup folder

under /usr/local for restoration sake) navigate to the
MYSQL installation directory in a terminal screen, and then
run the

command "./configure". After this has completed, then run
the command "make". After this has completed, then run the
command

"make install".

2. Next start your Apache Web server.
Note: To do this, navigate to the directory housing
the "apachectl" file, and execute the command "apachectl
start".

3. Next, ensure your test page displays by opening a Web
broswer to http://localhost (or http://<hostname>\). For
example, I

opened my Web broswer to http://sharepoint.det.org, as this
was the hostname I assigned to my Linux server.

4. Then, copy the contents of the Open SharePoint
installation directory you downloaded to "/var/www/html".

5. Next, using a terminal screen, navigate to your Open
SharePoint installation directory, and modify (using the vi
text

editor or another editor of your choice)
the "config.inc.php" file.

Note: For absolute beginners, this can be done with the vi
text editor by using the command "vi config.inc.php, then
pressing

the "i" key on your keyboard, then using the directional
arrows on your keyboard to move to the proper lines and
modifying

the values listed below, then pressing Esc when done, then
pressing both the Shift key and the ":" keys together, then
typing

the letters "wq", and then pressing the Enter key.

The objective when modifying the "config.inc.php" file is
to fill in the "dbname," "dbhost," "dbuser," and "dbpw"
values.

(Note: If you have Webmin installed on your Linux system,
you can create a MySQL database, create a user, and
configure the

password for that user to match these values ahead of time,
to make the entire installation process much easier.)

6. Finally, navigate to http://localhost (or
http://hostname\) to begin your installation. You will
receive a set of

instruction Web pages. Just follow along with the prompts,
checking for errors along the way.

Note: One of these pages will ask you to change the
permissions of the "config.inc.php" file to "666". This can
be done in a

terminal screen by navigating to the directory housing this
file, and then (as the root user) using the command "chmod
666

config.inc.php".

I sincerely hope these directions help you. If I can be of
further assistance, please don't hesitate to e-mail me at

dguth8@yahoo.com (Use the Subject "Open SharePoint
Question" so I don't accidentally delete your mail,
thinking it's SPAM).

Furthermore, my sincere thanks and gratitude goes out to
the developers who were kind enough to share their
brilliant minds

with the world at large, in creating this project. God
bless your hearts.