[pmwiki-users] help!

[Marguerite Floyd]

Thanks!  When I get home from my "real" job today I'm going to work on this
some more.

On 4/10/07, David Sovinski <aslan at aslandata.com> wrote:
>
> Marguerite
>
> That is the problem. It needs to be in the web site "home" directory.
> The directory you land in when you enter www.belovedparrot.com into the
> browser. SOmething has to tell the system to use the wiki files and
> where they are. That is the index.php file.
>
> The directory that has the index.html should also contain the directory
> "pmwiki". The index.php file tells the web server to change to the
> "pmwiki" directory and start working. It CANNOT be in the same directory
> as the pmwiki.php file and work as you want it to.
>
> Dave (Caspian)
>
> Marguerite Floyd wrote:
>
> > Well, entering www.belovedparrot.com/pmwiki brings up the installation
> > page,  but when I click on documentation or initial set up steps, I
> > get a Page Not Found.
> >
> > The index.php is in the same "folder" that contains ALL the pmwiki
> > stuff; it's on the same level as the local folder, the cookbook
> > folder, etc.
> >
> > On 4/10/07, David Sovinski <aslan at aslandata.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Marguerite
> >>
> >> The index.php file needs to be in the "base" directory. The directory
> >> that would normally contain the index.html file. I'm not sure from the
> >> listing that that was understood. the line of code tells the system to
> >> move to and use the wiki scripts.
> >>
> >> If you enter the URL
> >> http://www.belovedparrot.com/pmwiki/index.php
> >> your site partially works. I think it would work correctly if you move
> >> the index.php down one level.
> >>
> >> Let us know how it goes
> >>
> >> Dave (Caspian)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Marguerite Floyd wrote:
> >>
> >> >I thought installation was supposed to be easy?  I'm sure it's
> >> >something minor I'm overlooking but I can't seem to get this working.
> >> >And I haven't found an easy way to see if this has already been asked
> >> >and answered months/years ago . . .
> >> >
> >> >I've installed pmwiki to my web host server.  I created an index.php
> >> >file and copied the line of text the documentation said to copy, so
> >> >that I don't rename the pmwiki.php as index.php.  That's in the same
> >> >file/directory as the pmwiki.php file.
> >> >
> >> >When I attempt to access my site I get the screen that there's no
> >> >index or directory.
> >> >
> >> >I have no idea where I'm supposed to change permissions.  When I do a
> >> >"get info" on any of the files in the pmwiki overall directory and try
> >> >to change the permission to 777 or whatever I get told that's a code
> >> >that's not allowed.
> >> >
> >> >HELP, please!  I'm a newbie but not stupid or completely clueless.
> >> >
> >> >The site is www.belovedparrot.com  and my host is powweb.com
> >> >
> >> >Thanks!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>


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