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  • mdrisser
    mdrisser
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    Posted: 26.05.2005, 11:06
    After encountering numerous problems getting PostNuke up and running on Windoze and searching the forums for answers, here's how I finally got everything working (Except as of the time of first posting this, not everything is working.).

    Here'es my setup:
    Win XP (I know I know, but there IS a good reason)
    Apache 2
    Mysql 4.1
    PHP 5
    PostNuke 0.750 Gold

    Now a little note. This is a brand new install, NO upgrades on anything, and its my local machine.

    First Problem was with

    Code

    mysqlconnect()
    .
    You need to edit your php.ini file and point

    Code

    extension_dir
    to wherever your extensions are residing for example:

    Code

    extension_dir = "C:/php/ext"

    :D

    Second Problem was with the now infamous Database Connection error.
    Check your config.php file in your PostNuke directory and make sure that the variables are set properly, especially these 3:

    Code

    $pnconfig['dbuname'] = 'a_valid_db_username';
    $pnconfig['dbpass'] = 'password_for_the_valid_db_username';
    $pnconfig['dbname'] = 'whatever_you_named_your_postnuke_db';

    :D

    Third Problem session initialisation error.
    In your config.php file change

    Code

    $pnconfig['encoded'] = '1';

    to

    Code

    $pnconfig['encoded'] = '0';

    :D

    Fourth Problem

    Code

    themeheader()
    .
    STILL tryin to find a solution to this problem. PSAK 1.01 and 1.02 have both been tried and fail to solve the problem. All I get from PSAK is

    Code

    Notice: Use of undefined constant module_vars_column - assumed 'module_vars_column' in C:\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\psak.php on line 289


    Code

    Notice: unserialize() [function.unserialize]: Error at offset 0 of 18 bytes in C:\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\psak.php on line 309


    and "Theme Name Missing" regardless of the theme I use, and I tried them all.

    I'll edit this post IF I get around this error and let you know what solved it.

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