install zip broken?

opto

After my second download of the install zip, I still get the following behaviour:

de-zip: no error

pointing IE8 to w2p root or install directory:
gives directory listing, no web page

Trying to open the installation file in install directory with PSPAD just kills PSPAD. Readme file is ok

webserver/dp/vtiger are ok, so maybe the file is broken?

Klaus

caseydk

I'm not sure what PSPAD is... but the install doesn't appear to be broken.

It sounds like your webserver doesn't know to serve index.php as the default.. Are you using IIS or Apache?

opto

using the nightly snapshot (Jan 29), I can unzip, and get the first and second installation screen.
After entering server (localhost), db name (exists, verified in MYSQL Admin), user, no password (standard root without password), I am redirected back to the install starting page - nothing happens.

message:Welcome to the web2Project Update Manager!
This system will help you perform each of the required steps to prepare your web2project installation. It's a three step process. First we'll confirm that all the requirements are met, then we'll get the database credentials, then we'll load the system.

No further button, no action, ...

both IE8 and firefox

If, nstead, I upgrade from dp 2.1.1, everytging runs through fine, but instead of the login page I get:

<meta name="Version" content="

in IE8. Firefox: no text, but also no login.

any help is appreciated,

Klaus

opto

Hi Keith:
1) I meant that the actual file on sourceforge might be broken, not your private version. (maybe only on the mirror that sourceforge redirected me to, don't remember which it was)
>It sounds like your webserver doesn't know to serve index.php as the default..
NO: it does on vtiger and dotproject, and can do a frsh install of dotproject. The downloaded zip is clearly broken (on two downloads, using 7zip), whereas the nightly stable download is ok (but see 2).

2) there is a little bug in the installer. It shows on the following condition:
a) mysql 5.1, but still using the OLD password type, and root without password
b) mysql 5.1 from XAMPP 1.7.1. Create a new user without password in mysql.exe (CREATE USER w2p;), but forget to grant access to the db. The w2p installer (create db only) confirms a success, although it can obviously not access the db. PHPmyadmin confirms that db is empty.
IMHO ADODB should give an error message if password or access rights are wrong.
Granting all to mysql user resolves this (GRANT ALL on *.* to w2p;) .
DB and config can be created, IE loads w2p.

All on Vista business, XAMPP 1.7.1 (PHP 5.2.9, MYSQL 5.1.??)
greetings, Klaus

caseydk

I tried both the nightly snapshot - web2project-trunk-revision-946-2010-01-29.zip - and the v1.2.2 SourceForge release and was able to install and log into both.

I wouldn't expect anyone to be able to run my private (development) version. Wink

Some suggestions:

* Root without password is *not* standard. This is how security vulnerabilities happen. Even on your local network people can connect and do all kinds of nasty things to your database.

* That said, if it can't connect to the database, it should display an error. Therefore, I started with a clean installation (again) and purposefully put in a wrong password for the database user. I got this message: