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Hey guys,
I was going to install phpnuke on my new website how-ever I decided to change it up.. Anyway I'm having big problems installing this web system.

Here's what i've done..

I uploaded all the files the in geeklog-1.4.1.tar file into my ftp site. (as it's layed out in the tar file with public_html and everything) I started a new databse using php admin and then went into the configs and changed the host and everything. Anyway, now i'm getting an error and i'm tired of trying to figure it out on my own. I've been trying to get the site to work for the past 4 hours.. There's probably a tone of steps that i missed or something.. I've read the install procedure and I just get more confused.. if someone can try and help me maybe give me a step to step way of installing it; thatd be great.

Thanks in advance.

PS: Please be patient with me, this is all new.

Post the error. We can't tell you where you went astray without it.

Here's the error "Warning: main(/path/to/geeklog/system/databases/mysql.class.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/www/st182.freehostia.com/geelog/system/lib-database.php on line 117

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required '/path/to/geeklog/system/databases/mysql.class.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php' in /home/www/website.freehostia.com/geelog/system/lib-database.php on line 117"

Now I know in the install it says to make sure the path in the config file is correct and i'm pretty sure it is.

You didn't set the $_CONF['path'] variable in your config.php file. It should probably be set to '/home/www/st182.freehostia.com/geelog/' but that's just a guess based on the error message. Did you do any changes to the config.php file?

Here's what I changed and I still get the same error.

$_DB_host = 'mysql4.freehostia.com'; // host name or IP address of your DB server
$_DB_name = 'gabdub4_st185'; // name of your database,
// must exist before running the installer!
$_DB_user = 'gabdub4_st185'; // MySQL user name
$_DB_pass = '********"; // MySQL password


// This should point to the directory where your config.php file resides.
$_CONF['path'] = 'home/www/st182.freehostia.com/geelog/'; // should end in a slash

// You only need to change this if you moved or renamed the public_html
// directory. In that case, you should specify the complete path to the
// directory (i.e. without the $_CONF['path']) like this:
// $_CONF['path_html'] = '/path/to/your/public_html/';
$_CONF['path_html'] = $_CONF['path'] . 'public_html/';

// Make sure this is the correct URL to your site, i.e. to where Geeklog's
// index.php file resides (no trailing slash).
$_CONF['site_url'] = 'http://www.st182.freehostia.com/geelog';

// Some hosting services have a preconfigured admin directory. In that case,
// you need to rename Geeklog's admin directory to something like "myadmin"
// and change the following URL as well. Leave as is until you experience any
// problems accessing Geeklog's admin menu.
$_CONF['site_admin_url'] = $_CONF['site_url'] . '/admin';

// This is the return address for all email sent by Geeklog and contact info
// displayed in syndication feeds:
$_CONF['site_mail'] = 'teamxp2001@yahoo.ca;

// Name and slogan of your site
$_CONF['site_name'] = 'Geeklog Site';
$_CONF['site_slogan'] = 'Another Nifty Geeklog Site';

Hey jmucchiello, I sent you a pm.

There probably should be a / before home

$_CONF['path'] = '/home/www/st182.freehostia.com/geelog/'; // should end in a slash

Also did you mean to mispell geeklog?



Perhaps you did.

I put the slash before home and it worked well, how-ever I have a nother problem now.

Originaly it went to a Geeklog Database Settings (Step 2 of 2) page and I click next to install the new bd.

After I click next it said this..

"http://st182.freehostia.com/geelogl/admin/install/success.php" Could not open page.. it's because the admin section is under the public_html folder so where do I have to go to change the path?

I tryed just typing in the address (http://st182.freehostia.com/geelog/public_html/admin/install/success.php) manually and it said this "Unfortunately, an error has occurred rendering this page. Please try again later. "

It also says this when i try and reinstall geeklog's db

"Geeklog Installation - Error
The Geeklog tables already exist in your database. This can be because of one of the following reasons"

I know it's because I already ran the install script so there's no wories there.

And I messed up the spelling of geeklog when I first uploaded all the files so I just left it that way.
Thanks for the help thus far!
Gabe