Okay, I'm working with a Windows XP Pro system running MySQL5 and PHP5, using IIS for web serving.

Issue #1:

When installing Joomla I am given the notification

Quote :

"session save path Unwriteable"

Yet in my php.ini file I have session.save_path="C:\temp\sessions\"
Which is a directory on the C drive.


Issue #2:

After installing Joomla when attempting to access the website/administrator it does not log in and says
You must login!


Issue #3:

When attempting to use osCommerce I can go through the install script without issue however when I get to the Finished page on the install and click Catalog it returns to the install page.

Issue #4:

Related with #3, when I get to the finish page in osCommerce and click Administration Tool it says Unable to connect to database server!



Ideas on what I must have configured improperly?

7/18/2007 5:33:25 PM

Issue #5 & 6

Even though the DLL's are enabled in the php.ini extensions but I can't get cURL and OpenSSL for osCommerce

7/18/2007 5:40:04 PM

when i've installed php on my machines, i've had issues where there was a php.ini in c:\php, c:\windows and even c:\. make sure you're using the correct php.ini

7/18/2007 5:51:52 PM

phpinfo() will show which INI is being used.

7/18/2007 7:38:11 PM

why in God's name are you trying to do this with IIS?

Install Apache, move your files, ^use phpinfo and I'll bet almost anything all these problems disappear.

Plus it wont be a nightmare to move to a real webserver, as I dont know of any commercial hosts that offer MySQL on Windows hosting plans.

7/18/2007 7:43:53 PM

yeah, definitely move to apache if it's an option. i just assumed since you were using IIS in the first place that you didn't have a choice in the matter

7/18/2007 7:59:44 PM

1) reformat, install CentOS, set up apache
2) ... (optional: pee in a butt)
3) profit!

7/19/2007 12:13:39 AM

no need to reformat

7/19/2007 9:24:57 AM

Trust me, I wanted Apache, I tried installing Apache, however, the customer paying the bills said they will only work with IIS.

7/19/2007 11:44:59 AM

Also only two php.ini files exist on the system, and both are identical.

7/19/2007 11:52:41 AM

Issue #1 & 2 - Solved

Issue #3 to 6 - Still a problem

7/19/2007 12:04:12 PM