PEQ Database Editor 1.0 (for servers 0.6.4 and up)

[Kingmen30264]

Originally Posted by wolfwalkereci

You install php and apache or wamp or some other web server?

I followed the instructions and installed Apache (httpd-2.0.64-win32-x86-openssl.0.9.8.o.msi ) and PHP ( php-5.3.21-nts-Win32-VC9-x86.msi ).

It told me to edit my php.ini file to allow short_open_tag = on, and I did that... I sourced the install directory and then made that change to it.

On Apache it tells me to install the Apache HTTP server, and I did that. I have a little icon running (on startup) that I can load at anytime.

It told me to "Source schema.sql (in the ditor's /sql directory) into your database." I took this as "Run the sql query so it shows in your database", and so that is what I did. The result of this was a table called "peq_admin" which shows the columns (id, login, password, administrator).

Next it tells me to unzip the files in peq_editor into a public html directory... For this I just have them unzipped in a folder on my desktop. I did not really understand what it meant by "public html directory".

Then it tells me to rename config.php.dist as config.php and then edit it based on my needs, so I put in my DB name, username, and password, along with the IP address for it (local machine address [same network]). (There was already a file called config.php in the zipped file that I got, along with another one called config.php.dist.)

I have done everything that it has asked, and I am thinking the issue lies with the "public html directory". Once I have an understanding of that, then all should be working the way it was intended.

Thanks,
Kingmen

[joligario]

Originally Posted by Kingmen30264

... I am thinking the issue lies with the "public html directory"...

That is correct. When you install apache, there should have been a folder created called "htdocs" somewhere in your folder hierarchy whether it be in apache or web or whatever you used during installation. Anything under that folder will appear as the base for your localhost url. For example: htdocs/index.html will translate to http://localhost/index.html in your web browser. When you create an editor folder, it will be something like htdocs/peqedit/ will translate to http://localhost/peqedit/.

[Kingmen30264]

Originally Posted by joligario

That is correct. When you install apache, there should have been a folder created called "htdocs" somewhere in your folder hierarchy whether it be in apache or web or whatever you used during installation. Anything under that folder will appear as the base for your localhost url. For example: htdocs/index.html will translate to http://localhost/index.html in your web browser. When you create an editor folder, it will be something like htdocs/peqedit/ will translate to http://localhost/peqedit/.

Alright, I got that done, and now that I understand that, I am wondering one thing. Am I supposed to only put the index.php file into c:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs alone, or am I supposed to put the entire folder in there? Or am I supposed to just make a shortcut to the index.php file?

If I put just the index.php file into the folder, this is what I see:



If I put the entire phpeditor folder into the htdocs folder, then this is what I see:



I used /localhost/peqphpeditor/index.php because if I didn't, then I would end up with the same thing as I did when I did the shortcut below.

If I make a shortcut to the index.php file, then this is what I see:




Is there something else that I can do to maybe get it to work?


Thanks
Kingmen