Installation....stuck on step 5,6.

[DismantleDesign]

I uploaded the files in a subdirectory on my site. 

For step 5 I created config.php and uploaded it.  I tried to change its privelages to 666 and it said the action failed.

For step 6 I don't know the first thing about creating an empty database.  I'm sorry, but the instructions in the documentation are very vague.

I have a hosting account on GoDaddy.com.  It is a windows account because I set it up on my PC. 

I recently bought a mac and am working from that now.  I was told I should get a linux hosting account if I have a mac. Also, I was told I should switch my hosting to hostgator so I can use cpanel.

What is your advice for me since I don't know what the hell I am doing?

[jmcgin51]

the instructions in the documentation for creating a db are vague because the target audience for CMSMS is web developers who already are familiar with databases, scripting, etc.  If you don't understand these topics, you're still welcome to use CMSMS, but your learning curve will be steeper.

You might want to check out this pagehttp://www.cmsmadesimple.org/about-link to find out if CMSMS is right for you.

Windows permissions are not the same as *nix permissions.  There is no such thing as 666 or 777 or 644 or whatever in Windows.  If you're on a Windows server, you generally don't have to do anything to your config.php permissions.  It does need to be writable during the install, but this is generally the default.

If you don't know anything about creating databases, you need to talk to your host.  They can help you.

Welcome to CMSMS!

[DismantleDesign]

I usually design all my sites in CSS and I have some clients who will want to change a few things on their site themselves in the future.  One wants to have a news blog on his site, etc. They don't know the first thing about FTP, CSS, or HTML.  Could you point me in the right direction of a site or resource I could use to set it up so they can do so.  Someone reccomended cutenews, but is there anything else?

[jmcgin51]

if you are designing the site and they will ONLY be editing content, they have no need to know about HTML, PHP, CSS, databases, or anything else.  You provide them with the finished product, and all they have to do is use the built-in WYSIWYG interface to add/edit content.

www.w3schools.com is an excellent resource for learning HTML, CSS, SQL, PHP, Ajax, or other web technologies.  There are many other good references as well.  Google is your friend.

Your web host should be able to help you with creating a database and establishing a connection between a script and a db.  You need to get that much done to complete the install, and then you can play around.

[streever]

Hi there,

Hope I can be helpful.

Yes, database generation is a host specfici task: not a CMSMS one, and that is why the documentation is vague here.

First things first is to understand hosting environment, though.

Your hosting environment should not reflect your personal computer's operating system at all. It's more a matter of what type of web software you wish to run.

CMSMS should not run on a windows machine in my personal opinion (and experience): it's a real pain. You should switch your hosting to a Linux based plan. I use Windows machines for my personal work but Linux hosts.

Once you are on a linux plan with godaddy, it will all make sense! I promise.

Also make sure you are allowed to have mysql databases.
If so, you should be able to go into Godaddy's control panel & simply "create one" with a point & click interface.

Thank you.