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Hello,

I'm new to this forum and new to CMS and I hate installing anything that has to do with databases. 

I followed every steps in the installation guide, it took me a long time yesterday.  I think I might have more than one problem.

Using:
PHP version 5.1.6
MySQL  version 5.0.27-standard-log
Linux
WSFTP Pro to upload to server

When it got to Checking permission and php settings, these were a yellow light with explanations:

Checking if session.save_path is writable

Your session.save_path is "". Not having this as writable may make logins to the Admin Panel not work. You may want to look into making this path writable if you have trouble logging into the Admin Panel. This test may fail if safe_mode is enabled (see below).

and

Checking PHP memory limit (min 8M, recommend 16M)  You have 10m

Could not retrieve a value.... passing anyways.
Displaying the value originally set in the config file (this may not be accurate).

You may not have enough memory to run CMSMS correctly, or with all of your desired addons. If possible, you should try to get your system admin to raise this value. Proceed with caution.

Then on this page in the middle of it:

Creating additional_users table...[done]

Adding admin_bookmarks table...[done]

Creating adminlog table...[done]

Adding admin_recent_pages table...[done]

Creating content table...[done]

Creating content_props table...[done]

Adding crossref table...[done]

Creating css table...[done]

Creating css_assoc table...[done]

Creating event_handlers table...[done]

Creating events table...[done]

Creating group_perms table...[done]

Creating groups table...[done]

Creating htmlblobs table...[done]

Creating additional_htmlblob_users table...[done]

Creating modules table...[done]

Creating module_deps table...[done]

Adding module_templates table...[done]

Creating permissions table...[done]

Creating siteprefs table...[done]

Creating templates table...[done]

Creating user_groups table...[done]

Creating userprefs table...[done]

Creating users table...[done]

Creating userplugins table...[done]

Creating version table...[done]

Importing sample data...
Warning: fopen(/home/loriklau/public_html/install/schemas/initial.sql) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/loriklau/public_html/install/lib/classes/CMSInstallerPage4.class.php on line 74

Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/loriklau/public_html/install/lib/classes/CMSInstallerPage4.class.php on line 94
[done]

Setting admin account information...[done]

Setting sitename...[done]

Creating additional_users table sequence...[done]

Creating admin_bookmarks table sequence...[done]

Creating admin_recent_pages table sequence...[done]

Creating content table sequence...[done]

Creating content_props table sequence...[done]

Creating css table sequence...[done]

Creating events table sequence...[done]

Creating event_handlers table sequence...[done]

Creating group_perms table sequence...[done]

Creating groups table sequence...[done]

Creating htmlblobs table sequence...[done]

Creating additional_htmlblob_users table sequence...[done]

Creating permissions table sequence...[done]

Creating templates table sequence...[done]

Creating users table sequence...[done]

Creating userplugins table sequence...[done]

Success!

Now let's continue to setup your configuration file, we already have most of the stuff we need. Chances are you can leave all these values alone, so when you are ready, click Continue.

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Then on the last page, it says:

Updating hierarchy positions...[done]

Setting up core events...[done]

Installing modules...[done]

Index Search...[done]

Clearing site cache (if any)...[done]

E-mailing admin account information...[done]
Congratulations, you are all setup - here is your CMS site


BUT when I click on the CMS site link, it gives me a Not Found page, with "The requested URL was not found on this server."


I tried also to go to admin with the site name/admin and it won't accept the username and/or password

All CMS folders/files have been uploaded in the public_html which is the root of the site no?

Please help...I have more grey hair than yesterday

Thanks
Lise
http://discover-exotic-journeys.com

Hello Lise,

thank you for reporting your trouble so well. Here are some things to investigate :

-I don't know WS_FTP Pro. But why not try FileZilla or SSH ?

-the PHP memory environment of your hosting provider seems to have a strong constraint (10M). This may work with nude core CMSms but break with only a few added modules. You should ask your PHP hosting provider for 15M at least.

-the PHP sessions environment of your hosting provider seems to be bogus (session.save_path is ""). Working PHP sessions is a requirement to log in the admin.

-the admin browser has to accept session cookies.

-If you have not used Firefox yet, please retry to install and admin with it. And if you have its "webdeveloper toolbar", please show its "Information->View response headers" rather than only "The requested URL was not found on this server."

The most important : as you seem to have a static HTML site, may be you should try to convert it to CMSms on your local computer using XAMPP (see HowTo) : if you succeed localy, then your can blame your hosting provider.

Pierre M.

its not as simple as you have installed it in a sub folder of public_html

I did that as the installation instructions are vague in this area and had the same problem

I fixed it by moving it all out of the sub folder and directly into public_html