aaarrrgggggg help

spirittina · July 1st, 2008, 11:11 PM

hey all

i just bought both vbulletin and photopost today
i installed vbulletin on my domain fine with no probs

but i had alot of problems with photopost

i finaly got it installed i think lol
but on a subdomain first off does that matter?

after installing i get these messages

Warning: chdir() [function.chdir]: No such file or directory (errno 2) in /homepages/23/d246425488/htdocs/photopost/header-inc.php on line 47

Warning: main(./global.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /homepages/23/d246425488/htdocs/photopost/header-inc.php on line 48

Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php') in /homepages/23/d246425488/htdocs/photopost/header-inc.php on line 48

help me what do i do???????

AdamNP · July 1st, 2008, 11:37 PM

I seem to recall that using subdomains is a bad idea if you're integrating with vb3. It can cause problems with paths (which looks like what's happening with your error messages), and it can also cause cookie problems.

Best bet is to install VB in /forums and PP in /gallery (as an example), both as directories right off of your web root.

Chuck S · July 2nd, 2008, 08:50 AM

vBulletin Installation/Integration Common Issues and Resolutions.

Very common issue that thread should assist on the last step of install the incorrect server path to the forum was entered.

spirittina · July 2nd, 2008, 08:10 PM

ok thanks chuck i am going to give it one more go and if i cant get it working i will be paying the pros to do it lol

spirittina · July 2nd, 2008, 09:06 PM

ok when i get those errors you say to ftp to the configint file now how do i find out what my forum path is lol i am so confused??????

spirittina · July 2nd, 2008, 09:26 PM

ok now i got the photopost to work when i click on either members list or usercp it says error 404 not found! what the has it actualy intergrated or is there something i have done wrong

AdamNP · July 2nd, 2008, 10:12 PM

Sounds like maybe a paths problem, but it's impossible to say without seeing the site.

spirittina · July 2nd, 2008, 10:17 PM

Main Index - My Photo Gallery

that is the site i am now having trouble logging out lol

thanks for being patient with me

AdamNP · July 2nd, 2008, 10:27 PM

Things are changing as I look, so I guess you're working on it

Did you install both PhotoPost and VBulletin in the same directory? That's my best guess from seeing what was happening. You want to put VB in /forums or similar and PhotoPost in /gallery or similar.

spirittina · July 2nd, 2008, 10:29 PM

yeah i am trying to work on it but now i cant log in or log out lol

yeah i think i did install them in the same directory my vbulletin was /forum and then photopost /gallery

i dont know now why i cant log in or out lol

spirittina · July 2nd, 2008, 10:32 PM

did you see that when you press on "faq" or "members list" that it says error found ahhhhhhh this is doing my head in lol

AdamNP · July 2nd, 2008, 10:36 PM

Well, PhotoPost is running from your root directory, not /gallery. That's why I was wondering if maybe you put them both in the same place, overwriting stuff maybe.

Also, /forum is being automatically redirected to /forums, so that might be causing some, but not all, of the problems. Sorry, it's really hard to describe this kind of stuff with the written word in a forum

spirittina · July 2nd, 2008, 10:43 PM

ok so is it supposed to be digitaldownunder.com/gallery
yeah i may have overwritten stuff i dont know lol

with the forum and forums how do i change that?
i understand it is hard to explain it is ok i just want this up and running lol i appreciate your help so much

spirittina · July 2nd, 2008, 10:47 PM

ok i think i will just start again i will install vbullettin thats the easy part and then i will get you guys to install and intergrate photopost for me lol

AdamNP · July 2nd, 2008, 10:52 PM

Honestly, its usually easier in these instances to just do it all again.

1. Create a folder in the root (htdocs) folder of your site called "forums". If its already there delete it and then recreate it. Upload everything in the VB3 "upload" folder to here. Run the VB3 install.

2. Create a folder in the root (htdocs) folder of your site called "gallery". If its already there delete it and then recreate it. Upload everything in the PhotoPost Pro package to here. Run the PhotoPost install, with VB3 integration choices. It's been about 18 months since I've installed PhotoPost from scratch, but if you input all the choices right it should work fine.

I'd recommend creating a new MySQL database for this too, so that nothing is left over from the previous attempt.

Chuck S · July 3rd, 2008, 12:33 AM

I dont find any valid site in any of these links

spirittina · July 3rd, 2008, 04:37 AM

hey chuck

yeah thats right i uninstalled it all cause i cant get it working and have emailed about a refund

spirittina · July 3rd, 2008, 05:31 AM

ok cancel that post above lol i want to keep it now but i am just frustrated i cant seem to get it installed and working it is driving me crazy

Chuck S · July 3rd, 2008, 07:03 AM

well please show us where you are with it. Our installation instructions should be pretty clear there as I know we have given you that link and every link I show here is an invalid domain so where is your gallery?

spirittina · July 3rd, 2008, 07:23 AM

hi chuck

i apologise for the that i have lack of experience in doing this so i am a bit confused

i have just installed vbulletin forum no probs

now this is where i get stuck installing photopost i am uploading all the files of photopost into my web server so it is /gallery and my forum is /forum

i have two databases one for the gallery and one for the forum i want to install the forum and photopost on digitaldownunder.com am i right that i have to point my domain to /gallery to run the install? that means by doing that i am taking the domain off the vbulletin so when if and when i get photopost to install and intergrate does that mean i point my domain to vbulletin and photopost will be there as well

sorry if i dont make sense it is hard to get the point across in words lol i am better on the phone

thanks tina