Hello
I just made my self a user guide on how to install and run a forum locally on my PC.
Then I thought maybe someone else here wants to know how to do this, so I decided to share it.
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LOCAL ETANO INSTALLATION
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1. Download and install xampp.
(
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xampp/files/latest/download)
2. Start xampp Control Panel.
3. Make sure the Apache and Mysql services are started and running.
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CREATE DATABASE AND USER
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1. Go to this URL:
http://localhost/xampp/splash.php2. Choose your language
3. From the "Tools" menu choose "PhpMyAdmin"
4. Click on the "Databases" tab and then locate the field; "Create new database".
5. Type your new database name and click on "Create".
6. Click on the "Privileges" tab and then click on "Add a new user".
7. Type your new database user name (can be the same as your database name).
8. Choose localhost and type a password (then re-type password).
9. Look down on the same page under "Global privileges", and click on "Check All".
10. Click on "Go".
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COPY FILES AND INSTALL ETANO
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1. Copy all the Etano folder contents to "c:\xampp\htdocs\etano".
2. Install Etano :
http://localhost/etano/install.
3. Follow the Etano documentation from this step.
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If you get a HTTP 500 error in Step 3
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Try this:
1. Open c:\xampp\htdocs\etano\install\sql\db.sql with Wordpad.
2. From the Wordpad menu choose "Edit" and "Replace".
3. In the "Find what" box, type this: TYPE=MyISAM
4. In the "Replace with" box, type this: ENGINE=MyISAM
5. Click on "Replace All".
6. Close the replace dialogue box
7. From the wordpad menu choose "File" and "Save".
8. Close Wordpad
9. Go back again and retry the Etano installation step 3.
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Final step
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1. Etano should be up and running now (
http://localhost/etano/index.php)
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Setting up scheduled tasks for the cron jobs
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1. Open Notepad and type this: (if different path, then replace with the actual path to your cron.php file)
start C:\xampp\php\php.exe -f "C:\xampp\htdocs\etano\tools\cron\cron.php"
2. Save as "cron.bat". (For instance C:\cron.bat)
3. From the Start menu choose: "All Programs", "Accessories", "System tools", "Scheduled tasks".
4. Doubleclick "Add Scheduled Task", click on "Next".
5. Browse to your cron.bat file.
6. Choose a name for you task and click on "Daily" and then "Next".
7. Next, you'll see a window asking you to "select the time and day that you want this task to start". Just click "Next".
8. Type your windows user name and password and then click on "Next".
(you need to set a passord or else the scheduled task may not run)
9. Ok, we're almost done. You are now presented with the option to "Open advanced properties for this task when you click Finish". Make sure you select that option, prior to clicking "Finish".
10. Click the "Schedule" tab, and then click the "Advanced" button.
11. You'll want to make sure the "Repeat Task" check box is selected. Once you do that, then you'll need to set it to repeat task every 5 minutes, for a duration of 24 hours, every day.
12. Make sure your new schedule is correct, and then click OK.
Good luck
Hope everything works as it did here
Utah
