[pmwiki-users] Installation question by newbie

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Doug,
Let me try  to answer this, being a beginner myself. You need to set  
some variables in your local/config.php

##  $ScriptUrl is your preferred URL for accessing wiki pages
##  $PubDirUrl is the URL for the pub directory.
$ScriptUrl = 'http://path to /pmwiki.php';
$PubDirUrl = 'http://Path to /Wiki/pub';


On Nov 30, 2006, at 6:30 PM, Doug O'Harra wrote:

> Hi everybody,
>
> I'm a rank beginner at wikis and php, with no coding background at  
> all. I'm
> determined to slog up the learning curve bit by bit. The last day  
> or so I've
> been tripping over a speed bump I just can't seem to pass.
>
> I installed pmwiki on my website in its own pmwiki directory/folder  
> inside
> the www folder. It appears to work great and I started to  
> customize. I can
> load my nascent pmwiki homepage from www.mywebsite.com/pmwiki/ 
> pmwiki.php
> with no problem.
>
> Then, following installation directions, I created an index.php  
> file with
> the code:
>
> <?php include_once("pmwiki.php");
> ?>
>
> If I keep file index.php inside the www.mywebsite.com/pmwiki folder  
> and
> enter url www.mywebsite.com/pmwiki/index.php, it loads the newest  
> version of
> the homepage with the latest customized configuration. Identical to  
> what
> gets loaded by www.mywebsite.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php. Just as you'd  
> expect. (I
> think.)
>
> However, if I move that index.php file inside the www directory/ 
> folder where
> it can serve as a default for my website, it no longer works. I was  
> careful
> to change the code to ---
>
> <?php include_once("/big/dom/xmyhomepage/www/pmwiki/pmwiki.php");
> ?>
>
> In this last case, www.mywebsite.com/index.php seems to bring up  
> the default
> Main.HomePage from the wikilib.d folder. It's not importing the new
> pmwiki.php file or any changes made to config.php -- even through the
> include seems to be pointing to that precise file.
>
> I checked and rechecked permissions, retyped the code, tried different
> syntax, everything I could think of.
>
> I also tried holding my mouth a certain way, something that  
> sometimes works
> when salmon fishing. No luck there either. :)
>
> I realize I need to get a php beginner's book as a desk-side tutor.  
> But in
> the meantime, any suggestions?
>
> Thanks much!
>
> Doug
>
>
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