Can't even get into admin for iDevAffiliate

[Guest meltingsand]

I may be missing something obvious here, but when I fill in the user and password fields and click the button to go to "Login to iDevAffiliate" it always takes me https://www.hypothermias.com/admin/setup.php (which is my clients URL). This fails because I don't have a setup.php file. I even checked the installation and it is not there either. I can't even get past this step to encounter the dreaded problems everyone else seems to be having!

[Guest DesignsDivision]

Hi meltingsand,

I had the same problem (because I got in a hurry during install ) because I missed a few steps in install.

Take a look in the README file in your iDev folder to see if you followed each of these steps. Remember that if you named your folder anything other than "idevaffiliate" you need to make changes (see step #3). Also be sure to make the necessary file changes in step #4 (set up your database first).

Here are the steps in the README file:

INSTALLATION:

1.) Create a new MySQL database (naming it "idevaffiliate" is fine).

This is typically done at the command line or via a "control panel" if your

hosting solution provides one. If not, we recommend using our hosting solution.

For more info on hosting, contact [email protected].

2.) Create a directory in your Document Root called 'idevaffiliate'.

Example: public_html/idevaffiliate or http/idevaffiliate (each server looks different).

3.) If you named your directory "idevaffiliate", skip this step (see note A above).

---->>Otherwise open config/config.php and adjust the name of the installation directory.

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$install_directory_name = "idevaffiliate";

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Now in most cases you're done with config.php.

If you experience errors during installation or are using a sub-domain, you may need to

make an adjustment to the PATH setting. To do this, comment out the Automatic Path Setting

and use the Manual Path Settings instead.

Manual Path Setting examples:

UNIX/LINUX Platform Will Look Something Like This

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$path = "/home/yoursite/public_html/$install_directory_name";

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WINDOWS/ASP Platform Will Look Something Like This

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$path = "C:\home\yoursite\yoursite.com\$install_directory_name";

--

Check with your hosting provider for help with your path setting.

4.) Open /config/database.php and adjust your database connectivity settings.

$dbhost = "localhost";

$dbuser = "yourdatabaseusername";

$dbpass = "yourdatabasepassword";

$dbname = "yourdatabasename";

Leaving the host set to "localhost" will work in most cases.

Save your settings and close the file.

5.) Using your favorite FTP program, upload all of the files in their present

directory structure to your hosting account (into your newly created directory

called 'idevaffiliate').

Important:

A.) Directories /images/ and /banners/ need uploaded in BINARY format.

B.) Directory /skins/ needs uploaded in AUTO-ASCII mode.

C.) All other directories need uploaded in ASCII mode.

6.) From your web browser, run the 'install.php' program. This program will

automatically add the appropriate tables into your new database created

in step 1. To execute the file simply type the following line into

your web browser:

http://www.yoursitenamehere.com/idevaffiliate/install.php

I hope that helps. I've noted the steps in "red" that you might have missed.

Christina

[Guest meltingsand]

Christina -

Thanks for the tip! I went back through more carefully and resolved my problem. Sometimes you just have to slow down and pay attention :-)

[Guest DesignsDivision]

Great!

Yep, I think we get in a hurry when we are excited about something..then tend to miss a step or two.

The good thing is that since I made the same mistake I was able to help you! :o