Updated Instructions for Windows Machines

[qualintitative]

I know that some have had problems setting up EgoWeb 2.0 based on the instructions. Sorry about that. We updated them and I just followed them and was able to set it up with my limited knowledge of how webserver software works. We will keep tweaking the instructions to make them more useful but at least now I know they can guide a relative novice to finish the installation.

[veronicactri]

Hi! I am brand new at this (in fact, today i have spent most of the day trying to install and start using EgoWeb 2.0 and I have to say that I do not think that the instructions for Windows are clear for non-programmers or rather non-linux people. You need to clarify certain things: for instance, when PHPMyAdmin first appeared it didnt have anything loaded and it took me a whilst to realise that "root" was the username. in step 8, how do you change the values in "main.php" (it isn't clear in the instructions, again i figured it out because i googled it and went through several other fora, but not clear from your text). Now, the problem that i have is that i cannot start Egoweb. Step 11 is still not working for me. I do have administrator privileges so that shouldn't be the problem (the note should have appeared at the beginning of the instructions rather than at the end to be more useful). I have successfully uploaded the egoweb files, wamp is working, but I get the following error when i try the localhost in a new browser, help, please! thanks, V
Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator at [email protected] to inform them of the time this error occurred, and the actions you performed just before this error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

Apache/2.4.17 (Win64) PHP/5.6.16 Server at localhost Port 80

[ScotHickey]

Can you please look in your httpd.conf file and see if the following line?

LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

If it has a "#" in front of it then it is commented out. Not loading that module can cause the problem your and experiencing. That is the first place I would look.

Scot

[veronicactri]

Hi Scot, thanks for writing back and the suggestion. But no, the module is not commented out (no hashtag before it). What's the second place you would look into? Thanks!

[ScotHickey]

Is there anything in the Apache error logs indicating where the problem occurred?

My next thought is to look at the .htaccess file. Hopefully the error logs will say what the problem is and where it comes from.

Scot

[veronicactri]

Hi Scot,
yes, you are right, the log has this message ad nauseam
Mon May 23 13:43:51.449101 2016] [core:alert] [pid 7996:tid 868] [client ::1:61198] C:/wamp64/www/.htaccess: Invalid command 'IndexIgnore', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

how do i fix this? Thanks for your help.

[ScotHickey]

Go back to your http.conf file and see if there is a line to load mod_access_compat and whether or not is commented out. It should not be commented out.

Scot

[veronicactri]

Hi, thanks for the suggestion and yes, it is there but not commented out.

[veronicactri]

So, i went to the http.conf file again and made sure that the "LoadModule autoindex_module modules/mod_autoindex.so" was not commented out (it was, now it's in). I did so because someone told me that the error that I am showing maybe caused by that but, alas, i'm still getting the same error:
:1 - - [24/May/2016:13:19:00 -0700] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 500 615
Tue May 24 13:19:00.641699 2016] [core:alert] [pid 7996:tid 884] [client ::1:60778] C:/wamp64/www/.htaccess: Invalid command 'IndexIgnore', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

i was thinking that it could also be a compatibility issue. I downloaded the apache 2.4.17 version and the instructions you have posted for windows used an older one, could that be it?

[ScotHickey]

This error arose in Apache 2.4, I believe because they changed how they worded permissions. The keyword "Order" was replaced with "Require" for ".htaccess". "mod_access_compat" is supposed to take care of that, but it evidently isn't for you.

Let me poke around a bit and I'll send you and update.

Scot

[veronicactri]

Cool, thanks Scot!

[veronicactri]

Hi, i went back and installed the Wamp 2.5, i had installed the wamp 3.0. Once i used the older version, your instructions worked fine. Thanks for the help!