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[arxh]

i am on win XP

i installed apache and php..... and followed the instructions i saw on a website.
HTML files run ok , but when i run php files i get this message:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /php/php/Gert hough/1/account.php on this server.

Plsss help

[WingedPanther]

The easiest way to set it up is using XAMPP or WAMP.

[arxh]

cant it be done without xampp or wamp.........

[WingedPanther]

It can, but things get trickier. XAMPP even lets you decide what pieces to install.

[NastyDevil]

I might be completely wrong... But usually when I get that type of error on my website it is usually associated with file permissions. I'm not sure what you are working with, but you should either 1. link to the guide you foolowed 2. make sure everything you are installing is compatible with Win XP. 3. Check if the guide you followed has any comment or replies with similar issues.

[Orjan]

I agree with WingedPanther here, get xampp or wamp or something preconfigured. It just ain't worth the job to do it on your own. me myself run xampp.

[arxh]

okk... i installed xampp..
opened the xampp control panel.

now how do i know mysql user and pass.... how can i run phpmyadmin

[Alexander]

arxh said:

okk... i installed xampp..
opened the xampp control panel.

now how do i know mysql user and pass.... how can i run phpmyadmin

Once your server is online, it's usually located in http://127.0.0.1/phpmyadmin by default with no root passwords. For MySQL access you can define the connection as follows:

$conn = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "");

If you're wanting to add a root password, you will need to look in the phpMyAdmin config area, possibly located in:

(xampp folder)/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php

You would edit the following lines to anything you wish:

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'root';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = '';

[Orjan]

Even easier that editing files is to browse the web server from localhost and go to the security tab and change the password with the link there, and there you can also create a special user for phpmyadmin for it's access (pna) in just a few clicks.

[arxh]

kkk...
got into. pma.
but it shows php extension: mysqli
how to change it to mysql

[Orjan]

mysqli is a better/newer version of the php library than the mysql-library, so just let it be. It won't do any harm