blank admin tool and catalog pages...need configure.php help

[marvinc]

Double-post: Apologizes in Advance...Urgent!!!
I managed to get osCommerce ver2ms2 installed on my w2k3 server that running IIS6, php4.3.4, and MySQL 5. I'm at the point where I can click either the catalog or admin tool buttons and get a blank page after clicking either of these. Chapter 5 of the manual listed on this site says to make the following changes to the configure.php file located in the catalog\includes directory:
Change the following after installation:

/includes/configure.php

The line in the configure.php :

define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/catalog/'); // absolute path required

can be changed to :

define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/'); // absolute path required

and change these lines:

define('DIR_FS_DOCUMENT_ROOT', $DOCUMENT_ROOT);
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', DIR_FS_DOCUMENT_ROOT . DIR_WS_CATALOG);

to

define('DIR_FS_DOCUMENT_ROOT', '/home/serverusername/public_html');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/serverusername/public_html/');

Change the /admin/includes/configure.php to match this as well.

The problem is that I don't see some of these files listed in my configure.php file. Instead I see the following:

<?php
/*
$Id: configure.php,v 1.14 2003/07/09 01:15:48 hpdl Exp $

osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions
http://www.oscommerce.com

Copyright (c) 2003 osCommerce

Released under the GNU General Public License
*/

// Define the webserver and path parameters
// * DIR_FS_* = Filesystem directories (local/physical)
// * DIR_WS_* = Webserver directories (virtual/URL)
define('HTTP_SERVER', ''); // eg, http://localhost - should not be empty for productive servers
define('HTTPS_SERVER', ''); // eg, https://localhost - should not be empty for productive servers
define('ENABLE_SSL', false); // secure webserver for checkout procedure?
define('HTTP_COOKIE_DOMAIN', '');
define('HTTPS_COOKIE_DOMAIN', '');
define('HTTP_COOKIE_PATH', '');
define('HTTPS_COOKIE_PATH', '');
define('DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG', '');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '');
define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_ICONS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'icons/');
define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
define('DIR_WS_BOXES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'boxes/');
define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'functions/');
define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'classes/');
define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/');
define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'languages/');

define('DIR_WS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', 'pub/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', dirname($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['SCRIPT_FILENAME']));
define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');
define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'pub/');

// define our database connection
define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost'); // eg, localhost - should not be empty for productive servers
define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', '');
define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', '');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'oscommerce');
define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false'); // use persistent connections?
define('STORE_SESSIONS', ''); // leave empty '' for default handler or set to 'mysql'
?>

So my question is what exactly should I be changing? I see
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '');
Should I change this to reflect what's listed in the configure.php file? Or am I missing something?

Any responses are appreciated.

[marvinc]

I made the following changes to both of my config.php files:

// define our webserver variables
// FS = Filesystem (physical)
// WS = Webserver (virtual)
define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.nusolutions.biz/nuwear/catalog'); // eg, http://localhost or - https://localhost should not be NULL for productive servers
define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', '');
define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', '');
define('ENABLE_SSL_CATALOG', 'false'); // secure webserver for catalog module
define('DIR_FS_DOCUMENT_ROOT', 'E:\webdev\nusolutions\nuwear\catalog'); // where your pages are located on the server. if $DOCUMENT_ROOT doesnt suit you, replace with your local path. (eg, /usr/local/apache/htdocs)
define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', 'E:\webdev\mysite\admin\');
define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', DIR_FS_DOCUMENT_ROOT . DIR_WS_ADMIN);
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', 'E:\webdev\mysite\catalog\');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', DIR_FS_DOCUMENT_ROOT . DIR_WS_CATALOG);
define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'E:\webdev\mysite\catalog\images\');
define('DIR_WS_ICONS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'E:\webdev\mysite\catalog\catalog\icons\');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_IMAGES', DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'E:\webdev\mysite\catalog\catalog\images\');
define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'E:\webdev\mysite\catalog\catalog\includes\');
define('DIR_WS_BOXES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'E:\webdev\mysite\catalog\catalog\boxes\');
define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'E:\webdev\mysite\catalog\catalog\functions\');
define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'E:\webdev\mysite\catalog\catalog\classes\');
define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'E:\webdev\mysite\catalog\catalog\modules\');
define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'E:\webdev\mysite\catalog\catalog\languages\');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'E:\webdev\mysite\catalog\catalog\includes\languag es\');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'E:\webdev\mysite\catalog\catalog\includes\languag es\');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_IMAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'E:\webdev\mysite\catalog\catalog\images\');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_MODULES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'E:\webdev\mysite\catalog\catalog\includes\modules \');
define('DIR_FS_BACKUP', DIR_FS_ADMIN . 'E:\webdev\mysite\catalog\catalog\backups\');

// define our database connection
define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');
define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', 'anadmin');
define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', '*****');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'oscommerce');
define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false');
define('STORE_SESSIONS', '');
?>

I then click either the catalog or admin tool buttons and get blank pages. I open a browser and navigate to the site at http://www.my-site.com/catalog or admin and get a blank page.
Is there anyone monitoring this forum or should I continue to post back and talk to myself.
Again, any responses are appreciated.

[marvinc]

It still doesn't work. I continue to get blank pages after saving these files. One of the problems I notice is that the URL is now doubled or appears in the address field twice. Typing the address in as either http://www.nusolutions.biz/nuwear/ returns an unable to connect to database server error, even though I'm using the root account. Typing http://www.nusolutions.biz/nuwear/admin/index.php returns a blank screen.

This site is currently being installed as a test and will sit under one of my other websites, www.nusolutions.biz. Therefore it's to be accessed externally as http://www.nusolutions.biz/nuwear/catalog. My webroot structure is this:
E:\webdev
\nusolutions
\nuwear\catalog

This is the /includes/configure.php file:

// Define the webserver and path parameters
// * DIR_FS_* = Filesystem directories (local/physical)
// * DIR_WS_* = Webserver directories (virtual/URL)
define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.nusolutions.biz/nuwear/catalog/'); // eg, http://localhost - should not be empty for productive servers
define('HTTPS_SERVER', ''); // eg, https://localhost - should not be empty for productive servers
define('ENABLE_SSL', false); // secure webserver for checkout procedure?
define('HTTP_COOKIE_DOMAIN', 'http://www.nusolutions.biz/nuwear/');
define('HTTPS_COOKIE_DOMAIN', '');
define('HTTP_COOKIE_PATH', '/catalog/');
define('HTTPS_COOKIE_PATH', '');
define('DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG', '/catalog/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '');
define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_ICONS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'icons/');
define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
define('DIR_WS_BOXES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'boxes/');
define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'functions/');
define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'classes/');
define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/');
define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'languages/');

define('DIR_WS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', 'pub/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', /e:/webdev/catalog/');
define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');
define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'pub/');

// define our database connection
define('DB_SERVER', 'http://www.nusolutions.biz/nuwear/catalog/'); // eg, localhost - should not be empty for productive servers
define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', '****');
define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', '******');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'nuwear');
define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false'); // use persistent connections?
define('STORE_SESSIONS', ''); // leave empty '' for default handler or set to 'mysql'
?>

Here's the admin\configure.php file:

// define our webserver variables
// FS = Filesystem (physical)
// WS = Webserver (virtual)
define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.nusolutions.biz/nuwear/catalog/'); // eg, http://localhost or - https://localhost should not be NULL for productive servers
define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://www.nusolutions.biz/nuwear/catalog/');
define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', '');
define('ENABLE_SSL_CATALOG', 'false'); // secure webserver for catalog module
define('DIR_FS_DOCUMENT_ROOT', 'e:/webdev/catalog/'); // where your pages are located on the server. if $DOCUMENT_ROOT doesnt suit you, replace with your local path. (eg, /usr/local/apache/htdocs)
define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/admin/');
define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', 'e:/webdev/catalog/admin/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/catalog/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', 'e:/webdev/catalog/');
define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_ICONS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'icons/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_IMAGES', DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
define('DIR_WS_BOXES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'boxes/');
define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'functions/');
define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'classes/');
define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/');
define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'languages/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_IMAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'images/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_MODULES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/modules/');
define('DIR_FS_BACKUP', DIR_FS_ADMIN . 'backups/');

// define our database connection
define('DB_SERVER', 'http://www.nusolutions.biz/nuwear/catalog');
define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', '****');
define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', '******');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'nuwear');
define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false');
define('STORE_SESSIONS', '');
?>

I'm using the same account and password for both files.

Another question: Is there a need to use the configure.php file located in the \extras\win32 folder?

thanks
Any responses are appreciated