Configuration file is missing for hostname 'localhost'

bartdesoete

For testing, I want to run OC local on my laptop. So I use WAMPSERVER 2.0 . (yes, we are openminded, but… still using Windows…) The requirements for the server are all fine: Apache 2.2.8 , PHP 5.2.6, and a MySQL dbase 5.XX. I also activated all recommended PHP-extension. (see below)

Checking PHP Extensions of interest

* extension_dir = c:/wamp/bin/php/php5.2.6/ext/

* MBString extension...OK
* MCrypt extension...OK
* MySQL extension...OK
* BZip extension...OK
* ZIP extension...OK
* EXIF extension...OK
* GD extension...OK
* MagickWand for PHP...OK

Next step was uploaded the HOME- and WEB-files to C:\WAMP\WWW\OC\ So C:\WAMP\WWW is the folder where my http-docs are.

So far so good, but now I get some errors:

Error when loading: http://localhost/oc/web/ Configuration file is missing for hostname 'localhost.

Error when loading: http://localhost/oc/web/install/index.php Warning: require_once(setup.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\wamp\www\oc\web\install\index.php on line 47 Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'setup.php' (include_path='.;C:\php5\pear') in C:\wamp\www\oc\web\install\index.php on line 47

From what I’ve read from the forum the thing is to specify exactly the paths in the setup.php-file. I don't know if I'm using th exact paths...

My HOME and WEB-folder are in C:\WAMP\WWW\OC The root for my websites is: C:\WAMP\WWW

I get access to my webserver in browser by typing: http://localhost/

Can someone help me, please.

seth

Hi,

The home and web paths should be set to C:/WAMP/WWW and C:/WAMP/WWW/OC/HOME respectively. You also need to change the site_url_root setting in your global.conf file (at line 66) to this /OC/WEB like so:

site_url_root = /OC/WEB

By default this setting is blank.

Hope this helps...

willedel

I am having the same problem as bartdesoete regarding 'configuration file is missing for hostname ' '. Seth your wording is confusing. According to how you wrote it, the home directory path should be the /root and the web path should be /root/oc/home. Then on line 66 of global.conf the site_url_root = /oc/web. It is too confusing.

I am hosting on bluehost.com and have the 'web' folder in the root and the 'home' folder in the root. I think I have set up the global and setup files correctly. I am stuck on step 7.

I have left line 66 blank in global.conf

I have define("__OC_WEB_DIR__", '/web'); in setup.php should /web be removed?

I also have define("__OC_HOME_DIR__", "/home"); is that correct?

If permissions are not set correctly is this the error I would receive?

Thanks t

daniel

global.conf line 66 in global.conf should be site_url_root = /web

setup.php define("OC_WEB_DIR", '/');

ramko

I have same problem that willedel, and I do Daniel says, but error is there.

I use Xampp & WinXP. I have 'web' and 'home' in htdocs. In setup.php I change: $_OC_INSTANCE_CONFIG_FILES = array( 'localhost' => OC_HOME_DIR.'/conf/app.conf'

And in global.conf:

site_url_root = /web

Sorry but my english is so bad ^^ Thanks

seth

No problem. My Spanish is way worse than your English :-)

What is your OC_HOME_DIR set to?

ramko

I don't know that you are asking me :S I don´t do anything, unzip and change localhost in setup and /web in global, nothing else.

seth

Hi,

How about emailing me your setup.php and global.conf files? Send them to support@collectiveaccess.org.

Thanks!

ramko

Ok, I sent you ;)

seth

Hi,

The files you sent are just the distribution files without modification. You need to put the details of your server set up in these as described in the README file.

seth

zenmama

I am VERY new to installing any type of server program and to running any opensource type software in general. I am running Windows Server 2008R2. I want to install Collective Access to run locally only on my Intranet at home. So my host is localhost I sucessfully installed PHP and MYSQL. I installed CA in this directory C:/inetpub/wwwroot/collectiveaccess. 1st. I do not want to send mail through collective access. Will it install without all the email information? Can I comment those requirements out in the global config and setup.php file? 2nd I am getting the error. Configuration file is missing for hostname 'localhost' this is what I have in the set up file: define("CA_WEB_ROOT_DIR", "c:inetpub/wwwroot"); define("CA_URL_ROOT", "/collectiveaccess"); define("CA_SITE_HOSTNAME", "localhost"); define("CA_DB_HOST", 'localhost');

seth

You can just leave the email addresses as the defaults. No email will be sent.

As for your second problem add a forward slash after the c: in CA_WEB_ROOT_DIR and see if that helps. Eg. it should read:

define("CA_WEB_ROOT_DIR", "c:/inetpub/wwwroot");

zenmama

Thanks That allowed me to proceed. For what ever reason, php would not connect using localhost under hostname but not a CA problem. Would not connect using a test PHP script either. I uninstalled and reinstalled php and mysql without any change. Eventually used the local address to access the mysql and that worked. Will that cause me anyproblems? Maybe I should repost under a more appropriate topic

seth

By local address do you mean "localhost"? If so, that shouldn't be a problem.