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Hello OpenCATS

I'm following the "Windows - OpenCATS Installation Instructions" from the OpenCATS Documentation, Release 0.9.3

1) The opencats-0.9.3-3-full.zip that I downloaded extracted the "OpenCATS" folder deep into a nest "home\travis\build\opencats\".
This caused problems when following the instruction on page 19: "Type the following: cd C:\xampp\htdocs\OpenCATS-0.9.3-3"
There was no version number attached to the folder name.

2) I installed XAMPP and Composer; launched and configured phpMyAdmin, but when I paste "http://localhost/openCATS" into my browser I get an error message: "CATS Error: All required PHP extensions are not loaded."

Any suggestions to where I've gone wrong?

Thanks in advance

I'm "replying" to myself to add that my file path on 1) is:

C:\xampp\htdocs\OpenCATS

replying" to myself again

1) I've uninstalled/reinstalled everything

2) OpenCATS is in the "C:\xampp\htdocs\OpenCATS" directory

3) I've launched XAMPP with and without administrator rights

I still get the "CATS Error: All required PHP extensions are not loaded." message

4) The only element over which I have a doubt is Composer. When I execute "composer install" in a Command window I see the following:

Loading composer repositories with package information
Installing dependencies (including require-dev) from lock file
Nothing to install or update
Generating autoload files

Does the "Nothing to install or update" signify an error somewhere?

Replying to myself again.

I'd say that the problem is the version of PHP installed by XAMPP

I see that for an Ubuntu 16.04 installation "At this time, OpenCATS doesn’t support php7"

When I paste "http://localhost/dashboard/phpinfo.php" into my browser I see that I have Version 7.1.8

I've found a PDF entitled "Use a Different PHP Version".

Here I go blindfolded down another path....

Next instalment in my continuing attempts to install OpenCATS on a Windows 10 PC.

I have uninstalled XAMPP (v7); deleted the C:\xampp folder and downloaded XAMPP v5 from https://www.apachefriends.org/xampp-fil ... taller.exe

I run it in Administrator mode and it seems to be happy with life. I've redone a "composer install" in a DOS window. I've recreated an "opencats" database and user with http://localhost/phpmyadmin/.

HOWEVER..... when I paste "http://localhost/OpenCATS" into my browser I get a new error message:

"Error Connecting to Database
Access denied for user 'cats'@'localhost' (using password: YES)"

In a way this is a good sign, because it says that xampp, PHP etc are working. I just don't understand where the "cats" user comes from. As per the documentation, I created a user called "opencats".

Any suggestions?

Hi.

Very sorry for the delayed reply.

You're using the "full" version. (You'll have to delete the directory and restart the install)

Try the "source" version. https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/archive/0.9.4.zip

I think that will solve all your problems.

Let me know how it goes.

Final instalment!!!

The problem is solved in that I now have an OpenCATS with the following message, as shown in the "OpenCATS Documentation - Release 0.9.3":
"OpenCATS has not yet been installed, or a previous installation was not completed.
Please visit the Installation Wizard to continue."

The solution came when I read another post on a totally different problem where it was suggested that the OpenCATS version to download is the version without "full". I had downloaded and installed "opencats-0.9.4-full.zip". I therefore deleted my current OpenCATS folder; downloaded and unpacked "opencats-0.9.4.tar.gz" before copying the new contents to a new C:\xampp\htdocs\OpenCATS folder.

Which brings me to suggested editing for "Windows - OpenCATS Installation Instructions"

* page 17

Downloading software and preparing your system

1) XAMPP

Download v5 of XAMPP from https://www.apachefriends.org/xampp-fil ... taller.exe
Install XAMPP

NB: OpenCATS will not run with a version higher than v5!

2) Composer

Download the Composer Windows Installer from https://getcomposer.org/Composer-Setup.exe

Install Composer

3) OpenCATS

Download - opencats-0.9.4 (filename opencats-0.9.4.tar.gz) from https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/re ... 9.4.tar.gz

(This is, of course, a later version than in the documentation, but...)

NB: do not download/install the "opencats-0.9.4-full.zip" file.

Extract first the .gz file to a .tar and then extract that to an "opencats-0.9.4" folder

Go to the C:\xampp\htdocs folder and create an OpenCATS folder. Copy the contents of the extracted "opencats-0.9.4" folder to the C:\xampp\htdocs\OpenCATS folder

* page 18 (no change)

Start Xampp .... etc

* page 19 (Composer-Install dependencies)

Type the following: cd C:\xampp\htdocs\OpenCATS

* pages 20 - 22 (no change)

Thanks you, yes, the documentation needs to be updated.


Is your install working now?

Yup! I have the OpenCATS home screen as per page 28 of the documentation.

Just got reference. All documentation has been updated for 0.9.4 with the Travis build. No more composer steps in the install (yay!)