Install Problem

[Pinsharp]

Has anyone got an answer to this, I have copied all directories to a windows machine running Apache and when I run the install I get the following error the tmp directory is writable.

PHP Version >= 4.1 (4.3.10)
Server API (apache2handler)
GD Support (for visual confirmations)
Session Save Path writable? Fatal: .;c:\apachefriends\xampp\tmp not
existing or not writable.
MSSQL Server Support Not available.
MySQL Support (4.1.10)
PostgreSQL Support Not available.
./include/config.php writable?
./temp writable?
./temp/templates writable?

Any ideas? :(

[dcb]

If you're running RC3 you can safely ignore the session error and continue the installation.
I forgot to remove the 'Fatal' word from the error message, that error is no longer considered fatal because a true check cannot be performed in all circumstances, so it's simply an warning.

[Pinsharp]

I am running RC3, on the screen that shows the error there is no option to continue the install.

Any help would be gratefully received.

[dcb]

That is strange. You should be able to continue the install. I mean a "next" button should be visible at the bottom of the window.
Anyway, change your session.save_path variable in php.ini to "c:\apachefriends\xampp\tmp" and you should get rid of this message.

BTW: does the installer display an error message at the bottom saying something about correcting the reported errors and refresing the page? That error message is displayed in case of fatal errors and only then the "next" button is hidden.

[Pinsharp]

Thanks for the speedy reply.

I changed the session.save_path variable in php.ini to "c:\apachefriends\xampp\tmp" and was then given the Next button, but when clicked it just comes back to the same page.

I am trying to install locally to test and set up the installation before uploading to my site. Is this causing the problem or is there another setting I need to look at?