Another silly question (the blank index page)

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DiG
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Another silly question (the blank index page)

Post by DiG »

I'm sorry for silly question and don't want to disturb you. But I read all possible answers on your board and find out nothing. May be 'couse I'm not so good in english or php coding, however I need help and it is a fact!

How you can understand I have problem with my index page. After installation I've get blank page and that is all what I've get. From another topics in this forum I understand that you need to see my config for more successful help. Here it is:

// database values
$phpwcms["db_host"] = "localhost";
$phpwcms["db_user"] = "dig";
$phpwcms["db_pass"] = "*****";
$phpwcms["db_table"] = "dig";
$phpwcms["db_prepend"] = "wero__";
$phpwcms["db_pers"] = 1;

// site values
$phpwcms["site"] = "http://www.erodreams.ru/";
$phpwcms["admin_email"] = "ero@erodreams.ru";

// paths
$phpwcms["root"] = "test2"; //default: ""
$phpwcms["file_path"] = "phpwcms_filestorage"; //default: "phpwcms_filestorage"
$phpwcms["file_tmp"] = "phpwcms_tmp"; //default: "phpwcms_tmp"
$phpwcms["templates"] = "phpwcms_template"; //default: "phpwcms_template"
$phpwcms["dir_thlist"] = "phpwcms_tmp/thumb_list"; //default: "thumb_list"
$phpwcms["dir_preview"] = "phpwcms_tmp/thumb_preview"; //default: "thumb_preview"
$phpwcms["content_path"] = "content"; //default: "content"
$phpwcms["cimage_path"] = "images"; //default: "images"
$phpwcms["ftp_path"] = "phpwcms_ftp"; //default: "phpwcms_ftp"

// other stuff
$phpwcms["compress_page"] = 0; //0 = OFF, 1-9: page compression ON (1 = low level, 9 = highest level)
$phpwcms["imagick"] = 0; //0 = GD, 1 = ImageMagick convert
$phpwcms["imagick_path"] = ""; //Path to ImageMagick (default="" - none)
$phpwcms["use_gd2"] = 1; //0 = GD1, 1 = GD2
$phpwcms["rewrite_url"] = 0; //whether URL should be rewritable
$phpwcms["wysiwyg_editor"] = 3; //0 = no wysiwyg editor, 1 = HTMLarea, 2 = FCKeditor, 3 = browser based
$phpwcms["phpmyadmin"] = 1; //enable/disable phpMyAdmin in Backend
$phpwcms["default_lang"] = "en"; //default language
$phpwcms["charset"] = "windows 1251"; //default charset 'iso-8859-1'

// dynamic ssl encryption engine
$phpwcms["site_ssl_mode"] = '0'; // tuns the SSL Support of WCMS on(1) or off (0) DEFAULT '0'
$phpwcms["site_ssl_url"] = ''; //URL assigned to the SSL Certificate. DON'T add a slash at the End! Exp. "https://www.yourdomainhere.tld"
$phpwcms["site_ssl_port"] = '443'; //The Port on which you SSL Service serve the secure Sites. Servers DEFAULT is '443'
Hope you'll be patient and help me.
Thank you.
Let's make this world better.
Pappnase

Post by Pappnase »

hello

did you create an template where you include in the main table the {CONTENT} TAG?

did you create an layout!?

did you create an article in the root of your site!?

wich lang. did you speak?
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Post by DiG »

Pappnase wrote:did you create an template where you include in the main table the {CONTENT} TAG?
did you create an layout!?
I've just unzip files to my FTP. Set CHMOD. And follow step by step installation and check it with installation article on main phpwcms site. There was nothing said about {CONTENT} TAG or creation any layouts. :(
Pappnase wrote:did you create an article in the root of your site!?
How that?
Pappnase wrote:wich lang. did you speak?
Russian and English.

By the way. Just look russian lang pak for wcmg. It's need to correct some errors. I'll do that after successful installation of CMS.
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Post by pSouper »

login to your site...

http://www.yourdomain.com/login.php

go to 'admin' > 'layout' > 'create layout' save&close
go to 'admin' > 'template' > 'create template' save&close
go to 'admin' > 'structure' > click [+] icon, give it a name. save & close
go to 'article' > click the new structure you've made. click [+] name it, save&close.

c'est voila :D

you now have lot of fun ;)
Last edited by pSouper on Wed 19. May 2004, 09:48, edited 1 time in total.
Pappnase

Post by Pappnase »

thanks psouper!

i will start a word sheet with standard answers for standard questions!*smile* i know i'm sooo bad and evil! :twisted:
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Post by DiG »

pSouper, I know you think I'm idiot. But how can I login if I have the clear white blank page. Look at my sitehere!
go to 'admin' > 'layout' > 'create layout' save&close
What does it mean?
phpwcmsroot/admin/layout/createlayout or something else?
And how you can imaging that with my problem? (see upper) :(

Thank you for trying.
Hope, now you'll help me.
Let's make this world better.
Pappnase

Post by Pappnase »

DiG wrote:pSouper, I know you think I'm idiot. But how can I login if I have the clear white blank page. Look at my sitehere!
go to 'admin' > 'layout' > 'create layout' save&close
What does it mean?
phpwcmsroot/admin/layout/createlayout or something else?
And how you can imaging that with my problem? (see upper) :(

Thank you for trying.
Hope, now you'll help me.
nobody thinks that you are an idiot. but one question if you create an html page with nothing in it what you se nothing. so you need to fill conent in your page and psouper showed you the way to create in the short description.

did you ever try to login!? at your site.
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Post by Denis Parshutin »

ты должен залогиниться на админ часть.


http://www.erodreams.ru/test2/login.php


потом смотри там лэйауты + темплейты и почитай плиз

http://www.phpwcms.de/index.php?id=14,0,0,1,0,0

пиши если не поймешь что и как.

sorry all, my reply is on russian
Pappnase

Post by Pappnase »

Denis Parshutin wrote: sorry all, my reply is on russian
no denis it"s ok!*smile* would we hop that it will help him.
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Post by DiG »

Denis Parshutin, спасибо за помощь. Мне как раз и хотелось узнать, как залогиниться. Признаю, ступил немного. В следующий раз буду по внимательней.

Pappnase, thank you for trying help me. You was realy helpful. It was my fault. :oops:

Thanks to all.
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Pappnase

Post by Pappnase »

hello

it's ok we all help as we can. and if you have problems post it here and we all will try to help.
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Post by derD »

Perhaps we should write the answer in here because not everyone can read russian (nice letters btw.) :D

There is a seperate login.php to log into the admin panel.

So it would look like this:

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http://yourPathToPhpwcms/login.php
Ich sagte doch: ich geh nie wieder in den Bau.
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Post by pSouper »

Hig Dig,
I don't think anyone here is stupid at all (with the exception of me perhaps)
I have just been to your link and I am sure you have all the answers you needed now :D but for the benefit of other reading this post for simmilar problems...

you can still login to your site, even if you have a blank white page by adding login.php to you URL...

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http://erodreams.ru/test2/login.php
this will then enable you to set up your layout, templates, structures & articles.
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Post by DiG »

derD
Good boy! That was what I want to hear. :wink:

pSouper
Now I know, thanks. :wink:

Bottom line (or why I asked that silly question):
The point in habit of "plug&play" system. Take this forum (phpBB). All what you need is download the .zip pak. Unzip and upload all files to you ftp. After that you only install and configure a little features and that's all. Print your url in browser and you'll get the working forum.
And after that when you'll want to change some or all design, you can do it.

What we have here?
The almost same setup system. It's easy and quick. That's good. But!
What is after that? No standart "skin". First, create your own "skin". After, use the WCMS.
For me, it's not good. What if I just want to test the WCMS and only after that, if it's good, use it?

If I'm wrong, feel to free to correct me.

Thank you.
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Post by pSouper »

I understand your points DiG.
my reply would be... your site is YOUR site. using your reference to phpbb... how many phpbb's use the default styles? (including this one) almost ALL, can you imagine the flood of identical styled site there would be if a default is supplied.

I am of the opinion that reward comes from effort (not too much effort though ;)) and for the very simple task of choosing your layout & templates you are making a personal and creative desision from the start, this gives its reward from the very first hour of useing phpwcms, and we all love a fast payback.

However.. I would like to see the NOW GO AND CHOOSE A LAYOUT then CREATE YOURSELF A TEMPLATE step in fat black letters on the blank index page :)
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