Manual talk:Config script

=2007=

What is 'chown'?
Near the end of 'Running the script' it states: Set stringent permissions on the LocalSettings.php file. ( chmod 600 and chown ) I'm not very technical, but I found the 'chmod' option in my shared host's control panel (Dreamhost), but can't find a 'chown' option. Is changing 'chown' still necessary if I've changed the 'chmod' setting to '600'? --89.243.248.40 13:07, 7 November 2007 (UTC)


 * chown changes file ownership, in this case setting it to the account that the web server runs under, since it will need access to the file. chmod without chown (or its equivalent on other systems) may specifically set the file as readable only by you, and not by the web server account. On the other hand, if you are running the web server under your own account (or in certain systems like Windows) then chown isn't usually necessary. -- IvoLucien 1 June 2008

=2008=

What is the Database host
i have all the files of the wiki Site on there and i am configuring now but it says there is no connection.. and it says i need a database host.. where can i find the name of my database host? --22 June 2008

Empty Page
I have done everything exactly as described and after configuring my wiki pushed the install button and afterwards I moved and changed the ownership of the file LocalSettings.php. When I was done i tried to view my wiki and ended up with an completly empty page.

I'm running my webserver on my own pc. (OS - Fedora 9) (Wiki - 1.12.0) (Software - Apache 2.2.8, PHP 5.2.6, mysql 5.0.51a (all from fedora repo))

87.208.10.4 13 July 2008


 * I found the solution through this article Linkage --13 July 2008

LocalSettings.php
I moved the LocalSettings.php file to the parent directory but it kept showing a "Please set wiki first" and then it would send me back to the initial form. What am I doing wrong?--68.197.6.70 04:26, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Blank Page
I use x10Hosting for my webhosting. When I try to get to the config page, a completely blank page comes up. I need to fix this. Dagoth Ur, Mad God 10:32, 29 August 2008 (UTC)