Install Advanced Guestbook

I am attempting to install Advanced Guestbook, have uploaded all files
and did my site changes to script and entered info to My Sql. I have also
created a database for the guestbook on My Sql for the program to run
and create all the tables.
When I try using the install.php url on my site all I get is a blank with no
error messages or anything.
Which url will take you to the setup??
Also down in the script under misc, what should the base url be to??
Anyone know what I may do or am doing wrong??
Thanks!!

I have also created a database for the guestbook on My Sql for the program to run and create all the tables.
When I try using the install.php url on my site all I get is a blank with no error messages or anything.
Which url will take you to the setup??
Also down in the script under misc, what should the base url be to??

Not clear on the database tables? Did you create them or not? You either run guestbook.sql to create the tables or run install.php, not both.

First, make sure the permissions were set according to the readme.txt file.

If you are going to use the sql file:

Change the settings in admin/config.inc.php:
Around line 4:

Around line 59:

You can use guestbook/doc/guestbook.sql to create the tables in PhpMyAdmin. (If you need instructions see the last post in this thread: http://proxy2.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3510).

Then go to the Guestbook Admin Panel at:

http://www.yoursite.com/guestbook/admin.php

Log in using the username "test" and password "123"
Personalize your settings

or

If you prefer to use the install.php file, you call it from whatever directory you put the guestbook in (providing you actually put it on the server). example:

http://www.yoursite.com/guestbook/install.php

I haven't used the install.php, as I prefer the sql file. But I think that you might need to have permissions for admin/config.inc.php to 666. Then after sucessful install, you change config.inc.php permissions back to 654 and delete install.php for security reasons.

Writing this from memory, so hopefully I didn't forget anything.

I have used the guestbook.sql file and have the database guestbook with tables on My Sql, but when I go to run admin.php still get just blank page
in my browser.
Have tried all the different ways and cannot get to admin always the blank
page.
All permissions are set according to directions and all files are on the host server, so don't understand what problem is.
Any suggestions??
My server/host uses a strict firewall for access to My Sql, it is eg.,
$server = ":/home/USERNAME/DOMAINNAME/.database/mysql/mysql.sock"
Home Directory uses; /home/USERNAME/DOMAINNAME
php code to connect to database is:
<?php $db = @mysql_connect{"localhost:/home/*username*/*yourdomain.com*/.database/mysql/mysql.sock","root","*your password*"); ?>

Thanks for your help and any suggestions.
Kansas

Sorry, I don't know anything about this. Auron will probably show up later; maybe he can help you.

In the meantime, you might do a search for firewall or mysql.sock. Seems like I have seen a post about this before...

I have tinkered with several things and still all I get when typing in url for
admin.php is a blank html page. My Sql has 10 tables for the guestbook after running the guestbook.sql. Do you have code to run a test on the installation maybe it will connect? I noticed there is a .htaccess in the package that I uploaded, it has "deny all", is this for IP banning when program is finally running?
Did search for firewall and mysql.sock, didn't find anything that particularly helped.

Kansas

Well I finally got the Guestbook installed. Emptied everything out, and
downloaded program again, configured, and uploaded and used the
install.php and it worked like a charm!!! Yeeeah!

Only thing I did different was not add anything to the "base_url" section,
left it alone. I am not nuking so must have been my problem before,
should be a little clearer in instructions.

This is one great Guestbook, one of the best ones I have seen in all
my surfing and thats a lot!

Thanks!!

Kansas