new site Links do not work in WAMP set-up

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Hi,

I have an issue that I cannot solve and I wonder if any of you can help? on a new install of C5 and whilst developing a new site for a customer all the internal links on the new site will not work?
To explain: I have upgraded my PC which is still running WIndows 7 and installed the latest version of WAMP Server which set-up correctly in c:\wamp.

I then set up a new URL folder in the www folder [c:\wamp\www\my_url.org\ ] and installed the latest stable version of C5 into it. so the path to C5 is now c:\wamp\www\my_url.org\concrete5.6.3.1

I did also set the .htaccess file with Notepad and checked the following content which C5 had automatically updated correctly:
# -- concrete5 urls start --
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /riveroflifelymington.org/concrete5.6.3.1/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}/index.html !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}/index.php !-f
RewriteRule . index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# -- concrete5 urls end --


After setting up a new database in the MyPHP Admin screen I then changed - as per the instruction on the basic install page (C5) the config.inc.php as follows:

ii. Below I have changed two lines only as pasted below:
1. $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = '********';
2. $cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPassword'] = false;
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The EDITED config.inc.php file looks like this:
/* Authentication type */
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['verbose'] = 'mysql wampserver';
//$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'cookie';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'config';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'root';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = '********';
/* Server parameters */
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = '127.0.0.1';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['connect_type'] = 'tcp';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['compress'] = false;
/* Select mysql if your server does not have mysqli */
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['extension'] = 'mysqli';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPassword'] = false;

Now here is my issue: I can log into my new URL homescreen I can edit it and update it using the Dashboard but if I try to click any of the links on the page they will not open they just throw up an error saying that the file doesn't exist. I can click on the HOME tab, the Search, or any of the TABs and they all say the same ...

I am at a loss of what to do and where to look for them as I have checked the name of each page under the properties and then searched for the php file of that name but my PC tells me that it doesn't exist? But I can edit them?

Where are they and how can I get the links working?

I must go live with this site at the weekend.

Thanks in anticipation for you help and advice.

fanflame

Fanflame
 
CMSDeveloper replied on at Permalink Reply
CMSDeveloper
Hi!

Wamp needs manual editing some config file!

Much simpler is a concrete5 bitnami stack:
https://bitnami.com/redirect/to/33818/bitnami-concrete5-5.6.3.1-1-wi...


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Fanflame replied on at Permalink Reply
Fanflame
Many thanks for the reply 5Numb3rs,

Must admit that WAMP has been a pain even on my old PC; never really got t working properly. However My new site is almost complete, so would I have to install WAMP server and install Bitnami and then could I just copy everything across to the new folder?

Or could I have both WAMP and Bitnami installed and only start one set of services?

I suppose they are practical questions as I have never used Bitnami before?

Many thanks for your quick response (depending on your world-time as I have just got up!)
Fanflame replied on at Permalink Reply
Fanflame
Hi Again, I have become so frustrated with WAMP that I have moved the Concrete Folder from the www folder and simply saved it to my DATA drive and deleted WAMP from my computer. Such is my annoyance at this badly written piece of software.

I am going to try your suggested Bitnami install and see how I get on. Hopefully I haven't lost everything!

Fanflame