Hi,
I am a newbie to Configuring & Managing Websites. I wanted to use SMF.I have IIS 7, Latest versions of Mysql & SMF.
After completing IIS 7 setup, Mysql setup & configuring PHP.ini, when i open the "Install.php" as localhost i entered everything including all Mysql parameters.
But after this when i click on proceed, i get the following messages -
- IE 8 : Website cannot display the page, HTTP 500 Internal Server Error
- Mozilla Firefox 4 : PHP Notice: date_default_timezone_set() [<a href='function.date-default-timezone-set'>function.date-default-timezone-set</a>]: Timezone ID 'Etc/GMT-5.5' is invalid in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\smf\install.php on line 1585
I tried using "Repair_Settings.php" & i observed that everything else was correct except the sources directory.
It shows "C:\XX\XXX\smf/Sources" instead of recommended value "C:\XX\XXX\smf\Sources".
I corrected this & saved it but when i again open the "Install.php" it gives the same error & the "Repair_Settings.php" again shows the incorrect Sources directory.
Can anyone please tell me what should i do to rectify this.
if you do a search here you will find that error message has come up a few times, that version of php is newer then what smf was written to work with and i believe the fix is to edit your php.ini file to include the correct timezone.
Thanks for the reply Illori.
I have the correct timezone in my php.ini file (Asia/Calcutta - 5.30).
Regarding the search, i had done it before posting and found out that i need to either run the "Repair_Settings.php" or install the SMF again.
As mentioned in my previous post i have tried the "Repai_settings.php" option. I have also tried installing smf again.
By new version of PHP do you want me to install an older version of PHP & give it a try.
it can not hurt to install an older version as long as it is one of the versions that is still being supported by php developers.