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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:29 am Post subject: PHP Apps Not Working in XAMPP

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Hello:

I recently installed XAMPP for Windows version 1.5.3a on XP SP2 and everything seems to work fine. I can execute individual php files, but applications are not working. I downloaded two simple freeware click tracking apps, (ccount and tclick) and the problem with both of them seems to be that variables are not getting passed from one script to another within the application. Or perhaps that is the symptom to the problem that I am unable decipher. I really don't think it is the apps themselves, I think it is my deployment or the environment.

Cheers if anyone has any ideas,
Bob

What was the answer from the software support for these apps about this question?

Hi, thanks for your reply. They are just free scripts, no support is offered. For example ccount is from PHPJunkyard / Hotscripts. Since 15 people reviewed it and said they got it working easily and gave it 5 stars, I figured it was a problem with me!

I figured it was a problem with me!

"it was" => So your problem is solved?

radiobob wrote:...I downloaded two simple freeware click tracking apps, (ccount and tclick) and the problem with both of them seems to be that variables are not getting passed from one script to another within the application...

In Windows XP the default permissions/attributes of files and directories is Read-only. This may stop variables from being passed/written to each other.

You would need to change that behavior by right clicking on the directories/folders involved and selecting Properties (down at the bottom of the list). You may need to be a user with administrator privileges to do this.

Then click on Attribute: Read-only to remove the check or square block mark.

Then click on Apply.

Then check the box next to Apply changes to this folder, subfolders and files.

Then click on Ok and try your applications again.

If that didn't help, you may be up shit creek without a paddle .

Good luck!