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13 years 2 months ago #1 by thomas52
While attempting to convert from PGV, I get: The specified directory does not contain an installation of PhpGedView.
The PGV installation is in my root directory, and I am installing webtrees to a directory of that name.
I have tried a number of variations: a9.net, www.a9.net , www.a9.net , www.a9.net/public_html , /public_html/, etc. but webtrees insists there is no PGV installed.
What am I doing wrong?

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13 years 2 months ago #2 by ToyGuy
Did you try the relative directory (if the same as your PGV), ./PhpGedView (or whatever the name of the directory under the root is)

See forum post:
webtrees.net/forums/10-help-for-ver-10-l...er-installation#4366

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13 years 2 months ago #3 by kiwi
To add to Stephen's reply...

webtrees installer looks for the location of PGV relative to itself. So, it sounds like you have set the two up side-by-side, so you need to go back up one level, then across to the PGV directory. So, as Stephen said, you just need
Code:
./phpgedview
(assuming phpgedview is the name of your PGV directory). It sounds too simple, I know, but that's the beauty of webtrees. Most converts from PGV struggle to understand or believe how much easier it is :-)))

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13 years 2 months ago #4 by thomas52
Thanks, Kiwi. Actually, my PGV is in the root directory and WT was going into a directory of that name. The installation would ONLY accept the "../"

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