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When requesting help please provide as much information as possible. Explain what version of webtrees, PHP and MYSQL you are using. If possible provide a URL to your site so we can see the problem first-hand.
Tip: Think about putting these details in your signature, so it appears in the footer of ALL your messages
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- danhaas
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I know how to access phpmyadmin, just not sure where to look for the current settings once I get there.My Account => My Products => Web Hosting =>Launch => Databases => MySQL => Manage via phpMyAdmin
I think there is a lot of probability that this may be where your problems are. Probably and more than likely why you had to perform the extra step with the php.ini file just to get the install running and I did not. I learned a long time ago that most website software is designed to run on a linux or unix based system. I started out years ago trying to run websites on windows based servers and ran into nothing but problems. Having to do a hack or tweak here and there to get things to work the way they should (as you had to recently). Then I switched to linux based servers just to see if there was a difference and try something new and I haven't looked back. Unless you have software that requires it I see no reason to go with a windows server.So you're Deluxe on Linux, while I'm Economy on Windows.
Just my humble opinion based on my own experience...
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- murph
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However, I'm not sure I'm going to necessarily learn anything from this exercise. This is my first experience with web hosting beyond what Comcast gives me for free with my internet service (all you can do is FTP HTML files), and also my first time installing a web application. Looks like I made a few bad decisions here. Oh well, I guess that's how one learns.
I didn't know why one would choose either Linux or Windows based, and I couldn't find any explanations why the two are offered. The best rationale I had was - "I'm running on a Windows machine, so I must need a Windows server?". I also didn't realize that webtrees required so much processing power from the server, so I thought the minimum would do. Now I'm picturing my Economy package Windows server as a laptop running W2K in some guy's basement.
I'm starting to think I've come full circle back to the very first responses to this thread - DUMP MY EXISTING SERVICE.
Despite my server woes, I'm really quite impressed with webtrees capabilities though.
webtrees v1.1.1
MySQL v5.0.91, PHP v5.2.17
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- Jackie
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I would say Stephen is right (see his post #16 earlier). Try to learn webtrees on your local computer first. It is easy to install a local server such as xampp or wamp. Then, you will know what you need.
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- danhaas
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The minimum would do - I started out on the economy plan and was running webtrees fine. I moved up to the next level because I needed more drive space for other websites I own under the same package. The only difference in the shared hosting packages is the features. They share the same cpu and memory setups more often than not. The only major differences are the hard drive space, the number of sql databases, number of emails etc.... I have some comments, suggestions and questions for you if you want to discuss this further off forum email me at scaleydan at gmail.comI also didn't realize that webtrees required so much processing power from the server, so I thought the minimum would do
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- norwegian_sardines
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GD is a popular place to use as a web host and knowing right off the bat what works and what does not would be a major benefit to the community.
Ken
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- davistom
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Live site (fotgp.com) - php 5.4, MySql 5.0.96, webtrees 1.7.9
Desktop - Win 7, Xampp 1.8.1, php 5.4.7, MySql 5.5.27, webtrees 1.7.9
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- ToyGuy
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- Live like it's Christmas every day - Santa Stephen
Why would it be? 14 revisions past the minimum requirements.
Santa Stephen the Fabled Santa
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MacOS 10.6.8, Apache 2.2+, PHP 5.4.16, MySQL 5.5.28
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- murph
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In the meantime, I did find this blurb on a post today on GoDaddy's forum:
"I use PHP and switched from Windows to Linux. The performance of my website improved dramatically. The GoDaddy support rep told me that PHP does not run well on Windows."
And the response to this from GD:
"If the site is running PHP, the preferred platform would be Linux."
Again, I'll post how well this works for me.
webtrees v1.1.1
MySQL v5.0.91, PHP v5.2.17
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- danhaas
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Seems you discovered for yourself that windows doesn't play well with php. I'd say that qualifies as leaning something!However, I'm not sure I'm going to necessarily learn anything from this exercise
Oh, and I'm glad to hear your not throwin' in the towel and calling it quits yet.
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- murph
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So the lesson here for any new GoDaddy installations is to STAY CLEAR OF WINDOWS WEB HOSTING. Actually, I believe this will be true for any web hosting provider because it appears to be Windows vs. Linux with PHP rather than GoDaddy itself.
Dan Haas, thank you very much for sharing your experiences with me. You helped tremendously.
In summary:
1) the Economy package works just fine - Deluxe is just more stuff (storage, apps, email accounts, etc.)
2) You MUST select Linux - NOT Windows
3) Choose "No" for direct database access
4) During the webtrees configuration, "localhost" does not work for the database server. You have to go find it (click on the tiny pencil icon associated with your database in GoDaddy)
I hope this will help future webtrees users using GoDaddy web hosting (or thinking about a Windows server).
EDIT: One big drawback is that you will have to do all of your own backups with GoDaddy.
webtrees v1.1.1
MySQL v5.0.91, PHP v5.2.17
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