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July 03, 2014 12:40pm
Subscribe [2]#1 / Jul 03, 2014 12:40pm
im trying to instal this on local machine with mamp but i cant even get it to install, i can get the admin.php page, then next screen throws an error:
http://localhost/expressionengine/admin.php/C=wizard&M=optionselect&language=english
An Error Was Encountered
The URI you submitted has disallowed characters.
any ideas what i’m doing wrong?
#2 / Jul 07, 2014 3:11pm
Hi stantondavid!
Looks like EE doesn’t play well with the “?” and “&” characters. Have you checked “/system/expressionengine/config/config.php” to see if it allows those two characters? If not check out that config php file and be sure to update “$config[‘permitted_uri_chars’]” to allow those two characters.
Here’s a reference to the fix:
http://devot-ee.com/add-ons/support/protected-links/viewthread/1808
#3 / Jul 07, 2014 5:12pm
hi, i checked that config file, there is actually absolutley nothing in it, completely blank? how it was when i downloaded the zip file?
#4 / Jul 07, 2014 5:37pm
hi, i checked that config file, there is actually absolutley nothing in it, completely blank? how it was when i downloaded the zip file?
Stantondavid,
Where did you download the .zip file?
#5 / Jul 07, 2014 5:41pm
from off here, after i signed up for an account, bottom of this page, the free version:https://store.ellislab.com/#ee-core
#6 / Jul 09, 2014 3:05pm
from off here, after i signed up for an account, bottom of this page, the free version:https://store.ellislab.com/#ee-core
Stantondavid,
Try a redownload of the .zip file. You need a valid config.php file and it sounds like your download was either corrupt or wasn’t downloaded fully. You’re always going to need a config.php file you shouldn’t even be able to access an admin page without one.
#7 / Jul 09, 2014 3:09pm
still blank on a re-download, try it yourself, see if you get the same but seems to me the packaged has a blank file in it=not very good
p.s i cant access the admin page, i can’t get through the install wizard.
#8 / Jul 09, 2014 3:24pm
still blank on a re-download, try it yourself, see if you get the same but seems to me the packaged has a blank file in it=not very good
p.s i cant access the admin page, i can’t get through the install wizard.
Stanton,
Take a look at this blog post. It looks to have the default vanilla config.php file you could try using. If that doesn’t work report back here.
Source: http://jamieonsoftware.com/post/59689619654/getting-to-know-expressionengine-2s-config-file-part
#9 / Jul 09, 2014 3:35pm
gets me to: An Error Was Encountered
No database connection settings were found in the database config file.
no database config file, well there is, but its blank again!!