Hi @zededd,

If it is a new installation, why don't you just delete the _basic_config.php file that you created, and also the database and start all over again?

that's what i've done. I deleted everything and started again.
The reason I didn't is because it took three hours to re-upload everything.

There is no need to re-upload all the files, just delete the configuration file _basic_config.php and also the database, this way you can run the installation again.

Have you got any progress?

Well, not knowing anything about web-programing or how these things work, i've deleted everything and started again from scratch.
Installation went well and just when I thought it was all working swimmingly... I can't log in to anything because I can't even get to the site.

I keep getting errors from firefox saying that 'the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete'

guess i'm not having much luck.

Out of curiosity, would 'gator4115' be a valid server-name? I left it as localhost but am wondering if that might be the cause of my issue.

Installation went well and just when I thought it was all working swimmingly... I can't log in to anything because I can't even get to the site.

I keep getting errors from firefox saying that 'the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete'

Maybe you need to clear the cookies related with your domain. But, before that, please try to access your site from a different browser, or share the URL here (or by private message if you prefer).

Out of curiosity, would 'gator4115' be a valid server-name? I left it as localhost but am wondering if that might be the cause of my issue.

If you are talking about the database configuration at the installer's first step, it's ok to left it as "localhost". Actually, if that value is wrong, the installer just won't run properly.

it seems all browsers are giving me warning of a redirect loop.

You can look for yourself, so far there is nothing on the page so it is totally safe for work. Be warned, the material on the other domains will not be suitable for all audiences.

The blog url is: zedsblog.zedslabs.com

good to know the server name is fine. I was not sure, but that was the only part I had any doubts with. The SQL database creation with my web-host is not too difficult thankfully

Please, open the file conf/_basic_config.php (use your FTP client or hosting control panel) and make sure that the value of $baseurl does not include the www.. It should be somehting like: http://zedsblog.zedslabs.com.

Do you remember to have changed this value at the installation form?

I changed that to remove the www., but it makes no change...
I might have added it with www. in the instalation. I copied and pasted the url from the hosting page.

I noticed after the URL in the config file, it says:
"
// Use the following if you want to use the current domain:
/*
if( isset($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']) )
{ // This only works if HOSt provided by webserver (i-e DOES NOT WORK IN PHP CLI MODE)
$baseurl = ( (isset($_SERVER['HTTPS']) && ( $_SERVER['HTTPS'] != 'off' ) ) ?'https://':'http://')
.$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].'/';
"
Would this be useful? I honestly don't understand this part, but if it needs to be edited, with a little help I could learn

do you have an .htaccess in your root folder ? try disabling it if you have one.

@tilqicom wrote earlier:

do you have an .htaccess in your root folder ? try disabling it if you have one.

Might need to make that a little more monosyllabic...
How would I disable it? make a copy under another name and remove? Or is there something in a settings file?

yea just rename if you have an .htaccess file and see if that helps
@zededd wrote earlier:

Might need to make that a little more monosyllabic...
How would I disable it? make a copy under another name and remove? Or is there something in a settings file?

Thank you.
Sadly, it's still saying that it's looping and will never complete :(

Sorry for all the trouble, I thought it would work if there was just a re-instal

Do you have installed b2evo into a subfolder, where you link to direct with zedsblog.zedslabs.com?

Hi @zededd, I have seen that GoDaddy is your hosting provider, and found a very old post reporting a problem like this: http://forums.b2evolution.net/topic-14916. I am not sure at all if a six years old solution may still work nowadays, but you can give it a chance as a last resort.

That's a two parts solution that is summarized in this comment: http://forums.b2evolution.net/topic-14916#c66002. 1) Add a php.ini file to your site and 2) Make a hack into the b2evo code (strongly not recommended). However, this is not normal, so first than anything else, you should try to get some help from GoDaddy's tech support in order to set a higher version of PHP (you are currently running 5.2.17), please note that the recommended version of PHP to use b2evolution is 5.3 or higher.

If they help you to raise the PHP version and your site is still malfunctioning, then try the solution described in the other post, and let us know if you need some help with the coding part.

Regards!

My host is HostGator...
I can ask them about the PHP, but the other solution is a bit over my head.

Ednong, yes, it is a subfolder!
I'm going to try and change the file there... yes, realising that was very dumb of me before...
[Edit] change the file, didn't change the issue...

I'm installing b2 on a subdomain of my main site, the site is hosted by hostgator (they may be getting domains from godaddy, i don't know. I didn't deal with godaddy at all) and i'm quite incompetent when it comes to website building... I can code a game, make a picture and sell things online, but I know very little beyond 'open the FTP program'.
Sorry for the difficulty in setting up.
Would it be worth annihilating and setting up on a different subdomain?

@zededd wrote:

My host is HostGator...

WOW that's right, I don't know what I saw then. My bad!

At least your site is alive: http://zedsblog.zedslabs.com/a_noskin.php. I have not tested with PHP 5.2 and I'm not really sure if there is problem, so I will do it. In the meantime, asking the support to help you configure a higher version of PHP would be a good idea.

@mgsolipa wrote earlier:

At least your site is alive: http://zedsblog.zedslabs.com/a_noskin.php.

ehwhat?
I didn't know I could get to it like that.... Errr... how do I log in though?
Any other redirects I could use? obviously, it works without the skin, maybe I can set that permanent to get it running?

In the meantime, i'll wait until after Xmas and bother support about upgrading my PHPP. To be honest, i'm not too hopeful about that, but it's worth a shot

@zededd

I feel that we are real close and that there is something obvious that we are just ignoring. Look at this page: http://zedsblog.zedslabs.com/blog1.php?disp=posts. The problem is when we try to go to any post or to the frontpage.

Please try to login and go to the backend, it would be ok. Once there, please go to Structure > Blog A > URLs and send us a printscreen of that view. If you get the redirect loop error trying to go to the backend, please use this URL: http://zedsblog.zedslabs.com/admin.php?ctrl=coll_settings&tab=urls&blog=1.

Hey there. Sorry for the slow reply...
Trying to log in isn't working so well. Most times, it re-directs to the blog and then gets the 'page won't load' end...
The one time it didn't, I got three big red messages saying:
You are now logged in as admin
Tried to redirect to an external url!
The login window has expired. Please try again.
But I was still not logged in and still couldn't do anything.
"http://zedsblog.zedslabs.com/blog1.php?disp=posts" lets me get to 'Blog A Title' and from there, the admin login screen but "http://zedsblog.zedslabs.com/admin.php?ctrl=coll_settings&tab=urls&blog=1" just gives me the redirect loop :(

Ok, I have managed to log in, change my user-details (name, picture etc) but I can't seem to get to the admin area (redirect loop)

Nothing like pressing random buttons to see what explodes to find funky features... I think (emphasis on 'think' here) that I might have updated my PHP to 5.4
I need to wait for everything to update... but fingers crossed, eh?
Again, thank you all so much for your patience with me