Missing Files? :matrix/data/private/conf/main.inc

Squiz Matrix Installation
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I seem to be missing some files from the latest download. If not, are the files noted int he errors below created during installation? If so, can onyone give me some pointers on setting Apache permissions?


The only file in my matrix/data/private/conf/ is .cvsignore


    Warning: main(C:\web_server\htdocs\matrix/data/private/conf/main.inc) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\web_server\htdocs\matrix\core\include\init.inc on line 80
    
    Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'C:\web_server\htdocs\matrix/data/private/conf/main.inc' (include_path='.;C:\web_server\php\pear\') in C:\web_server\htdocs\matrix\core\include\init.inc on line 80


Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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That file is created by the web-based installer during the installation process, based on the information gathered regarding system and database information. You need to successfully complete the web-based install before Matrix will run successfully.

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Hey, thanks. I took another go at it - wiped everything and started from scratch again. And I got past the previous errors. Now when I get to the step where it builds the MySQL tables, I get a couple pages of:

[quote]Unknown Error Type - 2048

var: Deprecated. Please use the public/private/protected modifiers[/quote]



With a few of these throw in the list:


[quote]Unknown Error Type - 2048

Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated[/quote]



And finally, after a couple PHP Warnings, it ends with:


[quote]Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_CLONE, expecting T_STRING in C:\web_server\htdocs\matrix\php_includes\XML\Tree.php on line 353[/quote]



I truly appreciate any help. I am not an Apache or PHP expert by any stretch, but I really would like to take MySource Matrix out for a spin…



And if it is of use, I'm running the latest stable versions of Apache, MySQL, PHP on a Windows XP Pro laptop (for now)…

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Yeah, you've upgraded to PHP5 which we don't support yet. Matrix is designed to run under PHP 4.3.x. There is still some work to do to get Matrix to run correctly with PHP5 – as you can see, a lot of the PHP4 stuff has been changed. :slight_smile: