Hello there, I'd downloaded the Squiz_Matrix_VM.zip and got it to successfully run, managed to create a website and use the features in Squiz Matrix. but because in the VM I would like to be able to develop and test php scripts, I installed WAMP on the VM, and now when trying to access: http://matrixdemo.squiz.net/_admin I now get:
The following error was encountered:
Unable to determine IP address from host name for matrixdemo.squiz.net
The dnsserver returned:
Name Error: The domain name does not exist.
Your feedback would be totally appreciated…
I'm not sure how you installed WAMP on the MySource Matrix VM. It is a Linux VM for staters. Also, it has Apache and PHP installed, working and ready for development. It uses PostgreSQL instead of MySQL because that is what Matrix supports.
So maybe you installed WAMP on your local Windows machine? If so, maybe it wiped out your hosts file. Might be worth checking that hosts file entry again, and the IP of the VM itself, to make sure everything still looks correct.
Ahhh ok, so on my Windows operating computer [Windows 7 Pro] I had to initially install and run the Oracle VirtualBox Version 4.0.8 as I didn’t have permission to edit my hosts files on my computer in order for the Squiz Matri. The VirtualBox is running Windows XP. With the VirtualBox installed, I then installed the Squiz Matrix VM which I use the VMware Player on my local machine to run. With it running, I could then access http://matrixdemo.squiz.net/_admin from the VirtualBox web browser. But after installing Wamp on the VirtualBox, I get the error messages [does this make sense?]
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I'm not sure how you installed WAMP on the MySource Matrix VM. It is a Linux VM for staters. Also, it has Apache and PHP installed, working and ready for development. It uses PostgreSQL instead of MySQL because that is what Matrix supports.
So maybe you installed WAMP on your local Windows machine? If so, maybe it wiped out your hosts file. Might be worth checking that hosts file entry again, and the IP of the VM itself, to make sure everything still looks correct.
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Ahhh ok, so on my Windows operating computer [Windows 7 Pro] I had to initially install and run the Oracle VirtualBox Version 4.0.8 as I didn’t have permission to edit my hosts files on my computer in order for the Squiz Matri.[/quote]
Ah, you have UAC enabled. Find 'notepad' in your start menu (I can't remember where it lives off the top of my head), right click on it and choose "Run as administrator".
Once it's open, navigate to c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc and open the hosts file. You may need to change the filetype box in the open dialogue box from "text files" to "any files" (or is it "all files"). Now you can edit it directly - you just need to "Run as administrator" first.
[quote]The VirtualBox is running Windows XP. With the VirtualBox installed, I then installed the Squiz Matrix VM which I use the VMware Player on my local machine to run. With it running, I could then access http://matrixdemo.squiz.net/_admin from the VirtualBox web browser. But after installing Wamp on the VirtualBox, I get the error messages [does this make sense?]
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As Greg mentioned, check the hosts file on the XP machine. If it's still there, check the two vm's can still talk to each other. A simple 'ping' should do it. If that fails, there's a communication problem between the two vm's that you'll need to sort out first.
So you are running the Squiz Matrix VM on your Windows 7 Pro machine, as well as a Windows XP VM. And you are connecting to the Matrix system from the Windows XP VM.
This should certainly work; we do the same thing for testing various operating systems during development. But why installing WAMP broke your setup, I can't say. I haven't worked directly with Windows in a long time and I've never used WAMP. So if the hosts file on your Windows XP VM still looks fine, I'm not sure what else to try.
awesome thanks plenty Chris for the tip, which I managed to edit the hosts file on my Windows 7 machine, and Squiz Matrix is running successfully, thanks plenty 
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Ah, you have UAC enabled. Find 'notepad' in your start menu (I can't remember where it lives off the top of my head), right click on it and choose "Run as administrator".
Once it's open, navigate to c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc and open the hosts file. You may need to change the filetype box in the open dialogue box from "text files" to "any files" (or is it "all files"). Now you can edit it directly - you just need to "Run as administrator" first.
As Greg mentioned, check the hosts file on the XP machine. If it's still there, check the two vm's can still talk to each other. A simple 'ping' should do it. If that fails, there's a communication problem between the two vm's that you'll need to sort out first.
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thanks again Greg, totally appreciated with the feedback guys… yeap thats correct with the tools that I have running as you'd mentioned below. Ive checked the host file on the VirtualBox, and it has the correct IP address, and on the VirtualBox it has connection to the internet thru my Windows 7 computer. and alas, Squiz Matrix works great now on my Windows 7 machine, but just not on the VirtualBox 
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So you are running the Squiz Matrix VM on your Windows 7 Pro machine, as well as a Windows XP VM. And you are connecting to the Matrix system from the Windows XP VM.
This should certainly work; we do the same thing for testing various operating systems during development. But why installing WAMP broke your setup, I can't say. I haven't worked directly with Windows in a long time and I've never used WAMP. So if the hosts file on your Windows XP VM still looks fine, I'm not sure what else to try.
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