a coder named Floris

[Versions:
Magento : 1.4.1.1
Server2Go:1.8.1 (includes APACHE 2.2.15;PHP 5.3.2;SQLITE,MYSQL 5.1.46)]

1. Obviously download Server2Go and Magento.
2. Unblock (windows security feature) both zip files, (right click on zip, properties , Unblock)
3. Extract both zip files.
4. Go to the Server2Go folder and start Server2Go ( a broweser will open, IE)
5. Click on the phpMyAdmin link (no passwd!)
6. Create a database named ‘Magento’ (or any other name, but this howto will use Magento)
7. Close down the browser, You’ll see that Server2Go is shutting down.
8. Rename the ‘htdocs’ to ‘htdocs_org’
9. Create a new folder ‘htdocs’
10. Extract all files in the new ‘htdocs’ folder. Do not place the magento folder in the root but it’s content.

Now we need to edit a few files:

Change:

(Not required, but recommended)

LocalMirror=1

to

LocalMirror=0

MySQLCmd=–skip-innodb

to

MySQLCmd=

make changes to the [browser] settings if you want.

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folder : server2go\server\config_tpl
file: php.ini

Change:

max_execution_time = 30     ; Maximum execution time of each script, in seconds
memory_limit = 128M      ; Maximum amount of memory a script may consume (8MB)

to

max_execution_time = 600     ; Maximum execution time of each script, in seconds
memory_limit = 512M      ; Maximum amount of memory a script may consume (8MB)

;extension=php_curl.dll

to

extension=php_curl.dll

;extension=php_pdo_mysql.dll

to

extension=php_pdo_mysql.dll

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Installation of Magento:

1. Start the server2go executable (again IE opens)
2. If magento files ware placed in the correct location, you will see the ‘Welcome to Magento’s Installation Wizard’.
3. Read the license, and agree with it, press continue
4. Change the localization to your preference, continue to next screen
5. change ‘host’ to ‘127.0.0.1:7188’ (if you named your db anything other than ‘Magento’, change it as well)
6. you can not use localhost (at least on win7) or else you’ll get :
   “SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.
7. Database connection error.”
8. press continue, this will take a long time!
9. Still need to wait,…
10. Sigh, finally done (Database script just ran).
11. There are a few other form to fill out, but you’ll manage this.  TIP ** Save the encryption key **!

hope this helps 🙂