no, still bamboozled, this is the error i am receiving ..
does anyone have any clues - what do i need to change?

Warning: require(/home/organpar/public_html/shop/etc/config.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/organpar/public_html/shop/index.php on line 80

Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/organpar/public_html/shop/etc/config.php' (include_path='.:/home/organpar/public_html/shop/:/home/organpar/public_html/shop/modules') in /home/organpar/public_html/shop/index.php on line 80

this error is now gone ....
after i have shifted  several files into the shop folder:
etc
modules
images

the only thing now is that i cant login .......... that means i am not connecting to database for some reason ...

# URL & SECUREURL Settings
define("URL","http://organicparents.org/shop/");
define("SECUREURL","http://organicparents.org/shop/");

or do i leave it as demo?
# URL & SECUREURL Settings
define("URL","http://organicparents.org/demo/");
define("SECUREURL","http://organicparents.org/demo/");

i have found the answer to this ... the code needs to be ....

# URL & SECUREURL Settings
define("URL","http://organicparents.org/shop/");
define("SECUREURL","http://organicparents.org/shop/");

all is lost ... stormcloud has left ...

marion

To all guys how to install phpshop !
in created nowebfolder copy from phpshop\db
                                         from phpshop\etc
                                         from phpshop\modules
Directory structure must seem like this
D:\nowebfolder\db\*.*
D:\nowebfolder\etc\*.*
D:\nowebfolder\modules\*.*
edit in etc config.php
define('URL','http://localhost/webshop/');
define('SECUREURL','http://localhost/webshop/');
define('DB_HOST','localhost');
define('DB_NAME','phpshop');
define('DB_USER','');
define('DB_PWD','');

in webfolder (weblocation) copy from unpacked phpshop\htdocs\*.* all files
Seems like this files and folders
D:\xampp\htdocs\webshop\images\*.*
D:\xampp\htdocs\webshop\javascript\*.*
D:\xampp\htdocs\webshop\styles\*.*
D:\xampp\htdocs\webshop\index.php
then edit index.php
define('PS_BASE', 'D:/xampp/nowebfolder//');
xampp is my web server
fast explained hopefully it would help to all
Thanks !

mrobo:  these are the fourth set of instructions that i am going to try.
and i rather think that i will be sucessful in my installiation after 3 attempts in 3 hours.
thankyou mrobo for posting these instructions - i can understand them.

it does seem that the instructions need to be re=written.
i have tried the installation 3 times, over the space of sitting here for 3 hours.
this is my shop http://www.organicparents.org/shop/index.php

so, does anyone know of instructions which are clear, with no errors for the latest version phpshop-0.8.1

uli:
i wonder could you tell me, do you know if the installer you mention will work for me?  http://www.ulisoft.org

My line 44 is this --> define("WEBROOT",dirname($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']));

Thanks

Also, please post the first define in the index.php file.  It is the define for PS_BASE.

Thanks.

Cheers

My phpshop folder lives under my xampp directory's htdocs so that I can run things from localhost (I think this is correct). I had previously an error message on line 78/79 of the index.php script and that came from the define('PS_BASE'...statement . However, I don't think that's a problem anymore. My error message now has something to do with SQL. It reads:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\PHPshop\htdocs\index.php on line 46

Some other info --- My edit in etc config.php reads like this:
define('URL','http://localhost/phpshop/');
define('SECUREURL','http://localhost/phpshop/');
define('DB_HOST','localhost');
define('DB_NAME','phpshop');
define('DB_USER',''myusername");
define('DB_PWD',''mypassword");

I'm running xampp as my webserver

Thanks in advance for any help.

--GG

in webfolder (weblocation) copy from unpacked phpshop\htdocs\*.* all files
Seems like this files and folders
D:\xampp\htdocs\webshop\images\*.*
D:\xampp\htdocs\webshop\javascript\*.*
D:\xampp\htdocs\webshop\styles\*.*
D:\xampp\htdocs\webshop\index.php
then edit index.php
define('PS_BASE', 'D:/xampp/nowebfolder//');
xampp is my web server
fast explained hopefully it would help to all
Thanks !

and help me
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Warning: main() [function.main]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/cygwin/home/shop/htdocs//etc/config.php) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/rmrcneo:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php:/tmp) in /home/rmrcneo/public_html/shop/htdocs/index.php on line 78

Warning: main(/cygwin/home/shop/htdocs//etc/config.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: Operation not permitted in /home/rmrcneo/public_html/shop/htdocs/index.php on line 78

Warning: main() [function.main]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/cygwin/home/shop/htdocs//etc/config.php) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/rmrcneo:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php:/tmp) in /home/rmrcneo/public_html/shop/htdocs/index.php on line 78

Warning: main(/cygwin/home/shop/htdocs//etc/config.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: Operation not permitted in /home/rmrcneo/public_html/shop/htdocs/index.php on line 78

Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/cygwin/home/shop/htdocs//etc/config.php' (include_path='.:/cygwin/home/shop/htdocs//:/cygwin/home/shop/htdocs//modules') in /home/rmrcneo/public_html/shop/htdocs/index.php on line 78

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thanx

I am having the same error:

Warning: require(/home/httpd/html/phpdocs/etc/config.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/httpd/html/phpshop/index.php on line 78

Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/httpd/html/phpdocs/etc/config.php' (include_path='.:/home/httpd/html/phpdocs/:/home/httpd/html/phpdocs/modules') in /home/httpd/html/phpshop/index.php on line 78

running:
apache 2.2.2
php 5.1.4 apache
phpshop 0.8.0
Linux 2.6.16.20

My phpdocs installation is all web accesable and read write accessable by all (chmod 777).  That error points to an existing config.php configured properly, and index.html is also properly configured.  Not sure why it fails to open an existing file.  Running two other php based web apps that work fine.

Did u try using FreeBSD instead of Linux?
I`m using same software, but FreeBsd, and i had never meet this error.