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Let's get the facts.
I am testing Zen Cart, a script that can work in PHP5, but is supposed to work in PHP4.
I installed it in previous version of WAMP (1.7.0) and then installed PHP4 add-on for that version and never had a problem, it switched back and forth between the two versions of PHP without a glitch.
Then I decided to "upgrade" to the latest version and after installing the PHP4 add-on for this latter version, it doesn't go to PHP4 anymore, the script loses connection to the database, which is restored upon returning to PHP5.
I have tried everything: uninstalled-reinstalled several times, wiped the registry, deleted the whole directory, rebooted computer, etc.
Finally, I came to the conclusion that the add-on for the latest version is defective.
Can somebody please acknowledge that there is a problem and do something about it?
Thanks.



ckosloff

just above the link to download wamp is this message:

"WARNING : WAMP5 1.7.* cannot be upgraded from previous branchs of WAMP5. You need to back up your data, uninstall the previous version of WAMP5 and install 1.7.0.
Next releases will be upgradeable."

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Cyberspatium,
Sorry, I don't mean to be rude, but you are missing the point.
Still not acknowledging the existence of a bug.
I did not upgrade anything.
It was a clean install of 1.7.0.
I NEVER had anything before that.
If you think that there isn't a bug, why don't you try it?
Install the add-on on 1.7.1 and check if it switches back and forth.
Would love to hear what the outcome was.
If you are unable to address this issue, please forward to the development team.
Thanks.



ckosloff

if you do a reinstall make sure you delete the c:\wamp folder before reinstall


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Cyberspatium,
Your answers are totally irrelevant and off the point.
You are not acknowledging that there is a bug in the software.
FYI, I not only deleted the install folder but also all references to wamp in the folders or in the registry BEFORE reinstalling.
ONLY AFTER THAT I started to post, AFTER HAVING EXHAUSTED all normai troubleshooting procedures.
This simple point doesn't seem to get across to you.
You cannot deal with this because you are not the author of the software, so please let them know that THERE IS A BUG WITH THE NEW ADD-ON.
PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!



ckosloff

ok first off the add-on is not defective... it works fine...

second what version of zen cart are you using? third what os are you using....

i have the php4 add-on working 100% on all three systems i have

XP VISTA AND SERVER 2003

i have not seen any problems... the only problem i saw was that in the latest edition of zen cart it seemed to hang in php4 because it was redone for php5 which has become the standard now....



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1) Zen Cart 1.3.7 latest.
2) OS: XP service pack 2 32 bits, with all the updates installed.
3) Zen Cart has not been redone for PHP5, it still does not support PHP5, not tested sufficiently, at least that's what the developers say in the Zen Cart forums. Please do a search on them.
4) I KNOW that the add-on works for 1.7.0, just doesn't work for 1.7.1. Did this point get across to you?

Please answer that.
Thanks.



ckosloff

What, no answer?
So it is defective after all.
Thanks for all the help and prompt replies, moderator et al.



ckosloff

With WAMP Version 1.7.2 and 1.7.3, switching to PHP4 will break any connections to MYSQL databases that were made in PHP5. The problem is that PHP4 can't use the long passwords that are used in PHP5. If you try and connect to the database with PHP4, you will get an error. You need to follow the instructions here: [dev.mysql.com]
to reset your passwords to something that PHP4 can handle (it will not FUBAR your PHP5 settings, so long as you use the same password)

I'm guessing that WAMP5 was compiling MYSQL with the -oldpasswords option pre 1.7.1 so the problem never occurred.

Hope this helps someone... It took me a long time to figure this out!!!

G._