CI Newby

[eluser]jdfwarrior[/eluser]
[quote author="John_Betong" date="1252483363"][quote author="Thomas Yorke" date="1252482097"]Hi everybody!
I'm trying to use Code Igniter but without success. I downloaded it, I changed the base url in config.php, loaded Apache's mod_rewrite but when i try to access localhost/ci1.7.1/welcome, i get the page not found error.
I read the user guide but i haven't found the solution there. Someone can help me?
Thanks and sorry about this newby question![/quote]
 
Maybe try this:
1. get the basic CodeIgiter installer to work without using .htaccess.
2. temporarily enable
config/config.sys -> $config['index_page'] = 'index.php';
config/config.sys -> $config['log_threshold'] = 4;
3. find and view the log file - it is very helpful.
 
 
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Agree with Step 1 especially, so many people wanna dive right in and go straight to the more advanced stuff (more advanced for a new comer anyway), without getting a base install working first.

I would always recommend to get a base install, with no .htaccess or anything else, up and running first, then go from there, that way you can at least say, well, i did this, then it broke. You won't find yourself saying, here's the list of everything i've done, now let's start reverting it all one at a time and see where the error is..