IIS, over-complicates something that in reality is fairly simple.

I agree..I believe scrapping IIS altogether and going Apache will be a lot simpler. I'm not planning on using ASP anyways, just php and sql so

I just dealt with a sucky IIS issue today, granted it was ASP, but I think I can help you if you haven't switched.
Do you get a 401.x (1,3, or 5)? Saying a script is unauthorized?

Yep..thats exactly what I'm getting (401.3 authorization required..even though I have anonymous login checked) I know it's a permission issue with iusr_comp but I granted read acess to all www root dir and subdir along with access to my php (C:\php)

No worries though because after 2 days of messing with it...I just spent 2 hours and got apache, php and mysql running. Currently am in the process of throwing phpnuke up and i'll be set. Just was really annoying to deal with microsoft permissions. Apache has its downfalls but it's quick simple and does what I want.

Thanks anywho though

Well I got PHP and Mysql to install but  now am having massive issues with getting PHP-Nuke to install correctly. I actually got the original phpnuke to install fine but I'm trying to load Nuke Evo.

http://www.nuke-evolution.com/

When I go through the install I get a boatload of errors like this...

There has been a MySQL error. MySQL Error Details:
1101: BLOB/TEXT column 'field_desc' can't have a default value
CREATE TABLE `nuke_bbxdata_fields` ( field_id smallint(5) UNSIGNED NOT NULL, field_name varchar(255) NOT NULL default '', field_desc text NOT NULL default '', field_type varchar(255) NOT NULL default '', field_order smallint(5) UNSIGNED NOT NULL default '0', code_name varchar(255) NOT NULL default '', field_length mediumint(Cool UNSIGNED NOT NULL default '0', field_values text NOT NULL default '', field_regexp text NOT NULL default '', manditory TINYINT( 1 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0', default_auth tinyint(1) NOT NULL default '1', display_register tinyint(1) NOT NULL default '1', display_viewprofile tinyint(1) NOT NULL default '0', display_posting tinyint(1) NOT NULL default '0', handle_input tinyint(1) NOT NULL default '0', allow_html tinyint(1) NOT NULL default '0', allow_bbcode tinyint(1) NOT NULL default '0', allow_smilies tinyint(1) NOT NULL default '0', viewtopic TINYINT( 1 ) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL, signup TINYINT( 1 ) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (field_id), UNIQUE KEY code_name (code_name) );
There has been a MySQL error. MySQL Error Details:
1146: Table 'evonuke.nuke_bbxdata_fields' doesn't exist
INSERT INTO `nuke_bbxdata_fields` (field_id, field_name, field_type, field_order, code_name, display_register) VALUES (1, 'ICQ Number', 'special', '1', 'icq', 2);
There has been a MySQL error. MySQL Error Details:
1146: Table 'evonuke.nuke_bbxdata_fields' doesn't exist
INSERT INTO `nuke_bbxdata_fields` (field_id, field_name, field_type, field_order, code_name, display_register) VALUES (2, 'AIM Address', 'special', '2', 'aim', 2);
There has been a MySQL error. MySQL Error Details:
1146: Table 'evonuke.nuke_bbxdata_fields' doesn't exist
INSERT INTO `nuke_bbxdata_fields` (field_id, field_name, field_type, field_order, code_name, display_register) VALUES (3, 'MSN Messenger', 'special', '3', 'msn', 2);
There has been a MySQL error. MySQL Error Details:
1146: Table 'evonuke.nuke_bbxdata_fields' doesn't exist
INSERT INTO `nuke_bbxdata_fields` (field_id, field_name, field_type, field_order, code_name, display_register) VALUES (4, 'Yahoo Messenger', 'special', '4', 'yim', 2);
There has been a MySQL error. MySQL Error Details:
1146: Table 'evonuke.nuke_bbxdata_fields' doesn't exist
INSERT INTO `nuke_bbxdata_fields` (field_id, field_name, field_type, field_order, code_name, display_register) VALUES (5, 'Website', 'special', '5', 'website', 2);
There has been a MySQL error. MySQL Error Details:
1146: Table 'evonuke.nuke_bbxdata_fields' doesn't exist
INSERT INTO `nuke_bbxdata_fields` (field_id, field_name, field_type, field_order, code_name, display_register) VALUES (6, 'Location', 'special', '6', 'location', 2);

Even after the install is done however I can go to my localhost and it'll load the page. It looks great and I dont see any errors really except when I try to hit up the phpbb forums.


phpBB : Critical Error

Error creating new session

DEBUG MODE

SQL Error : 1364 Field 'session_url_qs' doesn't have a default value

INSERT INTO nuke_bbsessions (session_id, session_user_id, session_start, session_time, session_ip, session_page, session_logged_in, session_admin) VALUES ('1b4cd8f0134ff34b62d26658deebb3e5', '1', '1215476755', '1215476755', '7f000001', '0', '0', '0')

Line : 429
File : sessions.php


Any ideas on any of this Shado? I posted on there boards hoping someone would take the time to help me out but no one's paid any attention. I think i'll reinstall MySql later on today too see if that does anything

Yeah. 'evonuke.nuke_bbxdata_fields' doesn't exist. I would double check the sql files that come with nuke.

My takes on Nuke:

I don't know what you are trying to do.

I used PHP-Nuke as an intranet website along with a photo gallery module, calendar module, and a couple of custom modules that I created at my last job.  It worked fine.  Although we didn't have any hackers or bots running around our net.  I know the old FithLAN site kept getting hacked as well which is why it has been reduced to a phpbb. 

As did FITES on a few occasions. If you're looking for a good CMS (Content Management System), I've heard good things about Drupal, but have not used it personally.