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lin_fion
PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 7:23 pm 
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hello everyone,

i'm having a problem when i'm trying to open my website folder on wamp server, i can't get into the site or administration and instead i'm getting this error: Infinite loop detected in JError

when i've search for solution i realize i need to sync the correct details in the configuration file but how can i know those right details?

how can i find out which details to fix and what are the correct details?

thanks very much!!
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humvee
PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 8:25 pm 
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Is this a new installation?
Is it a transfer from another host?
Upgrading an earlier version of Joomla?
A bit more explanation as to what your were doing before this error started to occur please.
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lin_fion
PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 9:26 pm 
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yes, i took a copy of the folder of my site (the folder of wamp in ''www'' folder) and put it in the same place on another computer
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humvee
PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 9:41 pm 
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Did you also copy the database?
Suggest you try again and use the Akeeba Backup extension to take the effort out of it. Just follow the documentation carefully.
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lin_fion
PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 12:34 am 
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i didn't copy the database specially, only paste the website folder with everything in it.
the reason i did this transfer to another computer is because my computer is not working, so i can't access the site and administrator on any computer...

can you be more specific about what i should do to fix this? how would Akeeba Backup will help me?
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humvee
PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 7:32 am 
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lin_fion wrote:
i didn't copy the database specially, only paste the website folder with everything in it.
the reason i did this transfer to another computer is because my computer is not working, so i can't access the site and administrator on any computer...

can you be more specific about what i should do to fix this? how would Akeeba Backup will help me?
With the greatest respect do you not think this would have been relevant information at the beginning?

Any and all the content for your web site is contained in the data base without it all you have are a bunch of files that don't do anything in particular.

If you don't have access to the Administrator Akeeba is not a solution so that was a waste of time.

Go to the WAMP directory and locate the MySQL/data directory and find the file in that with the name of your database.

Copy that file and place it in the data directory of the web server on your new computer WAMP installation.

HOWEVER

Given your explanations so far, it may be in your best interest and much easier, to just start again from scratch on the new location and reinstall Joomla! and rebuild your site from the ground up.
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lin_fion
PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 11:53 am 
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i'm sorry for all the confusion, i should have write it. and also that i have a copy of my whole wamp folder from my computer that isn't working i copied it just a few days before it stoped working, thats why i have the copy of the site folder from the start. those details should be there?

i'm new in this field and i don't know where to search and locate the file..

can you tell me exactly what is the name of the folder i need and where can i find it?

sorry again for the missing information and thank you for your help
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humvee
PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 4:13 pm 
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Hi,
I guess there is a language issue for you too so I apologise if I was a little terse with you ;)

Assuming you now have reinstalled WAMP on your new computer (if not this is the first step).

In the WAMP folder that you copied:
* if you go to wamp/mysql/data there should be a file or directory there with the name of your old site
* copy that directory and
* paste it in the same place on the new installation of WAMP.
Then
If you then go to wamp/www/your_site_name you should find your old site files, within this directory.
* Now copy this your_site_name and
* paste it in the new installation of wamp in its wamp/www/directory.

Now make sure wamp is running and call the name http://localhost/your_site_name (which will be the name of the folder you have just copied)

IF YOU ARE LUCKY, you should now see your site as before.

The important thing is to ensure the locations of the old file copy within the new WAMP installation is exactly the same.
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lin_fion
PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2012 7:06 pm 
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hi

thank for the full explanation, i did what you said but i guess i'm not so lucky... i'm still getting the same error

is there anything else i can do to fix it?

do you think it will be better for me to just start from scratch like you said before?
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humvee
PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2012 10:00 pm 
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What is the amount of content that this original site contained? Is it easy to redo this? If so then yes go that route and reinstall from scratch.
If not or preferably not then please say so.
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