Magento Hosting

[Faevilangel]

I am wanting to get to grips with magento and start offering it as a service I provide, however I am going to need hosting for it.

I don't have cash to throw at a dedicated / vps server so what's the best way to have a test magento on it?
My shared hosting account (for my website) doesn't have mysql 4.12 (or whatever magento needs) and I for the life of me can never get wamp running on my laptop. (I can never get the mysql to run with phpmyadmin / phpminiadmin).

Any other options out there? It doesn't need to be amazing quick hosting, just enough to install magento.

thanks

[Gavin-Design-Right]

I could see if we could offer you the hosting on our servers ?

Drop me an email (link in sig) I will pass it onto hosting side of things and get back to you :D

[edmondscommerce]

check this out:
http://www.edmondscommerce.co.uk/magento/magento-xampp-portable-demo-easily-try-out-magento-on-windows/

[Faevilangel]

thanjks Joseph, installing it now

[edmondscommerce]

I will be updating it to version 1.4 at some point really soon but have been really busy lately

[Faevilangel]

I have installed it and followed the instructions but getting mysql errors


SQLSTATE[HY000] [2003] Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061)
Trace:
#0 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\lib\Varien\Db\Adapter\Pdo\ Mysql.php(211): Zend_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Abstract->_connect()
#1 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\lib\Zend\Db\Adapter\Abstra ct.php(441): Varien_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Mysql->_connect()
#2 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\lib\Zend\Db\Adapter\Pdo\Ab stract.php(230): Zend_Db_Adapter_Abstract->query('SET NAMES utf8', Array)
#3 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\lib\Varien\Db\Adapter\Pdo\ Mysql.php(281): Zend_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Abstract->query('SET NAMES utf8', Array)
#4 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\app\code\core\Mage\Core\Mo del\Resource\Type\Db\Pdo\Mysql.php(45): Varien_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Mysql->query('SET NAMES utf8')
#5 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\app\code\core\Mage\Core\Mo del\Resource.php(87): Mage_Core_Model_Resource_Type_Db_Pdo_Mysql->getConnection(Object(Mage_Core_Model_Config_Elemen t))
#6 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\app\code\core\Mage\Core\Mo del\Mysql4\Abstract.php(255): Mage_Core_Model_Resource->getConnection('core_read')
#7 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\app\code\core\Mage\Core\Mo del\Mysql4\Abstract.php(270): Mage_Core_Model_Mysql4_Abstract->_getConnection('read')
#8 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\app\code\core\Mage\Core\Mo del\Mysql4\Abstract.php(290): Mage_Core_Model_Mysql4_Abstract->_getReadAdapter()
#9 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\app\code\core\Mage\Core\Mo del\Mysql4\Collection\Abstract.php(68): Mage_Core_Model_Mysql4_Abstract->getReadConnection()
#10 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\app\code\core\Mage\Core\Mo del\Config.php(1086): Mage_Core_Model_Mysql4_Collection_Abstract->__construct(Object(Mage_Core_Model_Mysql4_Website) )
#11 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\app\code\core\Mage\Core\Mo del\Config.php(1119): Mage_Core_Model_Config->getModelInstance('core_mysql4/web...', Object(Mage_Core_Model_Mysql4_Website))
#12 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\app\Mage.php(347): Mage_Core_Model_Config->getResourceModelInstance('core/website_co...', Object(Mage_Core_Model_Mysql4_Website))
#13 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\app\code\core\Mage\Core\Mo del\Abstract.php(200): Mage::getResourceModel('core/website_co...', Object(Mage_Core_Model_Mysql4_Website))
#14 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\app\code\core\Mage\Core\Mo del\Abstract.php(205): Mage_Core_Model_Abstract->getResourceCollection()
#15 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\app\code\core\Mage\Core\Mo del\App.php(405): Mage_Core_Model_Abstract->getCollection()
#16 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\app\code\core\Mage\Core\Mo del\App.php(268): Mage_Core_Model_App->_initStores()
#17 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\app\Mage.php(434): Mage_Core_Model_App->init('', 'store', Array)
#18 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\app\Mage.php(455): Mage::app('', 'store', Array)
#19 C:\xampp\htdocs\magento\index.php(65): Mage::run()
#20 {main}

[edmondscommerce]

have you started mysql?

[Faevilangel]

Yes I have apache and mysql running in the xampp control panel

[edmondscommerce]

try running the xampp port-check utility

basically it looks like mysql isnt running for some reason

[Faevilangel]

try running the xampp port-check utility

basically it looks like mysql isnt running for some reason

Just done that and all the ports are free... I am using vista if that helps?

[edmondscommerce]

Just done that and all the ports are free... I am using vista if that helps?

Ah, no it doesn't :)

not used Vista at all though I think someone else using Vista has been able to get this to work - had a quick search though and I can't find it.

what does XP mode in vista do?

It might be worth trying it in that, though I can't offer any guidance - I left windows behind a few years ago now so XP is the last version I have any experience with.

[Faevilangel]

Ah, no it doesn't :)

not used Vista at all though I think someone else using Vista has been able to get this to work - had a quick search though and I can't find it.

what does XP mode in vista do?

It might be worth trying it in that, though I can't offer any guidance - I left windows behind a few years ago now so XP is the last version I have any experience with.

I will find someone who can help me, thanks for your help ;)

I really want to get started on magento :(

[edmondscommerce]

dont give up hope

you can also try this - though it is only a free trial

http://www.zend.com/en/products/server/downloads-magento

enough to get you up and running and playing