Mac xampp database issue - "failed opening required"

[greed83]

Hey All,

I have xampp 1.7.2a installed on my MacBook Pro 10.5.8. I run all my local websites from my "Sites" folder.

Up until now I have had no issues running php scripts. I setup a database using MyPHPAdmin which went fine. When I try and view some supplied files I get the following error: (please note I am a student and the files were supplied by an instructor - they work for everyone else, the only difference is i work on my personal mac and the rest work on a pc...anyways here is the error...)

Warning: Unknown: failed to open stream: Permission denied in Unknown on line 0

Fatal error: Unknown: Failed opening required '/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/simpsons/list.php' (include_path='.:/Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/lib/php:/Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/lib/php/pear') in Unknown on line 0

I've played around with the include path after soem research but nothign seems to be working. I have also tried running the files from the htdocs folder in my xampp folder to the same result.

Please please please help.....

[opifex]

Unknown on line 0

confuses me.
Does this happen on all PEAR requests? Do you have a PEAR repository installed locally? or are you trying to access it via the internet?

[greed83]

This is all local. All I have doen is installed the latest version of xampp. I won't lie to you. I don't know what pear even is lol. I'm a front end designer and developer but just getting my feet wet with some basic database and php stuff.

Cheers,
G

[opifex]

That being the case, then PEAR probably was not enabled when you installed xampp.
Here is a "how to" that might help.
I have this stuff because I recommend xampp to my students.