Since you got the setup.php to work:

Make sure the mysqld is running and that you have access to the mysql root user (able to log on).

When the setup program asks, check the radio button that allows the setup script to create the database.

Enter the root user password down towards the bottom of the form.  Press continue.

You should see a bunch yes we created this, successful creation of that...  It's a list of about 8 things. If you don't see this, copy and paste the error message into an email to me.

The statement is to change the permissions on:

openemr/library/sqlconf.php

As the root user issue the following command:

#  chmod  777  /var/www/html/openemr/library/sqlconf.php

Then click the "continue" button on the OpenEMR startup script.

As the root user issue the following command:

#  chmod  644  /var/www/html/openemr/library/sqlconf.php

The next startup script screen will ask you to change  the owner of:

 /var/www/html/openemr/interface/main/calendar/modules/PostCalendar/pntemplates/*

In my copy of OpenEMR that I downloaded two directories seem to be missing:


 /var/www/html/openemr/interface/main/calendar/modules/PostCalendar/pntemplates/cache

 /var/www/html/openemr/interface/main/calendar/modules/PostCalendar/pntemplates/compiled

So I create them:

#  mkdir  /var/www/html/openemr/interface/main/calendar/modules/PostCalendar/pntemplates/cache

# mkdir  /var/www/html/openemr/interface/main/calendar/modules/PostCalendar/pntemplates/compiled

And then:

# chown  apache:apache  /var/www/html/openemr/interface/main/calendar/modules/PostCalendar/pntemplates/cache

# chown  apache:apache  /var/www/html/openemr/interface/main/calendar/modules/PostCalendar/pntemplates/compiled

These last two directories are neccessary for the calender to function correctly.

The last step is to modify:

/var/www/html/openemr/interface/globals.php

As root using your favorite editor:

line 10 should read:

$webserver_root = "/var/www/html/openemr";

line 17 should read:

$web_root = "/openemr"

Try starting OpenEMR by typing into your browser:

http://localhost/openemr/index.php

possibly:

http://youripaddressforthelocalmacine/openemr/index.php