Install ERROR MESSAGE

[8r14n]

I've tried everything and am frustrated. Any help is appreciated.

I can Telnet into my mySQL database, I know it exists and is functioning. It is empty. I have doublechecked with my hosting provider that the information I am editing admin/config.php3 with is correct too.

What now??!!

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Attempting to connect...

You have specified a non existent database. Trying to create one now...

Trying to connect again...

Connect failed again! Please ensure that the database and server is correctly configured and try again.

Click to go to the vBulletin website
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[PeF]

Ask you provider to create an empty db called ie 'forums'. They also have to add privileges for user/password which will connect thru vB to MySQL onto this db. Edit your config.php3 and enter 'forums' for the db line.

Maybe... :p

[8r14n]

When I telnet into my account, go intot he mysql monitor and get status of the server, the database name is blank. Seems important and I am still not able to install vblite.

Thanks for the suggestion, PeF. I'm emailing my host to see what they say.

Has anyone had this trouble before?

[werehere]

Can you create a database through telnet then?

That will let you know whether you have those permissions, or not. :)

[PeF]

There's something wrong with the vB connection to MySQL.


My config.php
<?php

// only mysql is supported at the moment
$dbservertype="mysql";
// hostname or ip of server
$servername="localhost";
// username and password to log onto db server
$dbusername="username connecting to MySQL";
$dbpassword="username's password";
// name of database
$dbname="forums";
//allow password viewing / editing in control panel
// 0 = not visible or editable
// 1 = not visible, but can be edited
// 2 = visible and can be edited
$pwdincp=0;

?>

$dbusername must have privileges to connect, to read, to write, to modify, etc the db.

The database name is blank?

[8r14n]

PeF: no, when I telnet, getting the status of the server inside the mySQL monitor, the name is blank.

I tried leaving the db name blank in the config.php3 file and it connects, but crashed on step 3.
I get this...

Attempting to connect...
Connection succeeded! The database already exists.
Click here to continue ->
Click here to continue and reset the database to an empty one ->

It then crashed setting up tables or trying to reset the tables.

UGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


[Edited by 8r14n on 10-31-2000 at 05:13 PM]

[PeF]

I'm on 100% sure there's *something* wrong with MySQL. You may try to look for help in MySQL forum. I think Chris Schreiber will help. The best MySQL guru. :p


In your config I see empty password. Did you remove it not to show it here or you connect without it?

[8r14n]

I telnet into my account and wasn't able to create tables. I copied the telnet session and sent it to my hosting company. They rebuilt my mySQL database with a different name, everything works now!! It's running!

I should have the full version running soon and this version will be deleted.

Thanks for all your help. You were right! It was my DB!

http://www.8r14n.com/vblite

[jcrow]

I am getting the same error message. I am able to log into mySQL through telnet.

My web host has been trying for two days to get this to install and they cannot get it installed either. My permissions are okay and the web host has also tried using localhost, IP # and the servername.

They are saying that everything is installed correctly with the php3 and mySQL.

Is it possible to install this from telnet? I tried installing from the admin directory in telnet and nothing happened . This is day 2 of doing a 5 minute install.

This is my error message:


No recipient addresses found in header No recipient addresses found in header
Attempting to connect...


Warning: Host 'localhost' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server in db_mysql.php3 on line 31

Warning: 0 is not a MySQL link index in db_mysql.php3 on line 37

Any ideas on what to do or how to install through telnet?

[Freddie Bingham]

Looks like a permissions problem with your database. See where it says 'localhost' is not allowed to connect to this server?

[jcrow]

Thanks for the fast reply freddie. I'm sorry, I didn't post the correct error message. That error message had machine IP in it I took it out and stuck in localhost for security.

Here is the error message with localhost:


No recipient addresses found in header No recipient addresses found in header
Attempting to connect...


Warning: Access denied for user: 'XXXXX@localhost' (Using password: YES) in db_mysql.php3 on line 31

Warning: 0 is not a MySQL link index in db_mysql.php3 on line 37

Does this tell anything different. I am able to log into my database and build tables through telnet. And I have started with a new database. Nothing works, and the web host doesn't know what else to do.

[goldchat]

I got that very same problem but I kinda fiddled it and it worked this is what i did.

opened up the config.php3 file in vblite

Looked for the "local username" stated in Mysql on the first tab when you open up mysql and used that.

The defult that comes with it is "root" by mine was "Administrator"

I left the password blank

it said connected to database successfully !!

(Yes I under stand you all now have my username and password hehe but the damm thing isn't working so you won't get far) LOL

Now I am just stuck on getting my install to let me into the control panel.

Hope this helps
Goldie

[jcrow]

Thanks Goldie,

I decided to try and install another mySQL program to my database to check the permissions. Sure enough, that was the problem. My web host kept telling me that permissions were right for three days. I guess they never really checked.

After they set them I had the forum installed three or four minutes later.

[8r14n]

I was able to get this to work on a unix machine, but am now moving to a Win2K machine.

Since it's a different machine with different errors, I started a new thread.

I thought it would be easy too since I was able to get it to run on a unix machine. Win2K is killing me.

Thanks everyone for all the help.
- Brian

[Edited by 8r14n on 11-16-2000 at 05:00 PM]