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  • siaforum
    New Member
    • Mar 2017
    • 11
    • 5.2.x

    Installation issue

    Hello
    I'm trying to install my forum but am running into problems. As far as I know I have edited the config file correctly. All files have been uploaded. I run the install script, enter my customer number and am then greeted with the following error:

    2: mysqli_real_connect(): (HY000/2013): Lost connection to MySQL server at 'reading initial communication packet', system error: 0

    Can anyone help me? I've been trying to figure this problem out for hours but am not getting anywhere.

    Thank you.
  • K a M a L
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2009
    • 118

    #2
    This is not vbulletin specific error , check your MySQL server

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    • siaforum
      New Member
      • Mar 2017
      • 11
      • 5.2.x

      #3
      I'm so new to this MySQL stuff. I've installed many-a-forum in the past but I've never had to configure the files myself/create the MySQL database. Can you tell me what I need to check with regards to the MySQL server, please?

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      • siaforum
        New Member
        • Mar 2017
        • 11
        • 5.2.x

        #4
        So with a little help from my host I was able to complete the forum installation. Unfortunately I have run into another problem. The forum does not look how it should. You can see how it looks here http://siaforum.co.uk/
        Anyone know what I've done wrong this time?

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        • Mark.B
          vBulletin Support
          • Feb 2004
          • 24286
          • 6.0.X

          #5
          Rename this file in the root:

          htaccess.txt

          Rename it to:

          .htaccess

          Note the dot at the start.
          MARK.B
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          • siaforum
            New Member
            • Mar 2017
            • 11
            • 5.2.x

            #6
            Originally posted by Mark.B
            Rename this file in the root:

            htaccess.txt

            Rename it to:

            .htaccess

            Note the dot at the start.
            Thank you so much!!

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            • glennrocksvb
              Former vBulletin Developer
              • Mar 2011
              • 4011
              • 5.7.X

              #7
              Just google the error message. I did and found this:


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              • siaforum
                New Member
                • Mar 2017
                • 11
                • 5.2.x

                #8
                Originally posted by Glenn Vergara
                Just google the error message. I did and found this:

                http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5...n-packet-syste
                I did. I always try and find a solution before asking for help but I found a lot of talk regarding things that I just didn't understand. Luckily for me, Mark, above, helped.

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