Install error...

[Contramontanum]

I am running the vB installer and get the foolowing error message:

Warning: mysql_errno(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in /home/xxxxx/public_html/forum/includes/db_mysql.php on line 140

The database has failed to connect because you do not have permission to connect to the server. Please confirm the values entered in the 'includes/config.php' file.

I assume this has to to with one or all of the followig: db username/password and/or db name. I have e-mailed my host to get these verified, but I thought I'd post it here to make sure I'm at least asking the right questions. Am I?

[Ken Iovino]

The install script can't connect to your database, you have to make sure all the settings are correct in config.php

[Zachery]

Also make sure you renamed config.php.new to config.php.

Make sure its in the /includes folder and not Admin or Admincp.

[Contramontanum]

Yes, and that would have to do with db username/password and/or db name? Or not? Forgive me for asking stupid questions, but I'm like a baby taking his first steps here...

[Zachery]

Yes, config.php holds the database name, database user name database password, along with several other vital varibles they arnt so nessary to be changed.

[Ken Iovino]

Most common settings

$servername = 'localhost';
 
$dbusername = Username here';
$dbpassword = 'password here';
 
$dbname = 'database name here';
 
$technicalemail = youremailaddy @ here.com';
 
$usepconnect = 0;
 
$admincpdir = 'admincp';
$modcpdir = 'modcp';
 
$canviewadminlog = '1,2';
 
$canpruneadminlog = '1,2';
 
$canrunqueries = '1,2';
 
$undeletableusers = '1,2';
 
$superadministrators = '1,2';
 
$tableprefix = '';
 
$cookieprefix = 'bb'; 

[Contramontanum]

OK, my host got back to me and I changed servername to "localhost" in config.php, but I'm still getting the same error message. What is this db_mysql.php, and how do I find line 140? The document in Notepad is only 11 lines and about 10 screens wide. I haven't touched this file, only config.php.

[Contramontanum]

Problem solved. I'm up and running!