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  • lindaven
    New Member
    • Jun 2001
    • 16

    Goes to step 3 but doesn't do anything...

    I'm installing, and think I've set up the coonfig file correctly, but when it gets to the installation step 3 page, it just finishes.

    It says:
    "Attempting to connect..."

    ..and then stops.

    any ideas?
  • filburt1
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2002
    • 6606

    #2
    Make sure you have MySQL set up correctly. Hint: in config.php, $servername is almost always 'localhost'.
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    • lindaven
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      • Jun 2001
      • 16

      #3
      Thanks for the reply. I've re-checked what you said, and it still seems fine. I am using localhost but it's still stopping without giving an error.:(

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      • filburt1
        Senior Member
        • Feb 2002
        • 6606

        #4
        1. What's the URL to your board?
        2. Make a PHP file with these contents and upload it to your host, and post the URL here.
        [php]
        <?
        phpinfo();
        ?>
        [/php]
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        • lindaven
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          • Jun 2001
          • 16

          #5
          here you go:

          [url]http://www.paulusp.uklinux.net/phpinfo.php[/url]

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          • filburt1
            Senior Member
            • Feb 2002
            • 6606

            #6
            That looks to be a [i]very[/i] old version of PHP4, which could be the problem.

            What's the URL to your board?
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            • lindaven
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              • Jun 2001
              • 16

              #7
              [url]http://www.paulusp.uklinux.net/vblite/[/url]

              Not sounding good?:(

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              • filburt1
                Senior Member
                • Feb 2002
                • 6606

                #8
                [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by lindaven [/i]
                [B][url]http://www.paulusp.uklinux.net/vblite/[/url]

                Not sounding good?:( [/B][/QUOTE]

                [quote]Database server type: mysql

                Database server hostname / IP address: localhost

                Database username: root

                Database password:

                Database name: paulusp[/quote]
                Does that database already exist?
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                • lindaven
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                  • Jun 2001
                  • 16

                  #9
                  Ooo! that's a bit scary! I'll have to think about some security then!

                  anyway, I've been playing with the config file a bit since I tried it first time. However, yes, the 'paulusp' db does exist. I tried it first by leaving the db name as defualt but that didn't work.

                  Perhaps I should add that I've created tables and written simple scripts myself without many problems. Just not sure why this is different!:mad:

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                  • filburt1
                    Senior Member
                    • Feb 2002
                    • 6606

                    #10
                    Well if config.php is set up correctly and you uploaded every file correctly, then there is no conclusion other than it is a problem with your host.
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                    • lindaven
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                      • Jun 2001
                      • 16

                      #11
                      I've just installed it successfully with another ISP. You're right, it must be the host. Thanks very much for your efforts.:)

                      Another question though, how secure is my username and password? I ask this because, had I left the actual one in place, you could have displayed the login name and password to my web space. - That scares me! On my successful installation, I've now deleted the install.php file. Is that enough? should I be doing anything else to protect my data?

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                      • filburt1
                        Senior Member
                        • Feb 2002
                        • 6606

                        #12
                        It's very secure. But just to be sure, .htaccess-protect your admin directory. Also nobody can steal your password for a normal vBulletin forum simply because the passwords are hashcodes.
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                        • lindaven
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                          • Jun 2001
                          • 16

                          #13
                          Thanks again.:)

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