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  • iisath
    #1

    Help with MYSQL and PHPBB on Server 2003 Standard

    Hello,

    Trying to get help with this situation. I have installed PHPBB, PHP (4X) and
    MySQL 4.1.

    This is how I started out.

    1. Installed MYSQL - ran setup - did FULL install - and entered in new
    password when requested. MYSQL gave the green light when computer rebooted.
    Created new database with CREATE DATABASE XXX; Also installed ODBC from
    MYSQL site and created a "SITE DSN" for the ODBC

    2. Installed PHP and verfied working and accessible

    3. Installed PHPBB per the instructions on the site. Did the permissions as
    instructed on config.php and install.php

    4. Came to the install screen. Entered the info and password that I did with
    MYSQL installation (Root was the username)

    NOW SAYS - CANNOT CONNECT TO THE DATABASE. I do not know what to do at this
    point.. Please help


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    • Kristofer Gafvert
      #2
      Re: Help with MYSQL and PHPBB on Server 2003 Standard

      Hello,

      Your error message says that it could not connect to the database. IIS does
      not connect to any database (not in this case anyhow), and this is a
      configuration problem with PHPBB and/or MySQL.

      Have you tried to post to forums for PHPBB and/or MySQL?

      By the way, you might don't want to run your forum using the user root.

      --
      Regards,
      Kristofer Gafvert
      Websupport | En av Europas största leverantörer av Webbhotell och Domännamn!
      http://www.ilopia.com



      "iisath" <iisath@yahoo.c om> wrote in message
      news:O7Bmd.3336 $DE1.427188@twi ster.southeast. rr.com...[color=blue]
      > Hello,
      >
      > Trying to get help with this situation. I have installed PHPBB, PHP (4X)[/color]
      and[color=blue]
      > MySQL 4.1.
      >
      > This is how I started out.
      >
      > 1. Installed MYSQL - ran setup - did FULL install - and entered in new
      > password when requested. MYSQL gave the green light when computer[/color]
      rebooted.[color=blue]
      > Created new database with CREATE DATABASE XXX; Also installed ODBC from
      > MYSQL site and created a "SITE DSN" for the ODBC
      >
      > 2. Installed PHP and verfied working and accessible
      >
      > 3. Installed PHPBB per the instructions on the site. Did the permissions[/color]
      as[color=blue]
      > instructed on config.php and install.php
      >
      > 4. Came to the install screen. Entered the info and password that I did[/color]
      with[color=blue]
      > MYSQL installation (Root was the username)
      >
      > NOW SAYS - CANNOT CONNECT TO THE DATABASE. I do not know what to do at[/color]
      this[color=blue]
      > point.. Please help
      >
      >[/color]


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        • Wouter
          #3
          Re: Help with MYSQL and PHPBB on Server 2003 Standard

          Oh wait a minute...
          Maybe you need to reset your password with OLD_PASSWORD (instead of
          PASSWORD).

          PHP does still use the old way to communicate the password with MySQL.

          Maybe this solves the problem? (I hope so)
          Wouter


          "Kristofer Gafvert" <kgafvert@NEWSi lopia.com> wrote in message
          news:%23Kd7tfHz EHA.1192@tk2msf tngp13.phx.gbl. ..
          : Hello,
          :
          : Your error message says that it could not connect to the database. IIS
          does
          : not connect to any database (not in this case anyhow), and this is a
          : configuration problem with PHPBB and/or MySQL.
          :
          : Have you tried to post to forums for PHPBB and/or MySQL?
          :
          : By the way, you might don't want to run your forum using the user root.
          :
          : --
          : Regards,
          : Kristofer Gafvert
          : http://www.ilopia.com
          :
          :
          : "iisath" <iisath@yahoo.c om> wrote in message
          : news:O7Bmd.3336 $DE1.427188@twi ster.southeast. rr.com...
          : > Hello,
          : >
          : > Trying to get help with this situation. I have installed PHPBB, PHP (4X)
          : and
          : > MySQL 4.1.
          : >
          : > This is how I started out.
          : >
          : > 1. Installed MYSQL - ran setup - did FULL install - and entered in new
          : > password when requested. MYSQL gave the green light when computer
          : rebooted.
          : > Created new database with CREATE DATABASE XXX; Also installed ODBC from
          : > MYSQL site and created a "SITE DSN" for the ODBC
          : >
          : > 2. Installed PHP and verfied working and accessible
          : >
          : > 3. Installed PHPBB per the instructions on the site. Did the permissions
          : as
          : > instructed on config.php and install.php
          : >
          : > 4. Came to the install screen. Entered the info and password that I did
          : with
          : > MYSQL installation (Root was the username)
          : >
          : > NOW SAYS - CANNOT CONNECT TO THE DATABASE. I do not know what to do at
          : this
          : > point.. Please help
          : >
          : >
          :
          :


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