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Post May 5th, 2003, 3:09 am

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I AM GETTING SO MAD...

i want to prove that it is impossible to installhttp://www.myashman.netfirms.com/cgi-bin/phpBB2/install/install.php


please help

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First off, why is it impossible to install? It is not impossible sir. When I goto your page I get the installation page which simply asks for your configuration info. You need to ask your host for that info, that is, if they even provide you with MySQL access. This is what I get when I goto your site:

Basic Configuration
Default board language: English
Database Type: MySQL 3.x or MySQL 4.x
Choose your installation method: Install

Database Configuration
Database Server Hostname / DSN:
Your Database Name:
Database Username:
Database Password:
Prefix for tables in database:

Admin Configuration
Admin Email Address:
Domain Name:
Server Port:
Script path:
Administrator Username:
Administrator Password:
Administrator Password [ Confirm ]:

When you fill it in you will need to know if its MySQL 3.x or MySQL 4.x
Contact your host to find out that question.

For the Database Configuration you will need to get all that information from your host. There is no way you can know that information without them letting you know what it is. So you either need to ask or look at the e-mail they gave you when you signed up or something. Or if you had an admin area that they have provided you with, look there.

The Admin Configuration should be self explanatory if not ask if you do not understand something.
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Post May 5th, 2003, 3:12 am

ok i will contaact them...

but i doubt if i will get a reply...
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http://www.netfirms.com[/url]

ok

i will contact you for more deatails...


can you show me an example of what your install.php looked like

thanks
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Post May 5th, 2003, 3:13 am

Look here:

http://www.netfirms.com/hostingChart

Your host does not provide you with any database to access as far as I can tell. Do you see anything with regards to MySQL? I do not. Why don't you find a host that gives you access to that stuff?
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Post May 5th, 2003, 3:14 am

My install.php looked exactly like your page that shows up. When I goto your page though I get a warning that says the page is temporarily unvailable. If you keep refreshing it finally works though. Looks like your host is having major problems to me. There are tons of hosts out there which offer these things including me. There may be free hosts out there that give MySQL support but I doubt it.
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Post May 5th, 2003, 9:16 am

Just a few ideas. First of all, I didn't see which package you have, but the two more expensive packages do offer MySQL. Second, the PHPBB does not need to be in the cgi-bin...in fact, i've had trouble running PHP from the cgi-bin, but that's not your main problem...your main problem (and the reason its saying "Cannot connect to database") is that you don't have a database set up. You may be able to do this simply in the admin section of your site. once it is set up, and you set up a username/password for it, you should be able to install the PHPBB and it should work fine.
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Post May 5th, 2003, 9:33 am

Ahh yes I see that now, I must have overlooked it. It was late at night when I was looking through those plans. Forgive me haha. If he pays with that host then, he would get MySQL access. For some reason though I think he is using the free package, because I see ads by the host there.
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Post May 5th, 2003, 10:41 am

and you call yourself a site admin :roll:

sorry i had to. :P
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Post May 5th, 2003, 1:11 pm

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and you call yourself a site admin :roll:

sorry i had to. :P


Im not pefect haha, more perfect then you though :wink:
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Post May 5th, 2003, 4:06 pm

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more perfect then you though

pssh :roll:
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Post May 6th, 2003, 1:57 am

If you want an easier way to go to get a free forum going you might check out this new addition I added today. Someone just submitted it today to the site:

http://www.bigwebmaster.com/555.html
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Post May 6th, 2003, 2:02 am

Now that is just useless...

if i wanted i could just use my old one still with 80,000 of people....

but i dont...

i want a domain that is the cheapest you can get...

WITH NO monthly or yearly charge....

how can ya handle that!

thanks for reading
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Post May 6th, 2003, 2:12 am

Where is your old one with 80,000 people? What is the domain name?
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Post May 6th, 2003, 8:48 am

i'm also interested in seeing the board you speak of...URL please?

forgive me I don't believe you. :roll:
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Post May 6th, 2003, 9:16 am

i cant understand why i wound want to help people... when there is no help comming this way...
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Post May 6th, 2003, 9:19 am

No disrespect, but I think you're the ONLY one in this thread asking for help...
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