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| 712511 | 2008-10-15 20:48:00 | Hi guys. I'm trying to set up phpBB, and for some reason, it can't see my MySQL database. I'm no expert on MySQL, but after having a look around, it appears that the service isn't running. Trying to start it from the task manager give "Access is denied", which is odd because I'm running it as the admin. Can anyone shed some light on this? Thanks. | ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 712512 | 2008-10-15 23:38:00 | Erayd is the man to answer this - hopefully he's around??? PM if you're desperate I guess :thumbs: |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 712513 | 2008-10-15 23:39:00 | Nah, it's not essential. More a sandbox environment. | ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 712514 | 2008-10-16 14:21:00 | Hi Geekster, Can you provide some more details about your environment? Which OS is the server running? Which webserver are you using? Have you set the phpbb database up already, or is that yet to be done? PM if you're desperate I guessNote to anyone who read that: please do not, *ever*, PM me with a computer question unless I invited you to do so (excepting a few people - you know who you are, if you don't then you're not one of them :rolleyes:). I keep a pretty close eye on the forums, and will generally pick things up as I see them and have the time to do so. Put your problems in a new thread. If you're really stuck and want me to give you a hand, you've waited a day or so for me to notice the thread, and you can't stand waiting a single second more, then send me a PM with a link to the thread. That way others can also benefit from the information, rather than solving things privately. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 712515 | 2008-10-16 18:32:00 | . . . . . Note to anyone who read that: please do not, *ever*, PM me with a computer question unless I invited you to do so (excepting a few people - you know who you are, if you don't then you're not one of them :rolleyes:) . I keep a pretty close eye on the forums, and will generally pick things up as I see them and have the time to do so . Put your problems in a new thread . If you're really stuck and want me to give you a hand, you've waited a day or so for me to notice the thread, and you can't stand waiting a single second more, then send me a PM with a link to the thread . That way others can also benefit from the information, rather than solving things privately . Sorry Erayd - no offense intended . I guess we often rely too heavily on members like Speedy/Wainuitech & yourself that have very specific knowledge on things . Point taken :thumbs: |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 712516 | 2008-10-16 19:10:00 | Sorry Erayd - no offense intended. I guess we often rely too heavily on members like Speedy/Wainuitech & yourself that have very specific knowledge on things. Point taken :thumbs: No offense taken, I don't mind being relied on for help, and suggesting people PM me was logical :). However the way things are I already have too many new members asking for help via PM, and don't want to encourage more. Plus, if things remain on the forum they can benefit others as well, not just the thread-starter. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 712517 | 2008-10-16 22:13:00 | Right. Sorry for the late reply. It's running on Vista. For the webserver, I'm using a program called Xitami. As for setting up the phpbb database, I assumed that would be done during the installation. If you mean 'have I installed MySQL', then yes. To be honest, I'm way outta my league here. PHP and MySQL (or even just plain old SQL) is way out of my league. I only just got PHP working a few days ago (Damn you cgi.force_redirect !). Thanks. | ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 712518 | 2008-10-17 02:04:00 | OK. First thing, Vista is a stupid choice for a server OS - OK for testing & dev, but don't expect to run a public forum on it. Secondly, get a proper webserver. The one you're using has been in various forms of beta for 2.5 since 1999. Lighttpd or Apache is probably the easiest, as there are several 'packages' WAMP stacks designed for doing exactly what I suspect you're trying to do. Regarding MySQL, what do the logs say about it failing to start? If the service fails every time, can you start it from a console and watch the output? What happens if you put it in debugging mode? |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 712519 | 2008-10-17 02:19:00 | When I go to the /bin directory and run mysql.exe it says: ERROR 2003 <HY000>: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' <10061> As for the webserver, I suppose it doesn't matter what I use. I'll check out those others now. |
ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 712520 | 2008-10-17 02:39:00 | Try this: www.microsoft.com | somebody (208) | ||
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