Tutorial : how to install you home Webhost in 5 clicks

[glo]

Thanks Miz,

I've loaded this up and it looks very promising!

But i am getting one error when try to load vB!
It says

Attempting to attach to database...

The database has failed to connect because you do not have permission to connect to the server. Please go back to the last step and ensure that you have entered all your login details correctly.

Click to go to the vBulletin website

And this is probably because in WinMySQL it didnt ask me to create a u/name and p/word, thus there is no server connection, i guess.

What can i try?

BTW, it also says driver 3.51 not found. :surprised:

[Dean C]

I'd reccomend xammp over this

[glo]

Originally Posted by Dean C

I'd reccomend xammp over this

HI Dean,

I'll give that a go, in an effort to get vB running agian on my pc.

I really dont know why its proving so difficult for me, especially since i had Teck's original method runnning under XPpro sp1. (now running sp2)

[Dean C]

xammp is so easy. You literally download and then run some batch files and you're good to go

[glo]

Hi Dean,

Im about to give it ago right now, but have spent the last few hours trying to figure out why i can access the server. i have confirmed that it running, but cant get a connection to it!

Even disabled Zone Alarm and Windows Firewall to ensure that ports are not blocked!

BUT my fear is that even after trying XAMMP that i will hit the same wall!

[miz]

Originally Posted by glo

Thanks Miz,

I've loaded this up and it looks very promising!

But i am getting one error when try to load vB!
It says

And this is probably because in WinMySQL it didnt ask me to create a u/name and p/word, thus there is no server connection, i guess.

What can i try?

BTW, it also says driver 3.51 not found. :surprised:

its says the same here and its working perfect i guss that the reason its not working is that you didnt changed mysql password

try this (from dos) :
Add a password to the MySQL 'root' account. Initially, that password is not set.
<drive:>\www\mysql\bin> mysqladmin -u root password new-password-here

[glo]

Hi Miz and Dean,

When i run <drive:>\www\mysql\bin> mysqladmin -u root password new-password

so that the username is "root" and the password is "password"

then it gave me a heap of data ie
mysql Ver12.22 Distrib 4.0.20a, for Win95/98 (i32)
etc etc etc


But i still cant instal vB with the same vB error

Attempting to attach to database...

The database has failed to connect because you do not have permission to connect to the server. Please go back to the last step and ensure that you have entered all your login details correctly.

Click to go to the vBulletin website

im starting to pull my hair out!

[miz]

i think like that :

before you install vbb, login to your data base with phpmyadmin create db for vbb
and later on edit config.php file...
and then try to install it again

[glo]

miz,

Instructions -- Setup the Environment
(6) Go to 'Start' ? 'Settings' ? 'Control Panel'; Select 'System' - 'Advanced' - 'Environment Variables...'; Under 'System variables' select 'Path'
Add to Path:
<drive:>\www\Apache2\bin;<drive:>\www\mysql\bin;<d rive:>\www\perl\bin;<drive:>\www\php\dlls
*NOTE that the individual locations are separated with a ";" and that you will need to place a ";" at the end of the original PATH, to separate it from the first appended location.

Is Add to Path:
<drive:>\www\Apache2\bin;<drive:>\www\mysql\bin;<d rive:>\www\perl\bin;<drive:>\www\php\dlls meant to be all on one line??? Because i have entered each one individually.

thanks