i need help with.....

[Zangetsu]

hi

i need help with a web page im trying to install it but it cant connect to the sql database even though i typed in all the correct names and passwords:dunno:

 

[woiwky]

Could you post the code you're using as well as the error you're getting? Without being able to see the code or the error, I can't really say what it is that's wrong. Exclude the user/password info, of course.

 

[Zangetsu]

i dunno where to get the code but i am getting this

Problems

* Could not connect to the database: Connection attempt failed

 

[woiwky]

That's a custom error from the looks of it, so that leaves it rather ambiguous. If you can't get code, I would recommend confirming that the host name, username, and password are all correct.

Where did you get the site's files from by the way?

 

[Zangetsu]

from http://sourceforge.net/projects/solar-empire/

could you do it for me ? cus im not that good with this sort of thing

ill pm you all the stuff that you need if you want to do it

 

[woiwky]

That'd be more of a last resort.

Anyway, try opening the config.inc.php file in the 'inc' directory and make sure that the first 4 define() statements are setting the correct values. You should *not* see this:

//The name of the database within which SE resides
define("DATABASE", "database name");

//The username required to access the database
define("DATABASE_USER", "database user");

//The password required to access the database.
define("DATABASE_PASSWORD", "database password");

 

[Zangetsu]

i see

<?php

header('Location: install.php');
exit();

?>

 

[woiwky]

I can't find that in any of the files. Which package or packages did you download from sourceforge?

 

[Zangetsu]

i downloaded:
Generic-2.9.1.2
Images-1.1
pse_3.07
SystemWars-0.9.13 < is the one i uploaded
syswars-svn-20070324

 

[woiwky]

Ah ok, I was looking at the wrong files.

Anyway, I managed to install it without any problem. So I would recommend that you should rerun the install script and make sure that you enter the correct values. The Hostname field should be set to localhost. Verify the username and password by trying to login to phpmyadmin with them. And also, make sure the database name you're entering in the Name field has already been created prior to running the install script.

 

[Zangetsu]

i still dont know what im doing wrong i made the db ientered all the data and still nothing

 

[woiwky]

Well it seems that these scripts also use fopen() and other such functions. Is your php configuration greater than Basic?

 

[Zangetsu]

its the middle one
i think it was incorporate