Install Problems at CoolFreePages.com

[Username?]

Well I tried to install YaBBSE at www.coolfreepages.com but when I first opened the install.php file it said:

Warning: Undefined variable: _SERVER in /users/iwebland.com/souless/Forum/install.php on line 34
This program will install YaBB SE if you have PHP running in safe mode on your webserver

Then I went with the install and it said:

Warning: Access denied for user: 'DB_nac21456@localhost' (Using password: YES) in /users/iwebland.com/souless/Forum/install.php on line 109

Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Access denied for user: 'DB_nac21456@localhost' (Using password: YES) in /users/iwebland.com/souless/Forum/install.php on line 109
Cannot connect to database server with given data

I don't understand what it means so can anyone help?

[Chris Cromer]

Well the _SERVER warning means that you are using a version of php older than 4.1.0 so you need a newer version of php.

The other 2 errors mean that either your username or password are incorrect for connecting to the mysql database.

[Username?]

Oh. Can you tell me how to actually put up a new version of PHP? Or can't I change it?

[Peter Duggan]

I'm afraid you'd have to take that up with your host. It's not the sort of thing you can do unless it's *your* server!

[Username?]

Ok. THanks anyway... Maybe I'll find another one...

[Username?]

  I just found out I inserted the wrong usename for MySql. But then instead of saying:

Warning: Access denied for user: 'DB_nac21456@localhost' (Using password: YES) in /users/iwebland.com/souless/Forum/install.php on line 109

Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Access denied for user: 'DB_nac21456@localhost' (Using password: YES) in /users/iwebland.com/souless/Forum/install.php on line 109
Cannot connect to database server with given data

It says:

Cannot use database yabbse, connection to server succeeded by the way.

Can anyone tell me how to actually tell me how to fix this? Like how to make a database, especially on coolfreepages.com?

[Aquilo]

If you requested a database coolfreepages will have to set that up! If they did set one up for you and for some reason you don't use it in good time they may revoke it to save resources, It's tricky sometimes setting up YaBB at coolfreepages but once working they are nice!

if I can get my password I'll post a snippet from my settings.php file so you can see how I set it up!


http://wicca.ionichost.com/

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########## Database Info ##########
$db_name = "DB_nac*****"; // This will be the DB_username same as the one for your site username for your coolfreepages site only with "DB_"
$db_user = "nac*****"; // This will be the username for your coolfreepages site
$db_passwd = "*******"; // This will be the password for your coolfreepages site
$db_server = "localhost";
$db_prefix = "";
I didn't use a prefix in this installation and I can't remember why, I'm going to install another copy and see if the prefix is the problem!

[Aquilo]

The $db_prefix is ok either way!

I would suggest not using YaBB1.5 on coolfreepages until YaBB1.5.1 is released there are problems with sessions - there is a fix but with coolfreepages you might encounter other bugs due to there server configuration.

I have two installs of 1.4 working and 1.5 with session problems!

YaBB 1.5
YaBB 1.4
Another YaBB 1.4

* Other notes coolfree pages has sendmail turned OFF
so remember not to set your boards to send a random password to your guests they will not get it!

[Username?]

Thanks. Now all I have to do is fix the subject bug...

[Aquilo]

I hope you don't mind me going and seeing the error myself
Warning: Undefined variable: _SERVER in /users/iwebland.com/souless/Forum/install.php on line 34

That is weird I never got that error with yse 1.4.1 or 1.5
and the servers are identical running:

Apache/1.3.26 (Unix) PHP/4.0.6 on Linux

The funny thing is I never got that error and YaBB want's PHP/4.1 or better?!?!

[Chris Cromer]

$_SERVER was introduced into PHP in 4.1.0 so it any version lower than that won't have that variable available.

Also note, that his error logging might be different than yours is(you can change what types of errors are logged) so while you may not get it he might(because of the settings in php.ini).