Stuck during installation

[Tony]

On running install.php it tells me that it will install in such directory but to create it first on my webserver which I have done. (what does this mean "Create this directory first, then chmod it to 777!")

Anyway, I click 'Start Installation' and get this meaage

directory /homepages/8/d40544182/htdocs/yabbse does not exist yet, please create it first (i tried my own directory and one suggested above)

Have been browsing through topics but not got very far, would love some help. May notice I am a beginner)


Thanks Tony.

I'm trying to install on oneandone.com. I have my own space which is www.colourguardworld.com and trying to install in yabb/ directory. Features on the server include php and mysql. cheers.

[Tony.....]

as from moderator:

...Did you upload install.php and converter.php in ASCII?
yes (using WS_FTP)
...Did you upload archive.ya in binary?
yes
...Did you CHMOD your YaBBSE dir 777?
i did using ws_ftp (dunno how to check in dreamweaver)
...Did you fill in the correct MySQL information?
huh? did i get that far!?
...Do you have a PHP/MySQL enabled server?
yesy i ave
...Did you install some mods in your Y1G that affected some of the datafiles?
nope

...Did you check to see if any of your question's have already been asked and answered?
yes i searched
...Did you check to see if any of your question's has been answered in the FAQ?
yer

[alexrolko]

Its very simple.

/homepages/8/d40544182/htdocs/yabbse

that directory just doesnt exist. make sure it does....

[Tony]

The directory does exist......

[TheJkWhoSaysNi]

CHMOD it to 777

also, at what step are you getting the error?

If that doesnt work, php might be running in safe mode then use the safe version.

[Joseph Fung]

I noticed you siad you were trying to install into the 'yabb' directory - but the path you're using is to a 'yabbse' directory.  Might this be the problem?

[The One]

I get exactly the same problem. I have checked the CHmod, made sure the directory is correct and all that and it still doesnt work, im just about to reupload the files ill let you know if it works

[The One]

I got it to install now, all you need to do is delete the /homepages/8/d40544182/htdocs/ bit and just have yabbse , i also changed it to YaBB and created and chmodded that folder

[Brokor]

WHAT? can someone elaborate here?
I put in browser blah blah blah/install.php, and I get the errors "you must create yabbse directory"
I DID THAT.

Now it still gives me same error
what now?

[Tony]

Thanks 'The One' your suggestion worked wonders but......I am now stuck on step 4. I read an article/topic further down the list headed 'access mysql server' but could not understand it. This is the message:

Warning: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (111) in /homepages/8/d40544182/htdocs/yabb/install.php on line 175

Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (111) in /homepages/8/d40544182/htdocs/yabb/install.php on line 175
Cannot connect to database server with given data

Thanks in advance Tony.

[Tony]

I still cant get past the error above!

[TheOne]

Well i got past that stage only to realise that my friend whos web space im on hadn't given me a mysql database yet so i now have to wait for him to do that

[iono14]

  ok so if U do that do U upload the three files install.php , covnert.php , archive.ya do U put thoes in that folder?