1and1 and Drupal 5.0
Mike295855 - January 26, 2007 - 20:07
Ok, I am relatively new to using drupal. I am trying to install drupal 5.0 and I just can't do it. I have 1and1 and I created, under mysql administration a new database. However, when I access it and attempt to run the intall script it is not working. I get some error message with the sql thing. I have browsed and attempted to upload every single install file I see on the drupal folder that I downloaded and I still get the rror message. I have watched the video on how to install drupal several times and it does not help. Addtionally the guy mentions in the video something about htaccess file? What are you suppose to do with that file? Delete? take it out of the folder?
I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help me.
Please give us the error message
Hi Mike,
please give us a hint by pasting the error message so we can pinpoint the problem. Thank you.
With best regards
Mike
Well I guess what I am
Well I guess what I am asking for is how to install Drupal 5.0 whenit comes to 1and1. Let me see if I can show you some pictures, but before, or while I get them ready, is there something that I need to modify in the drupal file when I download it? What do I upload to the mysql (which file exactly? there are a few install files in the folder.
check the mysql server setting
When looking at the drupal 5 web installer page, be sure to open the Advanced options. 1and1 runs their mysql server on a separate server, and not on the same web server. So you'll need to be sure to enter that server name in there. It may be along the lines of db###.perfora.net.
Or, it could be that 1and1 has been having a ton of server errors for the last 48 hours. Driving me crazy. Our site has effectively been down and we're still waiting for support to get back to us.
J
ACtually it is me. I am
ACtually it is me. I am really new at this and I am trying to learn.
How does one access the drupal web installer page?
I went to the drupal website and downloaded drupal 5. Then I unzipped it into a folder in my desktop named Drupal_5
Then I went to 1and1 and accessed mysql administration. I don't know if I am doing something wrong
Okay step by step
Hi,
you have uploaded the "Drupal_5" folder to your 1&1 webspace? Now open your browser of choice and navigate to your domain like this:
http://www.yourdomain.cno/your_drupal_folder/
The Drupal 5 web installer will start. The next step is to enter the MySQL information and the installer does the rest for you.
Mike
I guess we are moving foward
I guess we are moving foward but I ran into another problem. I did what you told me and I got a
Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required './includes/bootstrap.inc
Include path problems?
Hi Mike,
maybe this is a problem with your include path or file/directory permissons. The problem is, I don't know how to help in this situation.
I'm using Drupal 5 on a german 1&1 server and had no problems installing it.
Maybe I can tell you how I set up the system. I used FTP to upload my drupal-5 folder to the root directory of my 1&1 web space. I renamed the folder to "cms" and started my fav. browser pointing to the new directory like this: http://www.mydomain.cno/cms/. This started the installer (install.php) automaticlly.
The includes folder on my server has permissions 755. Bootstrap.inc has permissions 644 like the rest of the files in that folder.
Mike
Mike,
Mike,
You have truly been a lot of help. Thank you very much. I went ahead and re-downloaded drupal and I guess it downloaded correctly this time. Either way the installation was a breeze. Now I have drupal running.
My final question is how do I get the website to come up without having to add drupal_5 to the end of the url? meaning, http://www.mywebsite.com instead of http://www.mywebsite.com/drupal_5?
EDIT: Nevermind that. I figured it out. Thanks a lot guys.