By georgs on

hello all,
i try to install Drupal 5.1 for the second time on a Suse Linux rootserver, but it always fails with
"Drupal already installed"
I tried different things without success:
dropped the drupal-db with phpMyAdmin
deleted drupal folder
created new drupal folder from the package
created new drupaldb with a different name
started installation:
"Drupal already installed"
So the interesting thing is:
after calling the install.php and receiving this ugly ""Drupal already installed" the former empty new database is filled with the drupal tables.
Any Idea, where these tables come from?
I deinstalled the mysql Package, reinstalled it again - no result, deleted the files manually in /var/lib/mysql/drupaldb - no result.
Drupal tables are still there, after calling install.php.
hints?

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alexrayu commented

Can you please specify the URL?

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georgs commented

sorry no public url, the server is behind a firewall

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alexrayu commented

Then, when the "Drupal already installed" message is displayed, try accessing the url with "index.php" - in some cases it may work.

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georgs commented

not, firefox crashes while accessing index.php :-(

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lysakowski commented

I had this annoying "Drupal already installed" error when I was first installing Drupal. It was just easiest to DROP all Drupal tables from within PHPMYADMIN, and then reinstall.