By oddsmojo on

I'm installing Drupal for the first time and can't get past the database creation screen. When I put in my information, the page goes back to the boxes and clears the values.... Any ideas? If I change any of the information to purposely cause an error, it gives me the red box. If I put the information in correctly, it goes back to the page and clears the forms out. I have it set to mysqli. Server is running Apache/1.3.34, PHP 5.2.0, Linux _unknown build, probably redhat_. I checked the sql tables and the script did not add any. This is a mosso account if that helps out. I have connected using the exact settings to configure gallery 2 and wordpress.

Any ideas would help! If you need any information from me, let me know. This CMS looks more like the CMS I've wanted for a long time.

Thanks!

Robert

⋅ Categories: Drupal 6.x

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Aquilasfx’s picture

Aquilasfx commented

same issue

alexandreec’s picture

alexandreec commented

In the footer of the data base information section (installation) it apears a submenu that is closed : "Advanced Settings" or similar , if you click in you will see an input box named server, all that you have to do is change "localhost" for the real name of the server database subministrated by your hosting account, for example mysqlDB.examplehosting.net.

I don't know if I help you..

ryanbfs’s picture

ryanbfs commented

thanks for hte help alexandreec but it wasn't the problem for me... Any other ideas? It's odd that there is no error being given I have other drupal sites up and running on this same server and can't figure out what I am doing differently. I'm guessing file permission.

seanieb64’s picture

seanieb64 commented

I'm having the same problem, I've tried localhost, and 127.0.0.1, but I know my DB server runs on localhost, anyone have a solution to this annoying bug?

seanieb64’s picture

seanieb64 commented

Here's a fix:

http://drupal.org/node/303655#comment-993367

oddsmojo’s picture

oddsmojo commented

You rock, that worked perfectly.

Thanks!

prodosh’s picture

prodosh commented

The userid your webserver is running as probably can't write the ..../sites/default/settings.php file. Have you checked if the settings.php is write enabled?
On Linux
chmod ug+w settings.php
will give the owner and the group write permissions on the file. Don't forget to remove the write permissions (chmod ug-w settings.php) after completing the Drupal installation.

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