Stuck on database set up screen

Posted by Hedonist on January 21, 2010 at 11:25am

I have created a database on my Plesk server, but when I come to install Drupal 6.1.5 I cannot get past this screen.

If I deliberately enter the wrong details of the database, I get an error "Failed to connect to your MySQL database server." Which is fine!

But if I enter the correct details, the installation procedure simply shows the same "Database configuration" screen again (minus the details I have already entered) - No error message is shown.

There doesn't seem like there's a way to get into the "Install Site" stage..

Comments

Oops....

Posted by Hedonist on January 21, 2010 at 11:28am

Sorry.

I just found this reply by einsteinsboi......

Under sites/default, make sure you have both settings.php and default.settings.php. Don't just rename, make a copy and rename the copy. This is the most common Drupal 6 install error there is!

Props to einsteinsboi

default

Posted by PAULSPEED on January 21, 2010 at 11:14pm

I did not know you needed the default.
Paul

plesk n database

Posted by BOZMAN on March 8, 2010 at 1:19pm

did you make sure that your newly created database had all the necessary permissions granted?
if you don't, drupal will try and write to it and nothing will happen.
use phpadmin to grant all privileges to the user you created.

bozman