[TYPO3-install] 123 install no connection to the database.

[Philipp Gampe]

Hi Chris,
Chris Miner wrote:

>> That is why you should try with PhpMyAdmin. Maybe your PHP is not set up
>> correctly.
> 
> Added user to other mysql server on my machine.  No luck.
> 
> In addition, phpMyAdmin sadly reports:
> The mcrypt extension is missing. Please check your PHP configuration.
> <irony>I so love opensource software.</irony>
This is a PHP extension. I guess you will have to install the package for 
it. Otherwise, just enable it in the php.ini file.

This seems to be a configuration error. Stupid, that PHP->MySQL does not 
work out of the box.
While you are at it, you might want to check the list of required PHP 
extensions:
The following configuration is recommended:
- Apache 2.x
- mod_expires and mod_rewrite enabled in the Apache configuration
- PHP 5.3.0 or newer with the following extensions:
        - cURL
        - filter
        - GD2
        - hash
        - JSON
        - mbstring
        - mysql
        - pcre
        - session
        - SOAP
        - SPL
        - standard
        - xml
        - zlib
        Some extensions can be optionally compiled into PHP. A list of 
loaded
        extensions can be checked using the phpinfo() function.
- Safe mode is not supported, thus it must not be activated
- memory_limit set to 128M or more in php.ini
- MySQL 5.1 or newer
- GraphicsMagick or ImageMagick v6 or newer
- 200 MB or more of disk space
- AllowOverride in the Apache configuration includes "Indexes" and 
"FileInfo"
  (see FAQ below)

Taken from INSTALL.txt shipped with each TYPO3 Version.

> I would think it would be neat if typo3 new why
> exactly
> why it can't talk to my database.  Pech gehabt.

This is bad indeed. Maybe you can try to debug around the failing line.

Best regards
-- 
Philipp Gampe