[TYPO3-UG US] Install help

[Thomas Hughes]

Aaron,

Thank you for replying to my post.  The database server is a part of the
hosting company and I can use phpMyadmin to create database and tables.
But I know nothing more about its architechture.  I have not tried to
create anything from a web-side command.

You maybe correct with the idea that the database server does not have
permission to create databases.  But if that's the case, then why does the
second screen not show the database that I have already created in the
"select an EMPTY existing dataase" drop down where it could use that
database instead of creating one?  Any thoughts there?

Also, is there a way around the INSTALLTool?  Like, can I create the tables
using a sql script?  And if so, where can I find a list of all the things i
need to create or configure to get this done?

Thanks again for any assistance!

-t

On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 10:59 PM, Aaron Klemm <klemm.aaron at gmail.com> wrote:

> Can you say more about the database server? Do you control it or is it
> within the architecture of the hosting company? My first thought is that
> the web server where Typo3 is installed does not have permission on the
> database to create databases.
>
> ak
>
>
> On 3/12/13 10:07 PM, Thomas Hughes wrote:
>
>> Hello all!
>>
>> I am a newbie to TYPO3, as new as they come.  A friend of mine wanted me
>> to
>> create a website for him and requested TYPO3 as he had one done for him
>> before when he was living in Germany.  I told him I would give it a shot
>> and heard good things about it as i started reading up on it.
>>
>> Long story short, I cannot install the product; can't get past the Install
>> Tool.
>>
>> Short story, long, I bought a book on it to help me install and learn but
>> it seems to be outdated as the print screens on the pages aren't correct.
>> Also it gives me a lot of instruction on how to configure it via a command
>> line however, I am using a web-hosting company so I don't have access to
>> the servers.  I can only FTP to them.  So I unzipped the Introduction
>> Package 6.0, made sure that the php level was above 5.3 on the server and
>> painfully FTPed the directories to the web-hosted server.
>>
>> After the Install Tool came up on the screen and I created the
>> ENABLE_INSTALL_TOOL file and placed it in the proper directory and I
>> created a MySQL datase on the server, I attempted to proceed with the
>> Install tool.  I entered the user name and password for the database and
>> since the dtabase is not hosted on the same server, I changed the
>> "localhost" to the IP address of the database server.
>>
>> The next screen asks for me to create a new dataase or use an existing one
>> from the drop down box as seen below:
>>
>> You have two options:
>>
>>     -
>>     - Create a new database (recommended):
>>
>>     Enter a name for your TYPO3 database.
>>
>>     The name has to match one of these names/patterns (% is a wild card):
>>        - lissmacweb
>>
>>     - Select an EMPTY existing database:
>>
>>     Any tables used by TYPO3 will be overwritten.
>>     Select database
>>
>>
>> I know that I connected to the proper database as it is listed there in
>> the
>> middle "lissmacweb", however, it is not in the drop down and when I
>> attempt
>> to create a new one, i get the following error:
>>
>>
>> The following errors occured
>>
>>     - Could not create database 'lissmac' (...not created)
>>
>> I am guessing it has something to do with the fact the the database server
>> is not a localhost.  Has anyone ever had to deal with this?  How do i get
>> around it or past it so that i can start developing in TYPO3?
>>
>> Thank you for listening, your time, your patience and any help that you
>> may
>> be able to give.
>>
>> -thomas
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