Hi-
Yes, the server is running. I have several non-mediawiki databases
working. The user I am using has full privileges for the database.
When installing, this warning also appears:
"# Warning: PHP's register_globals option is enabled. MediaWiki will
work correctly, but this setting increases your exposure to potential
security vulnerabilities in PHP-based software running on your server.
You should disable it if you are able.".
The exact MYSQL error printed on the page is:
"Trying to connect to MySQL on localhost as root...
* MySQL error 0: "
Matt Hampel
On 7/3/05, Arthur Guy <arthur(a)astarsolutions.co.uk> wrote:
Obvious questions:
The MySQL server, is it running?
Do you have a user setup with localhost access privileges and enough
privileges to create the database and tables?
Does it give any more detail in the error message?
Arthur Guy
arthur(a)astarsolutions.co.uk
www.astarsolutions.co.uk
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Sent: 03 July 2005 18:38
To: mediawiki-l(a)wikimedia.org
Subject: [Mediawiki-l] Installation: Database connect error
I'm trying to install MediaWiki 1.5beta1, but I cannot get past the
installation page. I always get the error "Couldn't connect to
database" associated with the "MySQL server" form.
At this point, you might say "a-ha, MySQL 4.1... authentication
protocol ... pre-4.1-style password!". But here's the odd thing: I'm
running MySQL 4.0.20-standard, not 4.1+.
The database I'm trying to connect to is on localhost (I have also
tried the values "127.0.0.1" and ""). The settings I'm typing in
worked for a test system.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Matt
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