Codezwiz >> Forums >> General PHP Nuke Help >> Complete Newb to PHP Nuke. Is killing me. Some help please.

I found out that tripod UK hosts PHP and MYSQL therefore, they are what I am using.

However, I am stuck on the instllation. I have read all readmes and the more I try reading them the more confused I get.

All I have touched is hte config.php and I am 90% sure they are correct.

I am stuck from here.

Thanks for any help.

First of all, Welcome to Codezwiz.....

what version Nuke are you installing and you might wanna read this:
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post back if you have other questions

taut

Thanks for the welcome. This is a great place you got here and I am surprised it took me 2 days to find it.

Anywyas, yeah I still have questions. I am running PHP 6.9.

I haven't run into any troulbe shooting issues yet because well, I haven't gotten it intalled yet

I'd just like to know what I do after the config.php step.

glad ya found us......

anyway, the next step would be to make sure that the db (database) is installed.

when that is done, then you go to your site and see the wonders of Nuke....lol

taut

okay so so far what I have transferred to my server is:

-all the .php files in the HTML folder AND the DB folder.
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it doesn't work

ALl I have edited is config.php. WHat else do I need to edit?

That error means your config.php is NOT connecting to your Database. Either your config.php is not setup correctly, or your Database does not exist OR MySQL server is NOT running.

check to make sure that everything in your config.php is done correctly

taut

This is my config.php

[b]<?php

######################################################################
# PHP-NUKE: Advanced Content Management System
# ============================================
#
# Copyright (c) 2002 by Francisco Burzi (fbc@mandrakesoft.com)
# http://phpnuke.org
#
# This module is to configure the main options for your site
#
# This program is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License.
######################################################################

######################################################################
# Database & System Config
#
# dbhost: SQL Database Hostname
# dbuname: SQL Username
# dbpass: SQL Password
# dbname: SQL Database Name
# $prefix: Your Database table's prefix
# $user_prefix: Your Users' Database table's prefix (To share it)
# $dbtype: Your Database Server type. Supported servers are:
# MySQL, mysql4, postgres, mssql, oracle, msaccess,
# db2 and mssql-odbc
# Be sure to write it exactly as above, case SeNsItIvE!
# $sitekey: Security Key. CHANGE it to whatever you want, as long
# as you want. Just don't use quotes.
# $gfx_chk: Set the graphic security code on every login screen,
#    You need to have GD extension installed:
#    0: No check
#    1: Administrators login only
#    2: Users login only
#    3: New users registration only
#    4: Both, users login and new users registration only
#    5: Administrators and users login only
#    6: Administrators and new users registration only
#    7: Everywhere on all login options (Admins and Users)
#    NOTE: If you aren't sure set this value to 0
######################################################################

$dbhost = "localhost";
$dbuname = "team-m3";
$dbpass = "";
$dbname = "teamm3_uk_ub";
$prefix = "nuke";
$user_prefix = "nuke";
$dbtype = "MySQL";
$sitekey = "SdFk*fa28367-dm56w69.3a2fDS+e9";
$gfx_chk = 0;

/*********************************************************************/
/* You finished to configure the Database. Now you can change all */
/* you want in the Administration Section. To enter just launch */
/* you web browser pointing to http://yourdomain.com/admin.php */
/* */
/* Remeber to go to Settings section where you can configure your */
/* new site. In that menu you can change all you need to change. */
/* */
/* Congratulations! now you have an automated news portal! */
/* Thanks for choose PHP-Nuke: The Future of the Web */
/*********************************************************************/

// DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE UNTIL YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING

$reasons = array("As Is",
      "Offtopic",
      "Flamebait",
      "Troll",
      "Redundant",
      "Insighful",
      "Interesting",
      "Informative",
      "Funny",
      "Overrated",
      "Underrated");
$badreasons = 4;
$AllowableHTML = array("b"=>1,
      "i"=>1,
      "a"=>2,
      "em"=>1,
      "br"=>1,
      "strong"=>1,
      "blockquote"=>1,
"tt"=>1,
"li"=>1,
"ol"=>1,
"ul"=>1);
$CensorList = array("kiss",
      "heather",
      "caroler",
      "very nice",
      "pussy",
      "huh",
      "c0ck",
      "cum",
      "twat",
      "clit",
      "nice lady",
      "fuk",
      "fuking",
      "motherfucker");
$tipath = "images/topics/";
if (eregi("config.php",$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])) {
Header("Location: index.php");
die();
}

?>[/b]

see normally the dbname would have a nuke or phpnuke extension. if tripod told you to place those there then I would ask them as to why the db is not connecting?

should be something like $dbname = 'teamm3_uk_db_-_phpnuke'

there is nothing to modify in your db folder at this point. it should have automatically created the tables it needed during the install.

double check with them...and see if the info is correct

taut

Still doesn't work.

Anyone here care to help me.. with a step by step walkthrough :P

Alright jus an update:

I used [ Register or login to view links on this board.] and followed hte instructions. However, hwen I go to "create database" in PHPmyadmin, I get this error:

You have an error in your SQL syntax near '--' at line 1

What am I to do?