Drupal is an open-source web content management system. You build websites with it, and Drupal connects your GUI front end to a MySQL backend with a bunch of php magic. If the MySQL database connection is down (and the very first time you install Drupal, until you connect the to the database), you get the message that you saw. Even after you get connected it takes a few hours to conect all the plumbing. I doubt that the site admin is performing such a comprehensive and potentially disruptive activity without letting the users know, so it is probably just a mundane database connection issue. I manage two Drupal websites and very very seldom see this screen (maybe twice, both times when hosting service upgrades knocked out my MySQL connections). It will probably be fixed within a few hours of the hosting service recognizing the problem.
john ________________________________ From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com on behalf of Diane Gaskill Sent: Thu 7/17/2008 5:31 AM To: 'Frame Users' Cc: listadmin at frameusers.com Subject: Frameusers.com website Hi everyone, I just tried to access the frameusers site but got a strange message. What is this about? Is the site down or do we really have to install this software to get on the site now? Here's the message. ========= Unable to connect to database server If you still have to install Drupal, proceed to the installation page. If you have already finished installed Drupal, this either means that the username and password information in your settings.php file is incorrect or that we can't connect to the MySQL database server. This could mean your hosting provider's database server is down. The MySQL error was: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES). Currently, the username is root and the database server is localhost. ========= Does anyone know what's going on here? Thanks, Diane <><><><><><><><><><><><> -----Original Message----- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com]On Behalf Of Lea Rush Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 9:00 AM To: 'Frame Users' Subject: RE: New computer woes cont'd Hi Leah, Thanks for the OS information. Some of the previous thoughts still apply, but I'll reiterate one which has tripped up the software my company creates. How draconian is your IT department? Check the permissions on the C:\Program Files\Adobe\FrameMaker7.0\ folder as well as the folder to which you're saving files. You may need to add Full Control of the folder explicitly to one or both of those. If you're not an administrator on the local machine, this becomes even more important. Have you tried doing the Save As to an implicitly writable folder like C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\? (It shows up as "Shared Documents" in the folder tree at the left.) Your desktop is another option. Hope this helps, Lea _________________________________ Lea Rush Software and Documentation Specialist Astoria-Pacific International PO Box 830 Clackamas OR 97015 PH: 800-657-3010 FAX: 503-655-7367 -----Original Message----- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of leah Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 4:03 AM To: Frame Users Subject: New computer woes cont'd Sorry guys, didn't include vital information I am on Windows XP. Actually the Can't Lock File For Your Use problem is huger than appeared. FM won't even let me do Save As. I tried the Save As strategy and get the same Cannot Lock File dialog again. Help! Help! Leah Smaller Technical Writer Certified Feldenkrais Method practitioner leah at compulite.com "What I'm after isn't flexible bodies, but flexible brains. What I'm after is to restore each person to their human dignity." Moshe Feldenkrais _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as dgcaller at earthlink.net. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/dgcaller%40earthlink.net Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as jsgammato at imprivata.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/jsgammato%40imprivata.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
