This may sound like a silly question, but did you make sure MySQL was the selected database type during the PHPBB install? I **just** installed PHPBB2 this weekend with no hitches... so, maybe I can help while it's still fresh in my mind.
--------------------- John Asendorf - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Applications Developer http://www.lcounty.com - NEW FEATURES ADDED DAILY! Licking County, Ohio, USA 740-349-3631 Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit > -----Original Message----- > From: Douglas F. Keim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 6:30 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP-WIN] phpBB won't install > > > I installed PHP and MySQL. Tested PHP and started the MySQL > server with the > standard databases, mysql and test. Server is going on the > database with > the little stop signal green in the tray. I created a new > database for the > BBS, YodaBBS is the database name. I can connect to it using > DOS MySQL. I > extracted and moved the phpBB2 to my website and started the > install.php > page. I put in what I thought was the correct information, > Database name - > YodaBBS and a username and admin name that were the same > "keimdf". I get a > phpBB: Critical Error. Cannot connect to the database. > > PHP and MySQL are installed on Drive D. php.ini and my.ini are in the > Windows directory and point to Drive D correctly. > > Running this all on WinXP Pro. > > > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
