yeah... I figured that when you said 'While you at it, look into how to create a user, you will need to do that in order for the Joomla installed to attach onto the database and create it's initial database.' So I looked into it and I am off to the next section! :-)~MIKE~(-: On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Brian Cluff wrote: > You are probably at the part where it is asking to to supply a database > user name and password. It's not asking you for names of stuff which it > will create, it's asking you to supply the username and password of an > already existing mysql user. > > Brian > > > On 02/01/2013 01:49 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> yeah apparently 'could not connect' does not mean 'not installed'. lol >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Michael Havens > > wrote: >> >> the computer says that both packages are already installed but the >> joomla instalation still says: Could not connect to the database. >> Connector returned number: Unable to connect to the Database: Could >> not connect to MySQL. >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Brian Cluff > > wrote: >> >> Install the package mysql-server and also make sure you have the >> package php5-mysql installed. >> >> Brian >> >> >> On 02/01/2013 01:28 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >> it is asking me for a database so I figure mysql but it >> isn't installed. >> No problem.... I'll apt-get it. Apt-get install mysql> tab> gives a >> lot of download candidates though. Which should I install? >> I'm thinking >> mysql-server but there is also ...server-5.5 and >> ...server-core-5.5. >> Here are the candidates: >> $ sudo apt-get install mysql >> mysql-client mysql-mmm-tools mysql-testsuite >> mysql-client-5.5 mysql-proxy >> mysql-testsuite-5.5 >> mysql-client-core-5.5 mysql-server mysqltuner >> mysql-common mysql-server-5.5 mysql-utilities >> mysql-mmm-agent mysql-server-core-5.5 mysql-workbench >> mysql-mmm-common mysql-source-5.5 >> mysql-workbench-data >> mysql-mmm-monitor mysqltcl >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Michael Havens >> >> >> wrote: >> >> thanks, Brian:) >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Brian Cluff >> >> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> On 02/01/2013 12:48 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >> I'm at pre instalation checklist now. One of >> the issues I >> have with this >> section is that my outpu buffering is set to on >> and they >> recommend off. >> I think I am going to leave it as it stands now >> but wanted >> to get advise. >> >> >> I believe that setting is optional, so you should >> be safe >> leaving it along as it won't really matter for a >> personal site. >> >> >> The other issue is configuration.php Writeable. >> After >> googling a little >> I figured I bette make it writable and so did. >> >> >> Yup, you have to make it writable so that it can >> create and >> modify the config. Later once you have everything >> set like you >> like it, you can safely set it to read only and >> that can help >> with security. >> >> Brian Cluff >> >> ------------------------------** >> ____--------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__**__org >> >> >> >> >> >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail >> settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/____**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> > >> >> >> >> >**> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------**__--------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__**org >> >> > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/__**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> > >> >> ------------------------------**__--------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__**org >> >> > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/__**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------**--------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> ------------------------------**--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >