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help~~ config.php~~~

    • Posted 5 years ago #

    still not working.....ahh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    when i load the install.php from http://n22.awardspace.com/bbpress/bb-admin/install.php,
    it says : "can not select DB"
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    Is there anybody who can edit the config.php for me???? (u can fill the model below)
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    <?php

    // ** MySQL settings ** //
    define('BBDB_NAME', '??????????'); // The name of the database
    define('BBDB_USER', '?????????'); // Your MySQL username
    define('BBDB_PASSWORD', '???????'); // ...and password
    define('BBDB_HOST', '????????'); // 99% chance you won't need to change this value

    // Change the prefix if you want to have multiple forums in a single database.
    $bb_table_prefix = 'bb_'; // Only letters, numbers and underscores please!

    // If your bbPress URL is , the examples would be correct.
    // Adjust the domain and path to suit your actual URL.
    // Just the domain name; no directories or path. There should be no trailing slash here.
    $bb->domain = '??????????????'; // Example: ''
    // There should be both a leading and trailing slash here. '/' is fine if the site is in root.
    $bb->path = '?????????'; // Example: '/forums/'

    // What are you going to call me?
    $bb->name = 'dig montreal';

    // This must be set before running the install script.
    $bb->admin_email = 'haiyuezhang@hotmail.com';

    // Set to true if you want pretty permalinks.
    $bb->mod_rewrite = false;

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    here is all the information that i know:

    database host : db2.awardspace.com
    database user : n22_n22
    database name: n22_n22
    database password: 123456 (i will change it after)

    my website URL: http://n22.awardspace.com
    my forums folder URL: http://n22.awardspace.com/bbpress/
    my email: haiyuezhang@hotmail.com

    Nameserver 1: ns1.awardspace.com
    Nameserver 2: ns2.awardspace.com
    Nameserver 3: ns3.awardspace.com
    Nameserver 4: ns4.awardspace.com

    THANK YOU A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • Posted 5 years ago #

    Have you tried to connect the database with another script, using the same database/username/password?

    • Posted 5 years ago #

    Dear Potter_Sys,

    I am having the same problem ("Cannot select DB."). On the same system, I have written php pages that successfully accessed that same mysql database. To give some perspective, I had no problem installing phpBB bulletin boards that use a php/mysql interface. I am just wondering what is going on here.

    Could anyone help n22 and me solve this issue? Thank you in advance.

    • Posted 5 years ago #

    My web host has recently updated to MySQL 5, which I'm not used to. I was in the same boat as some folks above--with a "Cannot select DB." error--until I changed a few things around. With my host at least, one must enable remote connections for a MySQL user (at least i think so!). Also, instead of 'localhost' I had to put 'localhost:/tmp/mysql5.sock' in the config file, something to do with a socket. All I know, though, is that I got past the bug by doing that. One other thought is that many hosts add your username to the dbname, a fact that evaded me for a while. The database would be, for instance, username_bbpress. Hope these suggestions help; I know what tech frustrations like these are like. Carefully reading the MySQL control panel is what helped me.

    Luck!

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