db connect failed in setup

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fruitwerks Reply #1, 17 years, 1 month ago

Not sure why this would happen. I have all kinds of stuff running on this server and three other installs of previous modx versions.

Gentoo 2.0
mysql 5.0.17-r1
php 5.2.1
apache 2.2.11
perl 5.8.8-r5

Could not connect to the database.

Array
(
    [database_type] => mysql
    [database_server] => localhost
    [database_user] => valid_user
    [database_password] => correct_password
    [database_collation] => utf8_unicode_ci
    [dbase] => revotest
    [table_prefix] => modx_
    [https_port] => 443
    [cache_disabled] => false
    [site_sessionname] => SN4a78a0b27d2a7
    [inplace] => 1
    [unpacked] => 1
    [database_charset] => utf8
    [database_connection_charset] => utf8
)

No errors show up in any logs.. a bit stumped

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BobRay Reply #2, 17 years, 1 month ago

Are you sure about the database name? Many hosts add a prefix to the name you use when you create a DB.

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fruitwerks Reply #3, 17 years, 1 month ago

The server is here at the house. I tried with making a blank db and letting the installer give it a go, no luck either way.

Could I possibly manually dump the sql in and make the mods so I can login and get started?

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BobRay Reply #4, 17 years, 1 month ago

Quote from: fruitwerks at Aug 05, 2009, 12:29 AM

The server is here at the house. I tried with making a blank db and letting the installer give it a go, no luck either way.

Could I possibly manually dump the sql in and make the mods so I can login and get started?

There isn’t an .SQL file to use for the import.

I can’t imagine why it wouldn’t work unless the login stuff is wrong or the MySQL user doesn’t have access to that DB.

Otherwise, you might try a fresh download in case you have a corrupted file somewhere.

You did run transport.core.php, right?

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fruitwerks Reply #5, 17 years, 1 month ago

Quote from: BobRay at Aug 05, 2009, 12:36 AM

You did run transport.core.php, right?

I don’t see that file anywhere... I will download again in the morning and see what happens.

Thanks!

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fruitwerks Reply #6, 17 years, 1 month ago

hmm... downloaded again and byte count matched. Tried again and same thing.

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fruitwerks Reply #7, 17 years, 1 month ago

I downloaded the advanced install package. That file is not in there either and the installer behaves the same as the basic version.

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BobRay Reply #8, 17 years, 1 month ago

Sorry, it’s in the _build directory of the SVN version. I assumed that’s what you were using when I saw that inplace and unpacked were checked.

Have you tried the install without checking those two boxes?

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fruitwerks Reply #9, 17 years, 1 month ago

That is the funny thing, but I did not think much of it due to the beta status! on both basic and adv. versions, all I can do is new install, I can’t check anything else.

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BobRay Reply #10, 17 years, 1 month ago

I’m afraid that I’ve never installed anything but the SVN version so I’m not really sure what to expect from the versions you have. sad

Hopefully, someone else will have some helpful ideas for you.

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