i am sorry if this is a redundant post but i am trying to figure out how to install coppermine.<br /><br />i've gotten as far as the coppermine installation page. i've already read the tutorials offered on coppermine, but they only take you through setting your folder permissions and that's it. i got that part done.<br /><br />i am very very new at all of this. on the installation page it asks me to set up my sql configuration. it asks for my sql data basename, user name, my sql password, and table prefix?? i do not understand my sql at all, i am totally not familiar with this stuff <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> what is that? how do i do that? i went to my cp and went into my sql database section, but i just don't understand it. i tried to set up a user but i kept receiving error messages when i went back to the coppermine install so i am not sure if i am even doing it right. any help would be great. the tutorial does not explain this.<br /><br />thanks so much.<!--content-->
You're probably facing the usual problem with the username <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><br /><br />Don't worry, it's simple to solve. You just have to note a few things:<br /><br />even though you crete a database and call it "mydb", the actual name of the created database will be "yourcpanelusername_mydb". So you have to make sure you're using this.<br /><br />The same applies to the DB users. If you create a user and name it "myuser", the actual username will be "yourcpanelusername_myuser".<br /><br />Try it again with this freshly acquired knowledge and let me know if it helps <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><!--content-->
ok, well here is the problem. i have no idea what my sql is, i just don't understand it.<br /><br />when i am in the my sql account maintenance area in the database area i just create a db user? name it whatever? and then it asks for another user and a password, do i use my cpannel user name and password? or do i set up something different? i am sorry, but i just don't know what any of this stuff is. i've never used my sql or php. so setting up the coppermine makes no sense whatsoever to me.<!--content-->
nobody can help me? <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /><!--content-->
Take a look at the tutorial for <a href="http://help.totalchoicehosting.com/cpanel_bluelagoon_createmysql.htm" target="_blank">Setting up MySQL Accounts</a>.<!--content-->
Sorry for taking so long to reply, I've been sick and I'm not in the forums as much as usual during the day.<br /><br />As Dick suggested, read the tutorial and then, if you have any questions, just ask.<br />It's much easier and quicker than we trying to guess what you do and don't know and trying to walk you through it.<!--content-->
thanks guys, i will go check that out. hope you feel better raul.<!--content-->
hey guys, that tutorial was the ticket! there was one little thing i was doing wrong. i got coppermine to work. so now i am off to create some much better photo galleries for my website.<br /><br />thanks again! <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><!--content-->
Thanks <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><br /><br />And I'm glad you found the problem Thumbs Up<!--content-->
" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> what is that? how do i do that? i went to my cp and went into my sql database section, but i just don't understand it. i tried to set up a user but i kept receiving error messages when i went back to the coppermine install so i am not sure if i am even doing it right. any help would be great. the tutorial does not explain this.<br /><br />thanks so much.<!--content-->You're probably facing the usual problem with the username <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><br /><br />Don't worry, it's simple to solve. You just have to note a few things:<br /><br />even though you crete a database and call it "mydb", the actual name of the created database will be "yourcpanelusername_mydb". So you have to make sure you're using this.<br /><br />The same applies to the DB users. If you create a user and name it "myuser", the actual username will be "yourcpanelusername_myuser".<br /><br />Try it again with this freshly acquired knowledge and let me know if it helps <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><!--content-->ok, well here is the problem. i have no idea what my sql is, i just don't understand it.<br /><br />when i am in the my sql account maintenance area in the database area i just create a db user? name it whatever? and then it asks for another user and a password, do i use my cpannel user name and password? or do i set up something different? i am sorry, but i just don't know what any of this stuff is. i've never used my sql or php. so setting up the coppermine makes no sense whatsoever to me.<!--content-->
nobody can help me? <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /><!--content-->Take a look at the tutorial for <a href="http://help.totalchoicehosting.com/cpanel_bluelagoon_createmysql.htm" target="_blank">Setting up MySQL Accounts</a>.<!--content-->
Sorry for taking so long to reply, I've been sick and I'm not in the forums as much as usual during the day.<br /><br />As Dick suggested, read the tutorial and then, if you have any questions, just ask.<br />It's much easier and quicker than we trying to guess what you do and don't know and trying to walk you through it.<!--content-->
thanks guys, i will go check that out. hope you feel better raul.<!--content-->
hey guys, that tutorial was the ticket! there was one little thing i was doing wrong. i got coppermine to work. so now i am off to create some much better photo galleries for my website.<br /><br />thanks again! <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><!--content-->Thanks <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><br /><br />And I'm glad you found the problem Thumbs Up<!--content-->