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Number of fields needed for mySQL table [message #6796] Thu, 24 October 2002 19:44 Go to next message
paulholman   United Kingdom
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Title says it all.

When setting up a mySQL table for FUD forum to use I need to know how many fields it needs. This doesn't seem to be documented anywhere.

Thanks in advance.

Paul

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Re: Number of fields needed for mySQL table [message #6797 is a reply to message #6796] Thu, 24 October 2002 20:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ilia is currently offline  Ilia   Canada
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Why would you be manually creating a FUDforum's MySQL table? The installer does it automatically.

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Re: Number of fields needed for mySQL table [message #6816 is a reply to message #6797] Fri, 25 October 2002 07:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
paulholman   United Kingdom
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> Why would you be manually creating a FUDforum's MySQL table?
> The installer does it automatically

Probably because at the top of the second installation page it says "It is recommended you create a separate database for the forum."

Without a premade database I get the error
"Failed to create table fud_users.tbl (DROP TABLE IF EXISTS fud23_users), SQL Reason: No Database Selected"
on the database field of the second page of the installer script.

Sorry, but I can't find anything in the manual about this. It apperas to need a premade mySQL database, but my server needs to know how many fields the database will need.

Thanks

Paul

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Re: Number of fields needed for mySQL table [message #6826 is a reply to message #6816] Fri, 25 October 2002 12:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ilia is currently offline  Ilia   Canada
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Please take no offence, but you clearly are not aware of what you are doing. The forum asks for a database where the forum's tables can be stored. Creation of a database, unless you got one already is done via a single SIMPLE command in MySQL:
CREATE DATABASE database_name;


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Re: Number of fields needed for mySQL table [message #6871 is a reply to message #6826] Sun, 27 October 2002 12:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
paulholman   United Kingdom
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Quote:

Please take no offence, but you clearly are not aware of what you are doing.


Close to the truth Wink
Whilst I have many years experience managing on-line forums and discussion groups, it's the first time I've tried to get my "hands dirty" setting up a complete system on a virtual server myself.

Setting up software like this isn't too easy for those of us who aren't "code warriors" and much of the documentation on PHP, mySQL and FUD assumes a fair degree of code knowledge.

I finally found the information I needed buried in the support pages for my hosting company and everything is now running OK. It appears that once the hurdles of configuration are past, it's all pretty straight forward.

Ta

Paul Holman

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Re: Number of fields needed for mySQL table [message #6943 is a reply to message #6796] Tue, 29 October 2002 16:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Stilly is currently offline  Stilly   Germany
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Hi all,

maybe I´am not aware of what I´am doing too, but I have a pretty similar question.

My provider services include a MySQL Database. This Database has a Name. When installing the forum it´s asked for the name of the database where the forum data will be stored.

When I fill in the name of the data base, which is provided and then press the "Continue Button" I get the same error message:

"Failed to create table fud_users.tbl (DROP TABLE IF EXISTS fud23_users), SQL Reason: No Database Selected"

So whats wrong? Is it possible to install the forum on this premade data base or will I need a new one?

Thanks.....

Stilly

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Re: Number of fields needed for mySQL table [message #6944 is a reply to message #6943] Tue, 29 October 2002 17:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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This error most likely means that the forum was unable to select the database you've specified, that or you did not specify a database name.

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Re: Number of fields needed for mySQL table [message #6947 is a reply to message #6944] Tue, 29 October 2002 17:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Stilly is currently offline  Stilly   Germany
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Yes, I defined a data base name. Should be the right one...
What else?

host, user and password is no problem, but name of data base brings the error.

(the name of the data base is the same as the user name? Could that cause the problem?)

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Re: Number of fields needed for mySQL table [message #6956 is a reply to message #6947] Tue, 29 October 2002 19:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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When I was installing fud on my localhost I had similar troubles (as a database server I put 127.0.0.1). It complained it could'nt connect to server or couldn't login or couldn't select database (all of those messages appeared).

When I put mysql unix socket as a server it went ok.

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Re: Number of fields needed for mySQL table [message #6957 is a reply to message #6956] Tue, 29 October 2002 19:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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How do I get this UNIX Socket?

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Re: Number of fields needed for mySQL table [message #6958 is a reply to message #6957] Tue, 29 October 2002 19:55 Go to previous message
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Just type in database server:
:/path/to/file

In Debian the path should be /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock (as a default value for Mysql).

Check your database configuration to ensure correct paths.

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