sorting database name

[Gary R]

Hi and thanks for the warm welcome.
iv been looking around your forum the last couple of days.

Iam at the moment trying to upload my own board but its not going to plan, i need to know were my database name goes in this bit below please, does it go here ['dbname']

****** DATABASE NAME ******
// This is the name of the database where your vBulletin will be located.
// This must be created by your webhost.
$config['Database']['dbname'] = 'forum';

and what would go in here if anythink
****** TABLE PREFIX ******
// Prefix that your vBulletin tables have in the database.
$config['Database']['tableprefix'] = '';

Thanks for any help

Regards Gary R.

[Peggy]

Hi and thanks for the warm welcome.
iv been looking around your forum the last couple of days.

Iam at the moment trying to upload my own board but its not going to plan, i need to know were my database name goes in this bit below please, does it go here ['dbname']

****** DATABASE NAME ******
// This is the name of the database where your vBulletin will be located.
// This must be created by your webhost.
$config['Database']['dbname'] = 'forum';

and what would go in here if anythink
****** TABLE PREFIX ******
// Prefix that your vBulletin tables have in the database.
$config['Database']['tableprefix'] = '';

Thanks for any help

Regards Gary R.

Gary... assuming that you're talking about your config.php file, between the ' and the ' where it says forum, is where your database name goes.

as for the table prefix, again between the ' and the ' I have vb_

I hope this helps

[Gary R]

Hi Ohiosweetheart

Sorry should of said config.php.new

Thanks for the quick reply iam looking at trying to upload all the files tonight if all goes to plan :D thats if it does, hope you are around for a while lol.

Got this from my webhost: If you need MySQL server address then use - mysql14.ixwebhosting.com

So would this be the bit to go in the database name: 'mysql14.ixwebhosting.com'

Regards Gary R

[Noppid]

Hi Ohiosweetheart

Sorry should of said config.php.new

Thanks for the quick reply iam looking at trying to upload all the files tonight if all goes to plan :D thats if it does, hope you are around for a while lol.

Got this from my webhost: If you need MySQL server address then use - mysql14.ixwebhosting.com

So would this be the bit to go in the database name: 'mysql14.ixwebhosting.com'

Regards Gary R

No, that is the server setting. the DB name and how to get it depends on your hosting management package. Is it cpanel?

[Gary R]

Hi noppid

Well this is were iam starting to go down hill :confused:

Right iam in my Cpanel that i got with my webhost just gone into MySQL databases....its got in there Host Name which as mysql14.ixwebhosting.com with me ip Nos then its got Port number and one that says Database name which as no name and next to that Database description controls and at the bottom its got Add database......thats it in there ?

[Gary R]

Right just pressed the database creation

The MySQL Database Creation Wizard Step 1
The first step of the MySQL database creation wizard allows you to create a database. In the Name of database field enter the name of the database you are creating. This name will be used later when you connect to the database from any database client or tool. The Database description field allows you to provide a short description of the database. This description is used only in the control panel to remind you of the purpose of this database.
Name of database *****_blank
Database description _blank
-------------------------------------
So were the Blanks are at the bottom do i just put in there, what ever as long as i put the same in vbulletin ? like in here $config['Database']['dbname'] = 'forum';

[Brandon Sheley]

if you need a hand Gary, send me a PM or I have msn and yahoo messenger. just pm your username for those messengers and we can have you set up in a matter of seconds :)

[Peggy]

Loco, I have him as far as creating his database successfully and filling in the database name and table prefix for his config.php.new file. If you could help him from here on out I'd appreciate it. I have a little boy who's screaming for dinner

[Gary R]

Ohiosweetheart you have been a star thanks for the help 100% i own you big time :)

Loco.M iv just pm you with my msn thanks

[Peggy]

you're very welcome sweetheart... Loco is a master at this. he'll get you going alot faster than I could ;) good luck!

[Gary R]

Wright befor i try to upload these files for vb on my ftp iv got some files already there which is somethink i put on to let members know i will be there soon do i need to remove all these files first before upload starts.

Regards Gary

[Gary R]

Well i failed :) i uploaded all the upload files half a hour to do went to the http://www.mysite.com/forums/install/install.php......to find a blank srceen so somewere it did not work.

before i uploaded the upload files i did have these on my ftp site:

kde 4.00kb file folder 14/05/2006 17:20
logs 4.00kb file folder 14/05/2006 17.20
world-of-digital.com 4.00kb file folder 14/05/2006 17:20
.bash_logout 24 bytes Bash_logout File 14/05/2006 17:20
.bash_profile 191 bytes Bash logout File 14/05/2006 17.20
.bashrc 124 bytes Bashrc File 14/05/2006 17:20

So i don't know if this had anythink to do with it??
well its getting late now so time for my bed as i have to be up for work in 4 hours :( any help would be good thanks

Gary R

[Peggy]

I thought Loco was helping you??

I hope that you replaced the www.mysite.com (http://www.mysite.com) with your own url?

[Brandon Sheley]

sorry, I had gotten a phone call and had to step out of the house. Just got back and replied with my msn, and I added ya Gary.

I'll be on and off the rest of the eve. hopefully I can catch ya ;)

[Gary R]

I thought Loco was helping you??

I hope that you replaced the www.mysite.com (http://www.mysite.com) with your own url?

LOL no i put my website there Ohiosweetheart if i get a bit of time today iam going to start from the begining again and delete everythink that i uploaded.

its just that lot that was already on my server that i need to know about......if i need to leave it or delete that as well before doing a new upload ?

kde 4.00kb file folder 14/05/2006 17:20
logs 4.00kb file folder 14/05/2006 17.20
world-of-digital.com 4.00kb file folder 14/05/2006 17:20
.bash_logout 24 bytes Bash_logout File 14/05/2006 17:20
.bash_profile 191 bytes Bash logout File 14/05/2006 17.20
.bashrc 124 bytes Bashrc File 14/05/2006 17:20

As you can see this lot was from the 14th may and what i uploaded was from the 16th may

Regards Gary.

PS Loco just added you to my msn thanks

[Brandon Sheley]

you can delete that stuff Gary..

if it was there already, just delete everything in side the public_html folder..

sometimes a host will have some files in there as a default, nothing to important..

I'll be around this morning Gary, I seen you added me to msn, hopefully we can get you setup this morning :)

-Loco

[Noppid]

you can delete that stuff Gary..

if it was there already, just delete everything in side the public_html folder..

sometimes a host will have some files in there as a default, nothing to important..

I'll be around this morning Gary, I seen you added me to msn, hopefully we can get you setup this morning :)

-Loco

Those look like home folder files. Better make sure he is navagating correctly before ya make him hit any buttons. That there linux don't have a trash bin to recover files at the CLI.

[Brandon Sheley]

ya, true.. but I'm pretty sure that if the host put any files or folders in the public_html they can be deleted..

at least when ever I setup a new account, the new account will have some files under the public_html and I always delete them b4 uploading the new script.

if your not sure, then don't delete them ;) better safe then sorry.. they shouldn't hurt you if they are there already

[Gary R]

Please have a look at the uploaded pic
The config.php.new is a php file so when i use wordpad to put all the vales in how do i get it back as a php file as mine is stoping as wordpad......or is that right ?

[Brandon Sheley]

after a few ciggy's we got er working :D

[Peggy]

is he all set up now??

[Gary R]

He is :D :) :p :D

A big thankyou to you guys ;) without both your help i would still be crying lol
Give me a couple of days to play with it then you can see what it looks like......i know this is going to be a good home for me here....lots to find out and like i said hopfully i can give back.

Once again guys Thanks
Iam going to bed now DREAMING of my now board lol

see you all tomorrow

Regards Gary.

[Brandon Sheley]

is he all set up now??
ya

[Peggy]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!! Good for you Gary!

you're a sweetie Loco, thanks for helping him

[Brandon Sheley]

np :) I predict he is going to have a good site.. he has a good url for it ;)

[Gary R]

See you two tomorrow iam up in 3 hours lol :( the life of the internet.

Regards Gary

[Peggy]

See you two tomorrow iam up in 3 hours lol :( the life of the internet.

Regards Gary

tell me about it, I can't get off this damn thing to save my life :rolleyes:

[Brandon Sheley]

he was still playing with his site like an hr after he posted that :p

[Gary R]

he was still playing with his site like an hr after he posted that :p

I was as well lol but it was worth it :D