Congrats! On 02/01/2013 02:21 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > I am now up and running. > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Michael Havens > wrote: > > yeah... I figured that when you said 'While you at it, look into > how to create a user, you will need to do that in order for the > Joomla installed to attach onto the database and create it's > initial database.' So I looked into it and I am off to the next > section! > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Brian Cluff > wrote: > > You are probably at the part where it is asking to to supply a > database user name and password. It's not asking you for > names of stuff which it will create, it's asking you to supply > the username and password of an already existing mysql user. > > Brian > > > On 02/01/2013 01:49 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > > yeah apparently 'could not connect' does not mean 'not > installed'. lol > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Michael Havens > > >> wrote: > > the computer says that both packages are already > installed but the > joomla instalation still says: Could not connect to > the database. > Connector returned number: Unable to connect to the > Database: Could > not connect to MySQL. > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Brian Cluff > > >> > wrote: > > Install the package mysql-server and also make > sure you have the > package php5-mysql installed. > > Brian > > > On 02/01/2013 01:28 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > > it is asking me for a database so I figure > mysql but it > isn't installed. > No problem.... I'll apt-get it. Apt-get > install mysql tab> gives a > lot of download candidates though. Which > should I install? > I'm thinking > mysql-server but there is also ...server-5.5 and > ...server-core-5.5. > Here are the candidates: > $ sudo apt-get install mysql > mysql-client mysql-mmm-tools > mysql-testsuite > mysql-client-5.5 mysql-proxy > mysql-testsuite-5.5 > mysql-client-core-5.5 mysql-server > mysqltuner > mysql-common mysql-server-5.5 > mysql-utilities > mysql-mmm-agent mysql-server-core-5.5 > mysql-workbench > mysql-mmm-common mysql-source-5.5 > mysql-workbench-data > mysql-mmm-monitor mysqltcl > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Michael Havens > > > > >>> wrote: > > thanks, Brian:) > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Brian Cluff > > > > >>> > > wrote: > > On 02/01/2013 12:48 PM, Michael > Havens wrote: > > I'm at pre instalation checklist > now. One of > the issues I > have with this > section is that my outpu > buffering is set to on > and they > recommend off. > I think I am going to leave it as > it stands now > but wanted > to get advise. > > > I believe that setting is optional, > so you should > be safe > leaving it along as it won't really > matter for a > personal site. > > > The other issue is > configuration.php Writeable. > After > googling a little > I figured I bette make it > writable and so did. > > > Yup, you have to make it writable so > that it can > create and > modify the config. Later once you > have everything > set like you > like it, you can safely set it to > read only and > that can help > with security. > > Brian Cluff > > > ------------------------------____--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.____org > __phxlinux.org > > > >> > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to > change your mail > settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/____mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__org > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your > mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__org > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail > settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss