but before I created the link it went to the admin page. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 3:41 PM, keith smith wrote: > > Sounds like your install is not installed correctly. > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > --- On *Tue, 2/26/13, Michael Havens * wrote: > > > From: Michael Havens > Subject: Re: joomla > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 3:05 PM > > > I've already installed it on my local machine. The reason I'm thinking I > need a database for each webpage is that I created a link to the webpage's > location in /var/www in an experiment to be able to not store the page in > /var/www but rather in ~/Documents/ . Then when I went to the admin > page it wanted to setup joomla again. > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 6:55 AM, keith smith > > wrote: > > > Mike, > > It appears you are thinking a DB is a physical thing like a static > webpage. It is physical in that it resides on your file system, however it > is not like a static webpage. > > Take a look at these tutorials > http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/tutorial.html. They should help > you understand the what and how of databases, specifically MySql. > > Here is some PHP info on how to work with MySql databases > http://www.php.net/manual/en/set.mysqlinfo.php. > > I would recommend understanding the basics before trying to install Joomla > on your local LAMP install. > > > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > --- On *Tue, 2/26/13, Michael Havens > >* wrote: > > > From: Michael Havens > > > Subject: Re: joomla > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > > > Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 12:27 AM > > > > I was thinking..... Do you need to create a new database for every new > website? If so I think I need to chown the database or maybe add it to a > group. > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 12:17 AM, Michael Havens > > wrote: > > why is it asking for database info?! oh bother. > well I tried to create a database but this is the error it gives: > > An error occurred while trying to create the database onlineworkfinder.us. > The user may not have enough privileges to create a database. The required > database may need to be created separately before you can install Joomla!. > > So please, what do I need to do. Should I chown something? If so, what? > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 >