I found instructions to:

Check your tmp and logs folder paths inside the main configuration.php file
and make sure those folders are world writeable, 777 should work…

And I changed the permissions of those two folders. Unfortunately, now when
I load the admin page I am told:

Warning

Username and password do not match or you do not have an account yet.

But I just got done creating it for sure!

:-)~MIKE~(-:


On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 11:11 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Tom. So I need to create a new MySL for every site.
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 11:09 PM, Tom Haws <tom.haws@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm no wizard at this, but I always start mysql like this:
>>
>> mysql -uroot -p
>>
>> Now, are you saying you gave Joomla the mysql root username and password
>> to use?
>>
>> --
>> "To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you
>> will receive untold peace and happiness." - Dr. Robert Muller
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 10:18 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> so is this for each 'site' I create? I did create a user and I am told:
>>>
>>> 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!.
>>>
>>>  which says  he doesn't have the proper permissions.. But the username
>>> is 'root'. Doesn't that mean he has permission to do anything? Please, tell
>>> me what I need to do to give him the permissions he needs.
>>>
>>> Well, this is strange: I can start mysql  as my user but not with sudo.
>>>
>>> $ sudo mysql
>>> ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using
>>> password: NO)
>>>
>>> So what do I need to do?
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Tom Haws <tom.haws@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> You do need to create a MySQL user and database for Joomla.  And you do
>>>> need to give that user all the required permissions on the Joomla
>>>> database.  Then all you have to tell Joomla is the name of the database and
>>>> the MySQL username and password.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> "To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you
>>>> will receive untold peace and happiness." - Dr. Robert Muller
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I think I know what I need to do.... add my user to the mysql group
>>>>> (or whatever it is called).
>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 5:28 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> so how do I set it up correctly? I mean it was working!
>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> but before I created the link it went to the admin page.
>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 3:41 PM, keith smith <klsmith2020@yahoo.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sounds like your install is not installed correctly.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ------------------------
>>>>>>>> Keith Smith
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --- On *Tue, 2/26/13, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>* wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> From: Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: joomla
>>>>>>>> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org>
>>>>>>>> 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/<etc> . 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 <klsmith2020@yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=klsmith2020@yahoo.com>
>>>>>>>> > 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 <bmike1@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=bmike1@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> >* wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> From: Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=bmike1@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: joomla
>>>>>>>> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org<http://mc/compose?to=plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org>
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> 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 <bmike1@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=bmike1@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> > 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~(-:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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