got it working! Thanks. I had to delete everything in the sites directory and unpack joomla again to trigger the reinstall of joomla but it's all working. yipee! :-)~MIKE~(-: On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 11:37 PM, Tom Haws wrote: > Hmm. These are always a headache to install when you are new. You are > almost there now. Did you set up the Joomla admin username and password > somewhere? I assume those would be in the configuration.php file. One > possible approach is to delete that file and see if you can trigger Joomla > to redo the installation now that you have the MySQL set up correctly. It > wouldn't be a bad refresher. ??? > > Tp, > > -- > "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 11:29 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 * 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 < >>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>>>> >* 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 < >>>>>>>>>> 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? 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