Installing Joomla

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Installing Joomla

Post by David Cooke » Mon 28 Jun 2010 14:03

Sharareh (caving-in-iran.org) wrote:hi cooke,

thank you for reply.
- i changeded my PWD.
- i uploaded my db from german db. to "caveiran_cii"
- i changed configuration.php
- i uploaded my datas in /home/caveiran/www/cii

i cann´t see the website: http://caving-in-iran.org/

Database Error: Unable to connect to the database:Could not connect to
database
Try using phpMyAdmin to check that the login details you are using work.

If not use the MySQL Databases option in cPanel to create the user with the password and permissions you want.

NB generally you would create a new database user for Joomla rather than use the administrator login - that is the password I think you have changed.

Then check your configuration.php to make sure they are exactly the same.


Are your new and old versions of Joomla identical?

If not I think your installation method is risky. The database format might be different.

I would recommend using Fantastico to install a working version of Joomla then export your old site and import it into your new site.
Dave Cooke
BCA IT Working Party, BCA Web Services, National Cave Registry Co-ordinator, CSCC Webmaster

David Cooke
Site Admin
Posts: 303
Joined: Thu 29 Dec 2005 23:22
Location: Axbridge, Somerset, UK

Post by David Cooke » Mon 12 Jul 2010 16:51

Hi Sharareh,

I noticed the site isn't up yet.

How are you getting on?
Dave Cooke
BCA IT Working Party, BCA Web Services, National Cave Registry Co-ordinator, CSCC Webmaster

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