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My s9y accidentally got deleted so I had to reinstall. My database is still on the server but I don't know how to specify it . The install procedure doesn't offer me a choice and its default is wrong.

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Actually I think the problem may arise because the php version is wrong (7.0). Any way to fix this? I had s9y working previously without problems on this server.

The installation should definitely offer you a way to specify a database. There is a setting dropdown to specify the database type, and you can enter the access data as well.

After installation, you can still change that data in "Configuration". The database setting tab will be open by default. If the blog is not working, you can change that also on your server by editing the serendipity_config_local.inc.php in your webroot directory.

I've just realised the php version is wrong (7.0). I think this is why the installation script failed. But I had s9y working previously. Anything I can do?

Have a look in the webserver logs to find out why it failed exactly, there should be an error message in that case. There is no reason for a current version of s9y not to work with PHP 7. If you try to run an old version of s9y (maybe the one you had running before?) look at whether your hoster offers the option to run an old PHP version for a short while.

OK, thanks. It seems to be working now. I deleted the old version of s9y and increased my php version to 7.2 and the error has gone away. I'll continue with the installation and hope all goes well.