Installation for Newbies
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 3:05 am
Hi guys,
I recommend that a section be added at the start of your documentation for complete newbies like me. I had no idea that I had to first create a mySQL database.
I'm new to cPanel and RVsitebuilder and MySQL and have no programming experience. I lack much basic information, yet want to use some of the nice open source packages around.
YellowLD told me I can't get support for installations done by other packages like RVsitebuilder. Fair enough I thought, so I went to do a new installation from scratch.
I read the documentation and all went well uploading files and changing directory permissions. Went to install the database using the simple installation option and got error trying to connect to database. Being a complete newbie I had no idea what to do next. Reading these forums didn't help me. I went back to cPanel and stumbled across a link to MySQL databases. After trying various things (yes, I can hear you scream - no!!!! another newbie who has no idea) I finally worked out I need to create a database through cPanel and create a user. I then went back to the Serendipity install and matched the information I setup in MSQL. Voila! it worked and I have the start of blog (feeling very pleased with myself).
So, adding a section to your documentation for newbies would help people like me. I understand you can't give specific info as other people might use a different database engine to MySQL, however something saying like you need to FIRST create a database, name it, and create a user, before doing the install would help.
Looking forward to now using the blog.
Cheers,
Rod
I recommend that a section be added at the start of your documentation for complete newbies like me. I had no idea that I had to first create a mySQL database.
I'm new to cPanel and RVsitebuilder and MySQL and have no programming experience. I lack much basic information, yet want to use some of the nice open source packages around.
YellowLD told me I can't get support for installations done by other packages like RVsitebuilder. Fair enough I thought, so I went to do a new installation from scratch.
I read the documentation and all went well uploading files and changing directory permissions. Went to install the database using the simple installation option and got error trying to connect to database. Being a complete newbie I had no idea what to do next. Reading these forums didn't help me. I went back to cPanel and stumbled across a link to MySQL databases. After trying various things (yes, I can hear you scream - no!!!! another newbie who has no idea) I finally worked out I need to create a database through cPanel and create a user. I then went back to the Serendipity install and matched the information I setup in MSQL. Voila! it worked and I have the start of blog (feeling very pleased with myself).
So, adding a section to your documentation for newbies would help people like me. I understand you can't give specific info as other people might use a different database engine to MySQL, however something saying like you need to FIRST create a database, name it, and create a user, before doing the install would help.
Looking forward to now using the blog.
Cheers,
Rod