Help How to configure mysql.

[c740015]

Hi I have desbian setup with mysql, php installed..The Thing is I dunno how to setup mysql so that php uses it..I have imported the databases using virtualmin. Made sure the names are exactly same as the old host.When i goto the webpage I get this error... It seems like its not connecting to the databases at all..

MySQL Error: The PHP MySQL extentions have not been installed. Please ask your administrator to add MySQL support to your PHP installation.

Please could some one help me with this?Thanks.

[masshuu]

try this:

apt-get install php5-mysql

then restart apache

if not, check your php.ini for extension=mysql.so and uncomment it
then restart apache

[c740015]

Hmm It seems that everything is o.k. on that side..

I'm not sure I am doing this correctly. In virtualmin I went to edit databases. Created a new one with the exact same name as the one from my old host.
Then I went to manage Database => Execute SQL => Run SQL From File => Then uploaded the SQL file...

How do I get that to work with my forum.. I have uploaded all the files i the public_html folder and its navigating to the index.php
But it seems not to be connecting to the database I imported..
Am I doing something wrong here. Or am I missing something out???

[allofus]

Hi c740015,

If you ran the install.sh on a fresh install of debian 5 as discussed a couple of days ago all you would need to do is set the root password for mysql and then create a db / dbuser and point your .php file to it.

phpmyadmin is an easy option for this and takes only moments to setup.
http://library.linode.com/databases/...ing_phpmyadmin

Have you tried using a mySQL program on your local home/office machine to connect to the database?

[c740015]

I have SQLyog Enterprize.. I dunno where to find the DB server
DB name
DB user
and the DB password is that my password for root?

And Thanks I have phpmyadmin installed now.. I was wondering about that lol.

[c740015]

Nice ... I managed to do it..

Lol I just needed to change a few files.. At 1st I dont think it was even looking for a database this is all corrected now..

Thankyou all for your help...