Contact Form 7

  • scottkr

    (@scottkr)


    14 years ago

    I’m running Word Press 3.1

    I installed Contact Form 7 to the Plugins directory on the server. Then back in the WP Admin Plugins page, clicked on Activate for Contact Form 7. Then on the left side menu of WP went to Contact/Edit. When I did this this error came up.

    “The database table for Contact Form 7 does not exist. You must create the table for it to work.”

    The words “create the table” is a clickable link so I clicked on it. I then looked at the mySQL DB and there was no new table created in the WP db. A table can be created but without knowing how many and what type of fields the table needs, the table cannot be created.

    This process has become very frustrating because I’ve looked at videos I found on youtube.com but its just not working for me. I would appreciate any help.

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  • flamenco

    (@flamenco)

    I would suggest uninstalling/deleting, and try doing the install from the admin interface. With 3.1, there’s generally no need to upload and install the old way anymore.

    After you’ve completely deleted it, Plugins, Add New, click on Popular, you’ll see it right there, and “Install Now”. If auto-install doesn’t work, you’re probably having trouble with your hosting being bad.

    Good luck.

    Thread Starter scottkr

    (@scottkr)

    Ok, I’ll try it thru the WP Admin Plugins page.

    Lets assume that the error I’m getting about the DB table not being created, is the fact when you Activate the CF7 Plugin it creates the DB table it needs? Cause when I look directly at the DB the table CF7 wants is not there.

    I would manually create the table but a table cannot be created without knowing field info.

    Can you look at your mySQL thru phpMyAdmin and tell me what you have?

    Thread Starter scottkr

    (@scottkr)

    I just did it thru the WP Admin, same problem.

    The database table for Contact Form 7 does not exist. You must create the table for it to work.

    flamenco

    (@flamenco)

    Wow, your problem is beyond what I can suggest, then. Your hosting is probably not going to cut it for plugins, and if not for that, I would doubt that it’s going to work well for WordPress at all. You can confirm this by trying to install other plugins, and see if you get the same result.

    On the forums I do see cases of lame hosting where at least doing the manual install, as you did, would work, even if the auto-install would not. But your case is particularly bad. I suppose you could ask your host tech support if anyone is running WordPress successfully, and if they could help. If it’s a cut-rate host, don’t hold your breath for help, though.

    Maybe you have Windows hosting or something. In any case, there are loads of hosts, maybe it’s time to go shopping. Sorry for bad news. That’s my opinion, anyway. Maybe someone else will have an idea.

    Thread Starter scottkr

    (@scottkr)

    Hosting service is in no way the issue. I’m using a VERY good and not a cheap service at all. I’m very picky about where I host my clients sites. Its not WinBlows hosting either. Its all UNIX based. The problem has to be as I mentioned the mySQL db. CF7 requires a table as per the error I’m getting. The table can’t be created so the db may not be writeable so I’m looking into that now.

    Thread Starter scottkr

    (@scottkr)

    As I figured it to be. In phpMyAdmin for mySQL the function CREATE was not active. Once I made active I went back to the WP Admin, clicked on that error message about creating the table and the error went away cause the table was then created and I verified it by looking in the DB and there was table. I can now set my CF7 variables.

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