my php doesn’t find mysql

  • Trying to install WordPress 1.5.1.1 on a Fedora Core 3 system. I get the following message when I run install.php:

    Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL which is required for WordPress.

    However … i can log on both as root and as the user I’ve defined for wordpress onto mysl from the command line. The database, username and password in config.php is correct (and all work from command line).
    I have mysql server 4.0.34, php 4.3.11, and php-mysql 4.3.11 all showing as installed rpms.

    Is there a configuration file for php that I should be checking for path? Any other ideas?

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  • I was hoping that some other Vevida user was also a WordPress user ‘-)

    The blurd reads: “WordPress is a state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability.” It doesn’t say you have to be PHP and MySQL savvy ??

    And another happy user also comments on their site: “I just converted my webpage to WordPress. The installation was supposed to take 5 minutes but it took me about 5 days. After a lot of arguing with my web host and trying the same thing over and over againa€|. it worked! I think..”

    The lesson? Think of those who does not share the knowledge you have aqurired and are therefore outside the world of WordPress…

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    You don’t have to be MySQL savvy, and you don’t have to be PHP savvy at all. The actual moral of the story is that you should know how to setup a MySQL database, and your hosting provider should provide you with the information on how to do that. The truth of the mater is, most hosting providers provide a simple one-click form for creating a MySQL database. Once you create the database through their one-click form, you then plug that information into wp-config.php. As you can see, there is no MySQL knowledge required. What is required is the knowledge that you have the ability to create MySQL databases, and that you know how to create them thanks to your hosting provider’s FAQ or Knowledge Base. For the record, I installed WordPress in 3 minutes with no PHP or MySQL knowledge.

    Also for the record, The detailed WordPress installation instructions are very detailed. Beyond that, it’s up to your hosting provider to provide you with information on uploading your files, creating MySQL databases, etc.

    In fact, the detailed installation instructions even provide you with step-by-step guides for creating MySQL databases via the three most popular programs/methods.

    Aha… the one click will cost me 12 euro a month ??

    Okay, I have got one step further. I actually managed to start the installation. Bad I was wondering about whether any folders needed extra rights, such as writing. Looks like it, as I got some kind of brief error message. So I changed the writes on that specific directory and tried again. But of course you can’t try again, now I read I have to empty the database, wherever that may be.

    I am assuming that somewhere something has to be written to the database, so that some directory somewhere must have its rights changed. ??
    Having gone as far as “Already Installed You appear to have already installed WordPress. To reinstall please clear your old database tables first.” What next?

    In other words, how do I clear my old database tables?

    Seems to be okay, despite the rights issue… do any of my folders need to be writable?
    And does anyone know of an extension to make it possible for people to incorporate a photo in their upload?

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