[Xerte] walkthrough for installing toolkits

Thu May 21 18:00:19 BST 2009

No, there is a password.  I just took it out.  But this is for visitors to my site, of course.  My id 
and password are different.

I will try again next week and report back.

Date sent:	Thu, 21 May 2009 15:59:05 +0100
From:	Patrick Lockley <Patrick.Lockley at nottingham.ac.uk>
Subject:	RE: [Xerte] walkthrough for installing toolkits
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> That's fine if it lets you use blank passwords?
> 
> What other errors did the installer generate?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of
> jventola at verizon.net
> Sent: 21 May 2009 03:47
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> Subject: RE: [Xerte] walkthrough for installing toolkits
> 
> Not sure if this is what you want...
> 
> I don't see a database.php at the root when I use Filezilla.  If I
> enter the www directory and then the toolkits directory, the
> database.php is as follows:
> 
> <?
> /**
> * 
> * database page, has the settings for database connection
> *
> * @author Patrick Lockley
> * @version 1.0
> * @copyright Copyright (c) 2008,2009 University of Nottingham
> * @package
> */
> 
> /*
> * Host where database is
> */
> $xerte_toolkits_site->database_host = "localhost";
> 
> /*
> * Username for database
> */
> $xerte_toolkits_site->database_username ="Teacher";
> 
> /*
> * Password for database
> */
> $xerte_toolkits_site->database_password =;
> 
> /*
> * Database name
> */
> $xerte_toolkits_site->database_name ="jvxerte";
> 
> /*
> * Database table prefix
> */
> $xerte_toolkits_site->database_table_prefix ="";
> ?>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -------------- Original message ---------------
> Date sent:	Wed, 20 May 2009 20:00:09 +0100
> From:	Patrick Lockley <Patrick.Lockley at nottingham.ac.uk>
> Subject:	RE: [Xerte] walkthrough for installing toolkits
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> 
> Got to type fast so I beat Ron...... d'oh :)
> 
> The first line should be the host - usually local host, or the name of
> the mysql server you are using. If you leave it blank I am not sure
> what happens.
> 
> I am not sure if your siteground login is the same user ID as for the
> database. From my experience of website packages you have to make your
> own accounts on the mysql server. Can you see the user table in the
> mysql database - that should have your accounts in.
> 
> 
> If you create the database you'll need to give your account rights to
> use it, and then also flush priveleges.
> 
> The access denied messages are to indicate the installation of the
> last table has failed. I'll need to change that as I figured it was
> explicit. It might only fail on one or two things (and to be fair if
> it fails it means the system won't work - since we got round the magic
> quotes thing).
> 
> I am guessing that the user you created was for the database as well?
> Does that account have insert rights? To all tables?
> 
> If you're not sure something like
> 
> Select * from mysql.user 
> 
> should work
> 
> Could you post up the content of your site_root/database.php - leave
> out the password obviously.
> 
> 
> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of
> jventola at verizon.net
> Sent: Wed 20/05/2009 18:25
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> Subject: RE: [Xerte] walkthrough for installing toolkits
> 
> I actually managed to install it, but when I navigate to the site, all
> I see is the numeral 1 in upper left.
> 
> What I did was to take the advice to create a database in the cpanel.
> 
> On the "MySQL Database Creation page" of setup, I
> left first line blank, used my normal login for siteground and entered
> the new database name but left the prefix blank.
> 
> That seemed to work. I created a user account on the next screen. Then
> I hit Submit Query at the bottom and got a lot of text with a lot of
> access denied for user messages. Still, at the bottom it says the
> Installation is complete and provides a link to my toolkits site.
> 
> But, as I say, the page is empty except for one digit.
> 
> 
> 
> Date sent: Wed, 20 May 2009 08:50:33 +0100
> From: Patrick Lockley <Patrick.Lockley at nottingham.ac.uk>
> Subject: RE: [Xerte] walkthrough for installing toolkits
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> 
> > What errors do you get?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> > [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of
> > jventola at verizon.net
> > Sent: 20 May 2009 02:13
> > To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> > Subject: [Xerte] walkthrough for installing toolkits
> >
> > I have a hosted account (on Siteground) and would like to install
> > Xerte toolkit. (I've managed moodle and drupal). I am getting errors
> > about setting up the database when I run Setup. I am a tad beyond
> > total newbie status when it comes to mysql and php. (Siteground has
> > easy installers for the packages it supports.)
> >
> > Does anyone know of a walkthrough t 
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