[Xerte] Full install failing on page 4: No database selected

[RonM]

Hi Steve

I've had this kind of problem on windows/IIS installations too. So a couple
of suggestions but from memory...

 

1.       Try the installation again but before you submit page3 to page 4
check database.php which should be created automatically in the root of your
install but may not have all the correct values. If it doesn't edit that so
that it does and then submit page 3 to page 4.

2.       If that all works remember that if you haven't used ldap you will
need to rename index.php and either use switch.txt or demo.txt renamed to
index.php

3.       If steps 2 & 3 don't work check the site details table for errors
if some of the paths are incorrect try fixing those in the database.

 

Pat may have other suggestions but try this and post back to the list.

HTH

Ron

 

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Steve Ricketts
Sent: 07 March 2010 14:41
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Full install failing on page 4: No database selected

 

I'm trying a new full install on Windows Vista with IIS.  It creates the
database fine but when I get to the 4th page there are a ton of errors all
ending with no database selected.  I've changed the setup/database.txt file
to reflect the current installation (found that in post) but there is no
change in the errors.  I basically left the mysql information on page3.php
alone.  Can anyone help me to the next step?


Thanks,

 

sr

 

PS. Regarding the discussion of forum vs. e-mail, as a newcomer the response
of the e-mail replies is terrific and very helpful.  However, what I really
would like is a way to easily look back at a threaded discussion on a
specific issue... I have many I need to chase and am reluctant to ask
questions about every silly thing that pops into my head.   Today, I used
the newly reference search function to find some information on the problem
mentioned above, but it was very difficult to follow.  There are multiple
topics in the threads and it's easy to loose your way... I'm not sure I
found all the references.

 

Is there no way to have your cake and eat it too... (then again what's the
purpose of having the cake in the first place!) where you can e-mail each
post in a forum to the mailing list?   You could have your forum topic areas
and those that wanted to follow that route could deal with a regular forum
(sub topics, search threads, etc.) and the mailing list people still get to
receive each post in their e-mail.

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