Install failure on OSX

[AIVAS]

I installed it on a Fedora Core 2 system. Had the exact same error.

1st problem noted. Installer does NOT create database. I had to create it manually. Once I did the error re: "Database doesn't exist" went away. This really should be part of the installation.

I created a user phpmyfaq and gave them FULL rights to ONLY the phpmyfaq database I created.

I used that user name & password as the database user & password in the installer and received the exact same error as OSX.

Off the cuff, I tried using the MySQL ROOT user and password for the database user & password and the install completed successfully.

I have to admit I'm not all that comfortable with having to use the ROOT user & password on a system that may go live to the enitire internet. Shouldn't a properly configured MySQL user (full rights to ONLY the phpMyFAQ database) be enough?

[Thorsten]

Hi,

most of the users do not have root access to the database. You're right, there might have been a function to try to create a database.
You do not need root access to your MySQL server to install phpMyFAQ. A user with the right to create, select, update and delete is enough.

bye
Thorsten

[AIVAS]

I've successfully installed phpMyFAQ on both OSX systems. The resolution was the same as the Fedora Core 2 system. I had to create the database manually and then specify the ROOT MySQL user & password in order for it to create the tables (even though there is a user that has FULL rights to that table I created - it fails with the "can't connect" error)

[Thorsten]

Hi,

curios problem. I'll talk about that with my Mac friend.

bye
Thorsten