Installing SMF on Mamabo database

[skyhigh007]

I try to intall SMF on my mambo website using the same database and i got an error after i type in the DB  password.

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: db_error() in /home/placeto/public_html/forum/Sources/Subs.php on line 234

The code is  $ret = mysql_query($db_string, $db_connection);
              if ($ret === false)
             $ret = db_error($db_string, $file, $line);    <------line 234

anybody knows the code?

[Oldiesmann]

Re-upload Sources/Errors.php and you should get an actual database error message...

[skyhigh007]

What do you mean Re-upload ? I found out that My hosting company uses, PHP 4.3.11, not 4.4

[Oldiesmann]

Doesn't matter. SMF will still work just fine on 4.3.11.

In this case you actually want to re-upload Sources/Subs.php as that's where the db_error function is defined. Download the "update" package here from the download page, extract the Subs.php to your computer, login to your FTP and upload Subs.php to the Sources directory.

[skyhigh007]

I did what you told and still doesnt work. Any ideas ? Do i have to install everything again ?

[skyhigh007]

I got this

Database Error
Unknown column 'c.ID_CAT' in 'field list'
File: /home/placeto/public_html/forum/Sources/BoardIndex.php
Line: 82

Note: It appears that your database may require an upgrade. Your forum files are currently at version SMF 1.0.5, whereas your database is at version SMF . It is recommended that you execute the latest version of upgrade.php.

[Oldiesmann]

See http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=50865.0 to fix the unknown column error