Installing SMF PROBLEM.. i need help..tnx

[piojunbabia]

I ruined the index.php files and it ruined everything... so now i have reset my forum and have to install again... i deleted all the files in "public_html" and downloaded SMF installer. then when I am about to install it, i got error message.. what could have happen? can anyone help out? this is the error message i got!

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Cannot connect to the MySQL database server with the supplied data.If you are not sure about what to type in, please contact your host.
Access denied for user 'hionline'@'localhost' (using password: NO)
Click here to try this step again.
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anyone please?  [/]

[Vekseid]

You need to supply your database password to the install script : )

[piojunbabia]

i already provided password for that database.. but that is still the error message I recieve... anything else?

[Vekseid]

Is your password set correctly in Settings.php?

It's difficult to diagnose without more details in general.

[piojunbabia]

oh. do i have to set the password correctly? i just put a random password, i entered it in the install.php i have no idea about that settings.php

[Vekseid]

Oh... yes, you will need to use the same password you configured the database to, whatever that is in your control panel.

[piojunbabia]

i did set only one password once... i entered the password during on install.php what should i do with the settings.php? do i do some editing there? to get it fixed?

[Vekseid]

install.php needs the password to your database. Your database password is something that you set in the control panel your host provides, not in install.php

[piojunbabia]

  nosebleed....... what should i do then? i dont know php codes......

[Vekseid]

This doesn't have anything to do with php...

Find a technical friend who can walk you through your setup? I need to get going for the day here : /

[piojunbabia]

ok thank you sir... i will ask from some one who host my forum.... thank you again....


FORUM ADMIN this thread can now be locked... thank you..

[Rumbaar]

I know you asked to be locked.  But I'll give details for future searches.

You need to create a database on your host, then assign a mySQL account to that db.  Then use those db, username & password to access and create the contents of the forum inside the database.

The Online Manual should cover all this:
Installing SMF