Installation Question(SOLVED)

jesse harrah

Joined: 2011-01-09
Posts: 16
Posted: Mon, 2011-01-17 23:13

I am on step 5 (Database Setup) of the gallery installer. My site is ssawnings.net Username is ssawning

Should my DB Hostname be ssawnings.net
Should my DB Username be ssawning

Please advise
 
ohwy

Joined: 2011-01-17
Posts: 32
Posted: Mon, 2011-01-17 23:28

Hi Jesse,
Based on my experience the hostname is written in your cpanel and the username is user of your DB. .
 
jesse harrah

Joined: 2011-01-09
Posts: 16
Posted: Mon, 2011-01-17 23:33

The cpanel has main domain: ssawnings.net username:ssawning
I believe I can make up a username for the gallery db but I don't know what to
put in the DB Hostname:
 
ohwy

Joined: 2011-01-17
Posts: 32
Posted: Mon, 2011-01-17 23:42

try to insert ssawnings.net if its not working ..
search your hostname in your cpanel usually its in advance option
or if you cant find it you can contact your server hosting to know exactly what is your hostname . .

 
alecmyers

Joined: 2006-08-01
Posts: 4342
Posted: Mon, 2011-01-17 23:48

Just to be clear, the DB hostname is the name of the system (host) that is running the instance of MySQL on which you have privileges (with the db name / username /password you've been given.) That may be the same system that's holding your website, or it may be something entirely different. Best to ask your host.
 
jesse harrah

Joined: 2011-01-09
Posts: 16
Posted: Tue, 2011-01-18 00:55

thanks guys, now I'm locked out of the host & awaiting my ticket to get it flushed.
 
jesse harrah

Joined: 2011-01-09
Posts: 16
Posted: Wed, 2011-01-19 00:22

Problem solved. Fix: I had completely deleted my gallery installation & was installing a new copy. The installer did not recognize any of my info.
Using MySQL I created a database xxxx_gallery2 or mysite_gallery2 & gave it a password. Then I entered the info in the installer & it worked. However the default of the installer was DB Host: localhost & this was correct. The new info was entered where the installer had DB:gallery2 & replaced with xxxx_gallery2 the new DB created with MySQL Admin.