[SOLVED] g2 install: how many fields does my database need?

chaos421
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Joined: 2003-09-29
Posts: 44
Posted: Sat, 2005-02-05 15:19

i am installing g2, and when i'm creating a database with my host, it asks for a database name, and number of fields. what should i put for the number of fields? i would hope it could add them dynamically if it needed more... the server (godaddy.com) uses mysql.

thanks,
keith
 
valiant

Joined: 2003-01-04
Posts: 32509
Posted: Sat, 2005-02-05 15:45

chaos421, when you create an empty database, you don't need to specify the number of fields/tables. It should only ask you for a database name.
G2 creates the tables with all fields automatically with the G2 installer. So, all G2 needs is an empty database, no fields or something else.
Try 0 fields, or whatever lets you finish the wizard to create a database, it shouldn't matter.

If it doesn't work, then perhaps your host has configured your database user account with too few permissions (no create/alter table), but let's first see if it works.
 
chaos421
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Joined: 2003-09-29
Posts: 44
Posted: Sat, 2005-02-05 16:05

ahh... i tried one, and it was trying to get me to create a table... and not the database. all appears to work now.

thanks,
keith