newbie ?

[PolColA]

im having a problem with vBulletin....k here goes i modifyed the config.php to the mysql database pw's and such and i thought that was all u had to do but seems theirs more to it than that lol i try to connect but it says:

There seems to have been a slight problem with the database.
Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.

An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

k i set up a mysql database in cPanel5 but their may be something i have to upload to the database? i dont really know and i figured since i think it mysql prob i posted here.....thx for any help :D and as i said im a newbie at this, this is my 1st time with vb's

[spec]

I have never installed VB but This is usually what you do:
Create a database (ex vbuliten)
Database location: localhost
database user: USERNAME
database password: PASSWORD
database: vbuliten

sometimes people make mistakes with that information.

[PolColA]

yeah i did that and changed the values in config.php the dbname, dbpassword and such its just not connecting to the mysql database like it should ...... :(

[YUPAPA]

are the user and database exist? :smile2:

[Cagez]

sometimes your host adds a prefix to your database names and database usernames, like my domain is cmn.cc and when I go to make database's or database users, it renames them with the prefix "cmn_", like "cmn_mydatabase" and "cmn_myusername"

Also, you might still have to add the user to the database so that user can use it.

Might not be this way for you, but thats my regular routine when I go to make databases's with my host (I'm on cpanel). :)

[Jan]

If you are still having problems, pop over to vB support forums, there is sure to plenty there to offer assistance :)

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/

[Kaliber]

Do I smell warez? Mods: Close this thread, why would they ask here when vBulletin.com forums are meant for this kind of thing.

[PolColA]

lol no u dont smell warez and i figured out my prob i have to add tables to the database so simple but yet so hard thx for the imput though and btw the guy that bought the forums he wanted to change servers and me and him both dont know much about it but we learning :) thx again