Hello,

I tried to install XOOPS 2.3.3 and having problem with the 'Database connection' in the wizard. Something look to fail but I have really no clue.


here the source of my '/install/page_dbconnection.php':
<fieldset>
<legend>Server connection</legend>
<label for="DB_DATABASE_LABEL" class="center">
Database <select size="1" name="DB_TYPE">
<option value='mysql' selected=''>mysql</option> </select>
</label>


A database is created on the server.


Server API cgi-fcgi
Apache/1.3.33 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.8.22 OpenSSL/0.9.7d SE/0.5.3
PHP version 5.2.6
MySQL extension 5.0.32
Session extension Success
PCRE extension Success
file_uploads ON

Character encoding extension MBString
Character set conversion extension Iconv
XML parsing extension XML
Zlib Compression extension Zlib
Image functions extension GD bundled (2.0.34 compatible)
Image meta data (exif) extension Exif


MySQL charset: UTF-8 Unicode (utf8)
MySQL connection collation: utf8_general_ci


regars
lowwiss

lowwiss, welcome to the XOOPS forum!

What make you think it looks to fail?
What is the problem? Is there an error showed?
What steps are completed?

ok.

here what I have done.

-copied files form /htdocs to the root of my server.
-Created a database.
-Start the Wizard
-made writable directory and file...
-steps:-Language selection-Introduction-Configuration check-Paths settings

No problem in those steps, all green checks.

-When I click on next to go to the step "Database connection" the only thing I see in my browser is :
<fieldset>
<legend>Server connection</legend>
<label for="DB_DATABASE_LABEL" class="center">
Database <select size="1" name="DB_TYPE">
<option value='mysql' selected=''>mysql</option> </select>
</label>
( it's a combo box(dropdown list) with only one choice "mysql" inside a group box titled "Server connection". Nothing else).
To me something goes wrong there! No error message nothing only that.

I taked a look at the "page_dbconnection.php" code and the problem look to be before this page. Look like it not receiving the data from a 'post' or something

lowwiss

You might check if all the files are complete and present with the file check (see release notes).

On that same page it should also ask for :
Server hostname (Hostname of the database server. If you are unsure, localhost works in most cases)
User name (Name of the user account that will be used to connect to the database server)
Password (Password of your database user account)
Use persistent connection

Is there at the bottom also a previous and next button?
Quote:Is this an extract of view source in the browser or do you see this as it is here?

Probably you have something wrong in the path settings page. Is the URL aligned with the physical path (first field)? It should be the part of the URL in your addressbar before the /install/page_pathsettings.php