[Forum] Installing vbulletin 4.0

[pringler]

I hope this is the right place to get help for my problem.

I am trying to install my forum (vbulletin 4.0). I have installed the files via ftp. I have also created a database in SQL via cPanel. I have located my config.php file and i need to modify it for my database. I thought i configured it correctly but when i go to install vbulletin it gives me this error:

Step 2) Connect to the database
Attempting to attach to database
Error description: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Access denied for user 'MYDOMAINNAME'@'localhost' (using password: NO) /home/HOSTINGUSERNAME/public_html/includes/class_core.php on line 312
The database has failed to connect because you do not have permission to connect to the server. Please confirm the values entered in the 'includes/config.php' file.












I have made my database name: 'forums' .In the database name section should it be enterrred as forums? or as HOSTINGACCOUNT_forums?


I have made my username: 'user' . In the username section...should it be 'user' or 'HOSTINGACCOUNT_user'?











This is what my config.php file looks like:




// ****** DATABASE NAME ******
// This is the name of the database where your vBulletin will be located.
// This must be created by your webhost.
$config['Database']['user_forums'] = 'forum';




// ****** MASTER DATABASE USERNAME & PASSWORD ******
// This is the username and password you use to access MySQL.
// These must be obtained through your webhost.
$config['MasterServer']['user'] = 'root';
$config['MasterServer']['PASSWORD'] = '';






Thanks for your help

[Trevor Hannant]

You need to change the values after the = sign, not in the [].

[Ramsesx]

If your database name is "forums" you should add this and not as you did "forum" (without ending s).
Based upon your informations your config.php should be:

// ****** DATABASE NAME ******
// This is the name of the database where your vBulletin will be located.
// This must be created by your webhost.
$config['Database']['user_forums'] = 'forums';




// ****** MASTER DATABASE USERNAME & PASSWORD ******
// This is the username and password you use to access MySQL.
// These must be obtained through your webhost.
$config['MasterServer']['user'] = 'user';
$config['MasterServer']['PASSWORD'] = 'here you need to add your db password';

[pringler]

Thank you for your help. I have changed my config.php to be identical to yours. I get this error:

Step 2) Connect to the database
Attempting to attach to database
Connect failed: unexpected error from the database.
Error number: 1046
Error description: No database selected
Please ensure that the database and server is correctly configured and try again.

[Zachery]

Grab a default copty of the config.php and edit it again.

[pringler]

Thanks for all your help. So i uploaded a new config and i changed it to be identical to Ramsexs. I get the same error as my second post...


Step 2) Connect to the database
Attempting to attach to database
Connect failed: unexpected error from the database.
Error number: 1046
Error description: No database selected
Please ensure that the database and server is correctly configured and try again.






// ****** DATABASE NAME ******
// This is the name of the database where your vBulletin will be located.
// This must be created by your webhost.
$config['Database']['user_forums'] = 'forums';




// ****** MASTER DATABASE USERNAME & PASSWORD ******
// This is the username and password you use to access MySQL.
// These must be obtained through your webhost.
$config['MasterServer']['user'] = 'user';
$config['MasterServer']['password'] = 'mypassword';

[Zachery]

You did not grab a new fresh copy of the config.php file as instructed.

    //    ****** DATABASE NAME ****** 
    //    This is the name of the database where your vBulletin will be located. 
    //    This must be created by your webhost. 
$config['Database']['dbname'] = 'forum';

Notice the database name setting?