creating database problem

[Robin]

The server my website is hosted at is a shared server, which means I'm not user root. This is somewhat of a problem, since I need to create a database like this:

3. Create the cms database and grant a user rights to use it:
- login to mysql: mysql -u root -p
create database cms;
grant all privileges on cms.* to cms_user@localhost identified by 'cms_pass';
quit

Anyway, a possible solution would be to just create a database called robin_cms, which is something I can do and then just change the config file. The only problem with that solution is that my config file is blank.

Any ideas??

[Robin]

yes you can do like this:

create robin_cms as a new database
the config file is blank before install, try pointing to
[yourinstallfolder]/install/install.php if it doesn't redirect automatically

in database info, enter robin_cms as database name, and your usual database username and password, this work even on a shared environement (I have one install in this same situation)

Cheers and do not hesitate to ask more in case of need

Oh right, thank you so much. I get it now. You've been a great help.

[Robin]

One last question, what do I have to do when it says:

Warning: install directory still exists. Please remove it completely.

Do I have to remove the entire admin directory with its contents?? That seems like a bad idea.

[Ted]

Not the admin directory, the install directory. doc_root/install

[Robin]

Not the admin directory, the install directory. doc_root/install

Oh right, that makes more sense.