Dizkus

I have a huge problem!! I need pnRender and I have tried to install twice and keep getting an error. After I instal i got o my homepage and get "problem with database connection" and i can't even get to my site.

I have seen posts about the config.php file, is that my problem? Where is this located? and wwhat would I need to change.

Also I have seen Swiss Army Knife, is that an option? Please help I just want to install pnrender!

"problem with database connection" means the cora can't connect to the database. This might be due to problems in the database server (try with phpMyAdmin), or because the wrong credentials are in config.php (this file is located at the root of your PostNuke directory)

what would be problem be with the database server?

in the config.php file, what would I need to change?

Such as it crashing or otherwise not being available.



That depends on whether this is actually causing the problem. Information in config.php is encrypted, so you need to enter the correct database connection values, and set the encoded variable to 0.

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Simon

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My database is fine...

I changed the encoded variable to 0 and it still isn't working. Can you think of anything else.

I am stuck, everything I want to do requires pnrender and I can't seem to get it up and running.

Your variables in config.php must be wrong. Check that the values in the file are correct.

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Simon

itbegins.co.uk - Zikula Consulting

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This is my config.php file:


----------------------------------------------------------------------
//
$pnconfig['dbtype'] = 'mysql';
$pnconfig['dbtabletype'] = 'MyISAM';
$pnconfig['dbhost'] = 'localhost';
$pnconfig['dbuname'] = '';
$pnconfig['dbpass'] = '';
$pnconfig['dbname'] = 'Phoenix';
$pnconfig['system'] = '0';
$pnconfig['prefix'] = 'nuke';
$pnconfig['encoded'] = '0';

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
// For debugging (Pablo Roca)
//
// $debug - debugger windows active
// 0 = No
// 1 = Yes
//
// $debug_sql - show SQL in lens debug
// 0 = No
// 1 = Yes
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
GLOBAL $pndebug;
$pndebug['debug'] = 0;
$pndebug['debug_sql'] = 0;

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
// You have finished configuring the database. Now you can start to
// change your site settings in the Administration Section.
//
// Thanks for choosing PostNuke.
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
// if there is a personal_config.php in the folder where is config.php
// we add it. (This HAS to be at the end, after all initialization.)
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
if (@file_exists("PostNuke1/personal_config.php"))
{ include("PostNuke1/personal_config.php"); }
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
// Make config file backwards compatible (deprecated)
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
extract($pnconfig, EXTR_OVERWRITE);
?>



Can you tell me what is wrong??

Need to put in your database connection info..

OK! I am going to try this. One question, is your host name the same as your domain name? or do you usually use localhost?

usually, its localhost.

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Regards,
Simon

itbegins.co.uk - Zikula Consulting

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OK I got it! Now I have a new problem. It just says:

Session initialisation failed

now what?

Are there any tables in the database? Did you ever run the install script and get past the table creation stage? Is the prefix value in config.php set correctly?

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Simon

itbegins.co.uk - Zikula Consulting

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Ok in a normal install, the install script for PostNuke populates the config.php file with the values that you give it during the install. How was this PostNuke installed in the first place?

Yes there are all of the PostNuke tables in this database. My site has been up and running for a while with no problems until this www.ilivetoshop.com What is the prefix value you are referring to?

Post Nuke was already installed my my server by the server company I didn't do it myself.

Well if it was the version in the plesk application vault, it is a hacked version and they(plesk) add the database connection information in I "think" the pnAPI.php file, not sure though where they stuck it but its not in the config.php file where its supposed to be at.
If this is the case then you are going to have lots of problems with installing 3rd party modules and also with upgrading PostNuke.