RC3 Install - Access denied for user: 'nobody@localhost

**pkirbyau** · 08-07-2006, 09:31 AM

Hi Ive been using RC2 for some time successfully but looking to upgrade to RC3 to meet security guidelines and work out some niggles erstwhile not addressed.

I believe Ive downloaded the latest tar.gz file (2.76MB) with the SQL updates.

As I need to keep my other site running, Ive renamed catalog to catalog_old and then unzipped the package. However, when I try to run /catalog/install/index.php I get the following error and can not proceed.

Warning: mysql_connect(): Access denied for user: 'nobody@localhost' (Using password: NO) in /home/pkirbyau/public_html/catalog/admin/includes/functions/database.php on line 19
Unable to connect to database server!

Ive had to roll back to RC2 so appreciate guidance. Thanks.

>Any similarities to a post from someone with technical skill is purely coincidental.

**clauska** · 08-07-2006, 05:09 PM

Think it's because you named it catalog_old make a new dir "test" and put catalog in that and try again. you can see that it tries to do somethin in "catalog/admin/includes/functions/database.php on line 19 " but yours is in catalog_old.

**pkirbyau** · 08-07-2006, 05:16 PM

Thanks Clauska. Problem remains.

Some clarity from my end. I renamed my existing (and functional) site to catalog_old and then extracted the tar file to create the new catalog directory.

Incidentally, Ive uploaded and tried the zip file too to see if something different there - no joy.

Appreciate the next turn of the crank.

**neil** · 08-08-2006, 03:50 AM

Have you tried the older sql file from this post

http://www.oscdox.com/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-6813.html

**clauska** · 08-08-2006, 07:35 AM

can you make a screendump, maybe it will help to see where in the proces it goes wrong

**clauska** · 08-08-2006, 07:36 AM

have you tried to put .com after localhost

**michael_s** · 08-08-2006, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by pkirbyau

Warning: mysql_connect(): Access denied for user: 'nobody@localhost' (Using password: NO) in /home/pkirbyau/public_html/catalog/admin/includes/functions/database.php on line 19
Unable to connect to database server!

At what step in the installer do you get this error?

**jbanda** · 08-08-2006, 12:38 PM

Sounds like you either didn't create a new database with a user and password, or you didn't enter the existing database/user/password while installing the new site (which, of course, will overwrite the old database).

**pkirbyau** · 08-09-2006, 07:25 AM

I am trying to do step one of the installation.. before even connecting to the SQL database.

Literally steps performed:
1. rename current catalog directory to catalog_RC2
2. upload tar.gz file
3. unzipped to create a new catalog directory
4. from a different window //url/catalog/admin

Have also tried admin/index.php with same result.

PS - I have now rolled back to RC2 so you wont see this screen. It can be seen at http://www.kwgallery.com.au/catalog%20RC3/admin/

**michael_s** · 08-09-2006, 08:27 AM

That is not the installer url...

It is

http://yoursite.com/catalog/install/

No error there except user error. You are trying to access the admin panel before running the installer...