The mysql option does not seem to work

[Niklas]

I'm having problems with getting the EP-Dev counter to work when set to MySQl. When it is set to "use files" it works fine.

When I try to load the PHP-page that points to counter.php I just get this error:

"The page cannot be displayed"

I have edited the "config_mysql.php" and entered my MySql passwd. I have not changed anything else. (I have tried to replace "localhost" with my local IP address, but I did not help).

Do I need to set up the MySql datebase before I can use this option?

(I'm no expert in MySql.)

[Patrick]

First off let me just say that the counter's MySQL option is working fine (thousands of websites use this counter)

Yes, you do need to create a mysql database and specify its name in config_mysql.php. If your webhost has a control panel then this can usually be done from within the control panel. Do not forget that some control panels also have a setup where you must also create/assign mysql users to mysql databases (such as cPanel).

[Niklas]

Thanks for the answer!

Now I created my first empty mysql DB! :blink: (I just created a blank table)
After that I imported the "dbtables.sql" file I found in the install directory.

Then I updated the "config_mysql.php" with the right DB name.

It worked great!!!

Thanks again for the support and a big thank you for a great counter application!

[Patrick]

Thanks for the answer!

Now I created my first empty mysql DB! :blink: (I just created a blank table)
After that I imported the "dbtables.sql" file I found in the install directory.

Then I updated the "config_mysql.php" with the right DB name.

It worked great!!!

Thanks again for the support and a big thank you for a great counter application!

Heh, you performed a manual instal there. All you had to do was specify the mysql database information and the script would have installed itself. However, it all worked out so it doesn't matter.