Sistertech,
Wednesday, October 23, 2002, 4:11:31 AM, you wrote:

S> I'm trying to host a discussion forum for my philosophy class...to make a long 
story short:

S> I've now got phpBB2 and MySQL on my virtual domain.
S> My host doesn't offer any MySQL support. I'm installing phpBB and
S> I receive an error "critical error:  cannot connect with database".
S> All the fields appear to be correct (DB name, server, passwords, phpBB__, etc.)

S> I've search archives and can't find anything that specifically addresses my issue
S> AND one that compensates for the fact that I've **never used MySQL or done
S> any programming**. 

S> I've given full permissions to everything (the folder where phpBb is located, 
cgi-bin, config.php). 
S> It appears that the database is working (status is OK) although I don't know how to 
run a test query
S> (or if such a thing is possible without *any* data or tables in the DB.

S> Question: I need internet access to a beginner's guide that can help me.
S> The MySQL FAQ and Manual assume far too much background in programming to be of 
much help.
S> An e-book or online tutorial (for pay is fine) is better now than a book, although 
I'll get one, too.

There are some articles at:
      http://www.mysql.com/articles/index.html

Hope that helps. 


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