Second step installation errors

2nd step calls for creating your database and user. Are you using phpMyAdmin or cPanel to do that?

See: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Installing_WordPress

Hi, the server I have access to uses Plesk 7.5 Reloaded, which I used to create the database and user. It’s connecting okay – could it be a privileges issue as mentioned in the codex help but not showing as a ‘cannot create table’ error?

Thanks.

Try following this installation guide: https://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/plesk/

Hi, I’ve tried the workflows on the tamba2 and codex help pages but neither has solved the problem – I also logged in to mysql through the console to create the database and set user privileges directly in case that was it, but still no luck. I appreciate the help – any ideas what else it could be?
PHP version 4.3.10-2.4
MySQL version 3.23.58-16.FC2.1
Plesk Reloaded 7.5.3
Thanks for the help.

Any chance that you would be will to upgrade MySQL to at least v4.0.x?

I will try –
I’m new to Plesk, and will have to find out how to upgrade ??

WordPress installs fine on a shared hosting account I have – must be something to do with the dedicated server setup – maybe MySQL too old as you suggest?

WordPress “requires” MySQL v3.23.23, but I also believe that WP v1.5.x has only been tested on MySQL v4.0.x and 4.1.x.

Took me a while to learn how (yum) but I’ve upgraded services to:

PHP version 4.3.11-8.frhc2.art
MySQL version 4.0.24-2.rhfc2.art

Both are the latest stable releases that don’t bomb Plesk, but WordPress still gives same db ‘table doesn’t exist’ error? Thanks for your help so far – I’m stuck for ideas where to look next…

After trying all of the excellent advice given, I came to the conclusion that there must have been something wrong with the Plesk server setup.

Considering all I’d done was add a domain and clicked the ”upgrade Plesk 7.5.2 to 7.5.3″ boxes, that’s worrying to say the least!

Anyhow, got 7.5.2 re-installed and the bundled WordPress 1.2.1 has installed fine!

Thanks for the help MichaelH & macmanx.

The problem seems to be a bug in the ioncube PHP optimzer. Disable it in /etc/php.ini (or upgrade it), and the installation should work.

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