problem with drupal 6.14+lighttpd

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Posted by jfcg on October 12, 2009 at 11:26am

Hi,
i have ubuntu 9.04 amd64 desktop on a core2 laptop with the latest patches. i have postgresql 8.3.8-0ubuntu9.04 and lighttpd 1.4.19-5ubuntu7 installed, and no other web server/db (weird combo yes).

i downloaded drupal-6.14.tar.gz from here, and copied the contents into /var/www. when i attempt to install drupal by loading http://localhost/install.php in Firefox, i get a 403 Forbidden error. i read lots of 403-drupal stuff on the net but could not resolve my problem. installation does not even start.

so what do i do?

Thanks..

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Hi, have you installed

Posted by svenrissmann on October 12, 2009 at 12:08pm
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Hi,

have you installed php5-cgi??
You can do so by typing "sudo apt-get install php5-cgi php5-pgsql" the other basic packages for php5 will be installed autom.
After that you should make sure that mod-fcgi is enabled. Type "sudo lighty-enable-mod" and enable module "fastcgi" if it isn't already. If one or more steps I've explained above weren't done already type "sudo /etc/init.d/lighttpd force-reload".

If the problem still exists then try fixing it by doing:

"chmod -R 0755 /var/www/drupal-6.14"
"mkdir /var/www/drupal-6.14/sites/default/files"
"chmod -R 0777 /var/www/drupal-6.14/sites/default/files"

Now it should work...

regards

Sven

Failed to select your

Posted by montazer on November 10, 2009 at 7:23am
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Failed to select your database on your MySQL database server, which means the connection username and password are valid, but there is a problem accessing your data. MySQL reports the following message: Unknown database 'drupal614'.

* Are you sure you have the correct database name?
* Are you sure the database exists?
* Are you sure the username has permission to access the database?

For more help, see the Installation and upgrading handbook. If you are unsure what these terms mean you should probably contact your hosting provider.

what do i do now?

This is more of a MySQL

Posted by Garrett Albright on November 19, 2009 at 9:26pm
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This is more of a MySQL problem than anything with Lighty at this point, but… Are you able to successfully connect to the database using some other MySQL program? And are you sure you're using the correct database name?

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