Error message when going to wp-admin/install.php

  • yourtakesports

    (@yourtakesports)


    17 years, 9 months ago

    I tried to install wordpress on my site, so I uploaded everything by ftp. I believe the MySQL database is not configured correctly. I am hosting with godaddy, and when I go to wp-admin/install.php I get this message:

    Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension which is required by WordPress.

    I created a MySQL database but did not do anything else. I altered the config php script as described in the install process. I uploaded it to the website and not MySQL which I am assuming is the problem. Do I need to import it?

    My options on my database are

    processes
    databases
    import
    export

    Obviously, I’m new to this and completely lost. When I try to import, it asks for the text file, which seems incorrect.

    Please help

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  • moshu

    (@moshu)

    17 years, 9 months ago

    I uploaded it to the website and not MySQL which I am assuming is the problem.
    Don’t assume. No, it should NOT be uploaded to the database. It should be in WP root dir.

    Are you on Win server or Linux? If Win, switch immediately to Linux.

    Thread Starter yourtakesports

    (@yourtakesports)

    17 years, 9 months ago

    There are no problems if I am running windows on my computer to switch to linux? I was planning on having the site in the root directory of my website, so the homepage would be straight to the blog.

    moshu

    (@moshu)

    17 years, 9 months ago

    Your computer has nothing to do with godaddy’s server. Those are not related at all.
    Nobody should ever use a Win server for hosting.

    Thread Starter yourtakesports

    (@yourtakesports)

    17 years, 9 months ago

    How do you change from windows to a linux server with godaddy? Do I just have to email them and they will change it for me, or is it a setting I can change. I have emailed them and requested they change it for me, but could I save time and do it myself?

    moshu

    (@moshu)

    17 years, 9 months ago

    I dont’ know but it has been posted many many times… and the search works:
    http://wordpress.org/search/godaddy?forums=1

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