Mt: Bad Object Driver

[didak]

First off, I want to say that i couldn't have gotten this far with my first MT installation attempt without these user forums. After DAYS of trying, i feel closer, but still, when i ran mt-load.cgi, got this msg:

 

Bad ObjectDriver config: Connection error: Access denied for user: 'XXXXX_mtdbadmin@localhost' (Using password: YES)

 

I suspect i need to change something in my mt-db-pass.cgi file. I did enter the password of my db user. Please help me out of this massive confusion!

 

Cheers-

Dida

 

TCH-Bruce: edited out your user name for security reasons

Edited August 13, 2004 by TCH-Bruce

[TCH-Bruce]

Did you create your database? Have you added a user to the database you created and given proper permissions?

[didak]

Yes, have created the db and user in MySQL sexn of the cPanel. I'm stymied!

[GroovyFish]

didak,

 

You mentioned you created the db and the user, but did you add the user to the database? Many people miss this step.

[didak]

Yes- that is an easy to miss step-tiny window in UI. User has been added

[didak]

Can I post a screen shot of the MySQL accnt. maintenance page without being compromised?

Dida

[TCH-Bruce]

You have added these lines to your mt.cfg file, correct?

 

DataSource ./db

ObjectDriver DBI::mysql

Database cpanelname_dbname

DBUser cpanelname_user

 

And uncommented the following lines in the mt.cfg file, correct?

 

DBUmask 0022

HTMLUmask 0022

UploadUmask 0022

DirUmask 0022

 

And added your password to the mt-db-pass.cgi file

 

That's all I can think of.

[TCH-Bruce]

Can I post a screen shot of the MySQL accnt. maintenance page without being compromised?

Dida

I wouldn't post it here. You could open a Help Desk (link above) ticket and have one of the techs take a look for you.

[LisaJill]

Just as a side note, you don't need the ./dbname thing - that's for berkeley database users - mysql is far superior and what you're trying to use. =)

 

In your mt-db-passwd.cgi (I think that's the name) do you have JUST the password and nothing else?

[TCH-Rick]

Send me a PM with your domain name, user name, and server you are on and I can take a look at the mt.cfg file. Include your password if you want me to look at the CPanel MySQL section. There is no need to submit a ticket as we really can't support MT from there and this is likely a config issue.

[didak]

I just uncommented the lines referred to. However, my understanding was that

DataSource ./dbname

 

I changed that line back to read DataSource ./db

 

Still doesn't work.

 

Have started from scratch at least 5x now . . .

[TCH-Rick]

Don't get too frustrated and make it 6 times. Click on the PM button below this post or IM me using AIM or Yahoo at tchgururick and we can get it up and running.

[TCH-Rick]

I just sent you an email.

[tysonK]

I'm having the same problem.

 

what did your e-mail say?

 

http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/i...showtopic=12295

[didak]

Hi Tyson K- Basically, what happend is that i created a DB name and didn't type it in correctly to the config file. When you add a DB using MySQL, check what MySQL says is the name and then add that in EXACTLY to the config file (best to copy and paste). Do the same for the DB username. Addtionally, i found out on my second MT install that MySQL has character limits on names. No, don't know the limit off the top of my head. Would have to go back over my notes. In any case, Rick saved me on that issue. I'm attempting to keep consice notes so that I can write them up for TCH users.

 

Now I have ANOTHER MT problem! Oy vey! Searching the forums begins again . . .

Dida

[tysonK]

thanks for the reply .

 

 

yah I finally got MT working.