Moveable Type Help

[RickB]

Hello,

 

I am new to the TotalChoice "family" having just purchased a hosting solution. I would like to make my site a Blob using SixApart's Moveable Type engine. I find the MT installations instruction "over me head," to say the least. I downloaded their zip folded, un-zipped it and ftp'ed it to a new folder (mt) I created. Are there any kind-hearted tech wonder wizards who would take pity on me and walk me through installing it correctly?

 

Thanks,

Rick

[TCH-Rob]

Rick,

 

You can always start here http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/help/id76.htm and if you have specific questions ask away and we will be happy to assist.

[RickB]

Thanks Rob,

 

I got about half way through the instructions, then got lost. Does TCH offer configuration help services for an extra fee?

 

Thanks, Rick

[charle97]

you should go to the movable type home page and request for a paid installation. however, installing mt yourself is cheaper and will benefit you more in the future when you need to upgrade, install plugins, or apply hacks.

[RickB]

Thanks Charles,

 

I'll contact them and give it a try.

 

Thanks,

Rick

[TCH-Don]

Hi Rick!

Welcome to the family

 

 

as you see we love to help Thumbs Up

 

For me when you have a lengthy set of installation instructions, like the ones Rob linked to, I like to print them out and use as a checklist.

It is easier than going between browser windows.

 

Good luck ether way.

[KevinW]

Rick,

What we are trying to say is that the best way to learn something is to just do it. But we also know that the task may be daunting on your own.

 

Why don't you tell us where you are at in the process - what the next step is, and what your question or confusion may be.

 

-kw

[msuedkamp]

Well, since Rick didn't, I will. I just initialized the program using http://mydomain/cgi-bin/bt-load.cgi. When I do that, I get this error:

Loading initial data into system...

 

An error occurred while loading data:

 

Connection error: Access denied for user: 'zqhjluet_califo4@localhost' (Using password: YES)

 

 

Does anyone know what I need to do to remedy the situation? I know that my DB info is correct and the user is associated with the mysql database. Basically, what do i need to add to the mt.cfg file in order for mt to initialize?

[MikeJ]

Make sure you have put the database password you assigned to the user in mt-db-pass.cgi (it should be the only thing in the file).

 

In the mt.cfg file, you should have this in your database section (change zqhjluet_database to whatever your database is called):

>DataSource ./db
ObjectDriver DBI::mysql
Database zqhjluet_database
DBUser zqhjluet_califo4

 

And just triple check that you have added the database user you created to the database. You should be good to go then.

 

If it helps... these are the steps I setup for installing MT.

[msuedkamp]

Thanks, i figured it out. Thumbs Up woooot

[msuedkamp]

One more question, everything works, but the when i load the http://****/cgi-bin/mt.cgi, it loads but none of the images show up. I moved the images, docs, and style.css to a new folder in the public_html folder named mt-static. On the mt.cfg file, i designated the staticwebpath as /mt-static/. However, none of the images load. Anyone have any suggestions?

[charle97]

remove any # from the beginning of the StaticWebPath line.

[msuedkamp]

thanks, i missed it in the instructions. Mad!!!