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20 Oct 2008, 8:30 PM
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Help! I am a newbie and feeling dumb

I am using XP and Yahoo Sitebuilder. I have installed ZenCart but am now up to the part where I am setting up the database. I have no earthly idea what to do here... like I said... I am totally new at this.

It is asking "what is the name of the database used to hold the data?" I don't know where to find this info. Am I supposed to create a folder somewhere? Can anyone help me? I feel really dumb.

20 Oct 2008, 9:41 PM
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Re: Help! I am a newbie and feeling dumb

Database is required to install zencart..not sure that
Yahoo sitebuilder has this facility...might try contacting
their support for help/advice on this issue
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20 Oct 2008, 10:18 PM
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Re: Help! I am a newbie and feeling dumb

When I log onto my site using the phpmyadmin thingy, I see a database named mysql (I think?). I am really bad at this stuff...

When I entered that info in the zen cart set up, it says this:
Installation In Progress...
1044 Access denied for user 'krueger.mary'@'localhost' to database 'mysql'
in:
[DROP TABLE IF EXISTS upgrade_exceptions;]

So, what the heck is that?
Is there a way to create a new database in Yahoo SB? In the web hosting control panel, there is a MySQL database status page. So there must be a db in there somewhere. Right?
Any one want to teach me a thing or two about this??
:smartalec:

21 Oct 2008, 1:02 PM
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Re: Help! I am a newbie and feeling dumb

Since you're just starting out with Zencart, and since you don't need anything Yahoo offers to build a Zencart shop, I would strongly recommend you switch to a different hosting company and start over. The 'Certified Hosts' link at the top of this page is a good place to start. Might be cheaper, too.

Very few people here use Yahoo for hosting, so it's hard to help you figure stuff out.