Hi,
I am trying to host phpBB forum on godaddy Deluxe account. When I try to install I am getting this error message

"An error has occurred during installation
The PHP configuration on your server doesn't support the database type that you chose"

How do I figure this out ,

goutham

Which distribution? How have you installed PHP?

Hi,
I am using phpBB 2.0.19

What distribution of Linux are you using? Like, Gentoo, Debian, Slackware, etc. Also, what DB type are you selecting?

Assuming you're choosing MySQL for your DB type, you're using PHP 4, and you're using Debian, you should be able to do a "apt-get install php4-mysql" to install the required modules.

I don't think he's using Linode at all, given that he mentions "godaddy Deluxe account".

i belive the error is from the phpbb config file... there should be an option in it somewhere like this

#comments

database_type mysql

# beacuse there are manny types of databases u must tell phpbb which one it is dealing with, php is php but d-bases can varry thats what makes phpbb a "portable app, it has scripts to make use of diff types of databases ie mysql or whatever types there are like MS's dbase i forget the others names hope this helps u and future Gnubs all else fails checkout phpbb's website for common config tips/help

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