Re: [ic] SQL databases

[David Totten <akopia@davetotten.com>]

have you tried running interchange -r yet? The tables should get filled when
you start interchange for the first time.

On Mon, Nov 13, 2000 at 11:09:14AM -0300, Marcel Montes wrote:
> Hi!!
> 
> I'm trying to make the construct demo catalog using SQL (MySQL v3.22.25)
> but when it
> installs it, says it's all done. I've checked the databases and the
> makecat creates a new
> database but with no tables. I thought that it could be a permission
> problem then I ran
> "safe_mysqld --skip-grant-tables" and makecat still has the same problem
> and what
> makes me pay attention is the fact that makecat doesn't complain in
> ANY way about SQL
> it says nothing about it.
> 
> I've read something about going to <home>/cgi-bin and run "./construct
> test=1". It DOES return
> the expected text (Status: 404 not found... blah blah blah) so
> Interchange is (as I've read
> before) functional.
> 
> ======================================================
> Here's what I've done:
> 
> 
> 
> Catalog name? testingthis
> makecat -- Interchange catalog installation program.
> 
> *** We will be making a catalog named 'testingthis'. ***
> =======================
> BLA BLA BLA
> =======================
> Your company name: ...............................Testing Something
> 
> Interchange has a workable internal database, but many things will
> work better (and a few worse) if you use a SQL database. Interchange
> can configure MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle in a test configuration.
> 
> Set to 1 if you want to use MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle: ..1
> 
> You can select this to use MySQL in your test catalog. Careful!
> This requires the ability to create a database named "test_construct",
> and is highly dependent on your Perl and MySQL configuration. Don't
> be too surprised if this doesn't work.
> 
> Set to 1 if you want to use MySQL: ...............1
> Database to use (will be created): ...............test_testingthis
> DBI DSN to
> use: ..................................dbi:mysql:test_testingthis
> Username for MySQL (if any): .....................minivend_username
> Password for MySQL (if any): .....................minivend_password
> 
> We can try and use mysqladmin to create the database in
> MySQL. In many default MySQL distributions, any user can create
> a database beginning with "test".
> 
> Use the next option to add parameters. If your MySQL is
> password-protected
> (and you know the password) you may want to add "-u root -p".
> 
> Set to 1 to create 'test_testingthis' with mysqladmin: ..1
> To create the database you may need to supply a password and
> username. To do that, add the option "-u USERNAME -p", where
> USERNAME is a MySQL user with permission to create databases.
> This is often the user "root".
> 
> Extra options for creation: ......................-uroot -p
> 
> You can use Interchange's companion configuration
> interface, to do upload/download of files, manipulation of
> the database, reconfiguration of the catalog, and much more.
> 
> To enable the UI, you will need a "super-user" account
> name that has full access.
> 
> The initial password is "pass". CHANGE IT! You can do this
> by going to the admin menu and selecting the superuser and
> then "Change password".
> 
> Account name that will control this catalog: .....interchange
> Administrative password: .........................pass
> 
> Found system commands to run.
> 
> Since you selected the MySQL option, you need to create
> a database named "test_testingthis". In a default MySQL
> configuration, any user may create and drop and modify
> test_* databases, but some administrators disable this.
> 
> run "mysqladmin -uroot -p create test_testingthis"? y
> 
> Enter password:
> Database "test_testingthis" created.
> done.
> Moving link program to /var/www/cgi-bin/testingthis.........done.
> Copying share/ files to /var/www/html.......................done.
> Moving HTML files to /var/www/html/testingthis..............done.
> Moving image files to /var/www/html/testingthis/images......done.
> 
> Found additional system commands to run.
> 
> To enable image upload feature, you need to make a symbolic
> link of the image base directory into your catalog directory.
> 
> ====================
> THEN....
> ====================
> 
> Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
> Your MySQL connection id is 2 to server version: 3.22.25
> 
> Type 'help' for help.
> 
> mysql> use test_testingthis
> Database changed
> mysql> show tables;
> Empty set (0.00 sec)
> 
> mysql> quit
> ========================================================================
> 
> this has been run on a sql server with no grant tables
> (safe_mysqld --skip-grant-tables)
> 
> any ideas?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
>                     Marcel Montes

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