Chapter 9. MPN Error Messages

Chapter 9. MPN Error Messages
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The following is a list of possible errors you may encounter while installing MPN. This is by no means a complete list, however it does contain many common errors that you can use to track down your problem. If you get an error that is not listed here, please post a question on the MPN Forum.

In order for the MPN team to resolve your problem quickly, please use the following format when posting your problems and questions.

The Actual Error Message. Please cut and paste the message.
What you were doing when the error was generated.
Your servers PHP and MySQL version information.
A link to the page where the error was generated.
Have you hacked the code?
Words of kindness for the MPN Team.

Table 9.1. Installation Error Messages

Error #	Error Message	What To Do
1	Unable to select database	Go back to the database setup page and double check your access information.
2	Database Already Exists	You can't create a database that already exists. Go back and uncheck the "create database" checkbox.
3	Warning: fopen("some directory/some file","wb") - Permission denied...	You didn't CHMOD your directories and/or files correctly. Re-check permissions. This applies for all errors of this type.
4	Warning: Access denied for user: 'username@localhost' (Using password: YES) in d:\apache\www\cms\install.php on line 1984 Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Access denied for user: 'username@localhost' (Using password: YES) in d:\apache\www\cms\install.php on line 1984	You need to use the username and password for the MySQL database that your hosting provider gave to you or when you run your own server, the username and password that you installed for MPN.