Joomla 3 - Application Instantiation Error

[nickleliam]

Hi,

I am trying to install Joomla for a new website and I am getting the error below. Upon completing the installation steps, I renamed the configuration.php-dist file to configuration.php - I removed it from the installation folder and put it in the root folder and made sure the DB name, DB username, DB password and hostname were correct (i.e. the same as what I entered during the installation process). I saved the configuration.php file and deleted the installation folder. When I clicked Adminstrator to complete installation and access the Admin Panel, I got the error below.

Error displaying the error page: Application Instantiation Error: Table 'nicktutor2.jos_session' doesn't exist SQL=SELECT `session_id` FROM `jos_session` WHERE `session_id` = 'h4b6fma31s3f8mn7rloch3v315' LIMIT 0, 1

I've spent an hour looking at forums & [youtube], but I can't find a solution… Please help! I am not a whizz kid so dummy language would be great. Thanks.

[ribo]

please make an install from the begin and not how like you want https://docs.joomla.org/J3.x:Installing_Joomla
please remove all the joomla files and upload all the files of joomla 3.4.3 , after drop all the tables of your database from phpmyadmin and check that your database has full privileges. In the end make the install like joomla documentation says

[Webdongle]

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I am trying to install Joomla for a new website and I am getting the error below. Upon completing the installation steps, I renamed the configuration.php-dist file to configuration.php - ....

It appears you have file Ownership issues that prevented the configuration.php file from being written. Please http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=621&t=582860

[sovainfo]

You might want to check the prefix in the database using phpMyAdmin and change it in configuration.php accordingly.

Suggest to fix the problem concerning not having write access to the webspace as well, if that is the case. Assuming that is the case because there would be no reason to rename the distribution version of configuration.php otherwise!

[nickleliam]

Hi Joomla! Champion, please can you tell me how to check the prefix in the database? I'm a novice, so if you could let me know in an easy-to-understand, step-by-step list, that would be great! Thanks.

[Webdongle]

Before you look in the data base please run the FPA http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=621&t=582860 and post the results here. The fact that the installation did not write the configuration.php file is indicative of a poorly set up server.

[sovainfo]

When starting phpMyAdmin it shows the databases on your left (Unless you only have acces to one database). Pick the one you use for your Joomla installation. It will show the tables of that database. Obviously, the first part of those tables start with the prefix. Verify all tables, you might have multiple prefixes in the database.