INSTL_ERROR_INITIALISE_SCHEMA Error Message

[Streetzor]

Each time I try to install 1.7 I get this message.

INSTL_ERROR_INITIALISE_SCHEMA

Any Ideas?

Server: Localhost via UNIX socket
Server version: 5.0.92-community
Protocol version: 10
MySQL client version: 5.0.92)

Have deleted off 1.5 from the server via FTP and then uploaded 1.7.

Thanks

[darkhills]

I has the same problem as you, but I start to search in google for any solution, later much later I remember has change the name of the administrator directory when upload the files to my hosting, so I decide change back to administrator and buala!!! it works, apparently can't find the SCHEMA to populate te table if we change te administrator name

otherwise is to change te name of the administrator directory in the config file to math our desired name, I think.....

Sorry for my english but I live in Central America, and do not practice it often, jejejejeje

[panmannsam]

I can't solve this. I don't think I have changed anything. I am trying to install it on my localhost XAMPP setup, and it gives me the INSTL_ERROR_INITIALISE_SCHEMA error on step 4 in the installation. I have tried googling the error but no solution is provided that works for me. Hope someone can help fix this.

[Streetzor]

I have got it working by correctly naming my sql data settings properly and doing a clean install. Remove all files from previous attemps and then set up your sql data base again. good luck

[slashsplat]

Make sure that the ADMINISTRATOR folder exists on the host. For some CRAZY reason, I did not xfer it to the local folder when I unzipped, and it was not on the server. That worked for me.

[beto1945]

Ok, I has the same problem, and what happens? This happen when we upload one second joomla's directory to the server with a different name than the first one, like in unsucessfull installation, or reinstallation. We can reinstall joomla on the same server (same in local server) many times, but always with the same name of the directory of the first time. If we change the name of the directory created at the first installation, so this error_msg "INSTL_ERROR_INITIALISE_SCHEMA" appears, and no one instalation follows. I don't know why, but it's the case solved. So, paste or upload the unzziped directory of Joomla exactlly as that one of the first upload. Abraços from Brazil.

[vick73]

Any other suggestions? I'm trying to install Joomla 1.7 locally with XAMPP. Keeps hanging up at step 4 with the same error message as above. I checked to ensure the administrator unzipped correctly - it did unzip but what else is there to check?

I'm about to give up on the local installation and just install Joomla on my host site but I'd really prefer to develop my content locally.