phpwcms Support Forum

i am using the latest version 1.2.6
MySQL - 5.0.24
phpMyAdmin - 2.8.2.1
php 5

migrated from 4.0 to 5.0 and all of a sudden mysql's sensitivity went through the roof, and queries failed. You can override the features listed on this page by making your first query:

SET @@global.sql_mode='';

Which will take away all sql modes. The documentation didn't seem to be clear on this ...

i have opened setup.php

and copied the insert sql :


$sql = "INSERT INTO ".$phpwcms["db_prepend"]."phpwcms_user (usr_login, usr_pass, usr_email, ".
"usr_admin, usr_aktiv, usr_name, usr_fe ) VALUES ('".
aporeplace($phpwcms["admin_user"])."', '".
aporeplace(md5($phpwcms["admin_pass ...

DB user and Admin account are not the same! Db username and password are something you create (or have been given by your host).

You provide phpWCMS install script with this username, password, the address to your MySQL database and the name of the database you want phpWCMS to use (where you have ...

step 1 works fine
tables are created in database

so my database details must be correct

step 2 i cant create an administrator account
i get :

please check admin username and password.

the process will only move on if i de-select the tick box
all sections are then green at the ed of the ...