// Use Quizdb later once we have created the database require_once $app_dir . "/includes/Database.php"; $db = new Database($dbsettings); // Connected if ($db->getStatus() == 1) { // status = 1 - means that we have connected to database and the database exists (use db) // we are not asking user to confirm that they are installing into these database // in many cases the database will need to be created outside of the install script so don't // want to impose too many "are you sure?" questions // we will still not overwrite as we check tables don't exist before creating $action_required = 'tables'; } elseif ($db->getStatus() == -2) { // We can only create db if we are on mysql (in this version) if ($dbsettings['dbtype'] == 'mysql') { // Try creating database if (!$db->createDb($dbsettings['database'])) { // unable to create database - most likely permissions - hosted accounts may need to create // the database using the hosting cpanel etc. displayDbError("Unable to create new database " . $dbsettings['database'] . " <br />\nThis is normally due to insufficient permissions. If using a hosting account on a shared server you may need to use cpanel or ask your hosting provider for how to create a database<br />\nPlease read the install documentation for more details and then create the database manually before reloading this page.\n"); exit(0); } else { $status_msg .= "\nNew database created " . $dbsettings['database'] . "<br />\n\n"; // now connect to the new database if (!$db->connectDb($dbsettings['database'])) { // shouldn't get this as if we have permission to create the database we should be able to connect to it. Perhaps we have lost our network connection $error_msg = $db->getError(); displayDbError("Unable to connect to the new database " . $dbsettings['database'] . " <br />\nError {$error_msg}.\n"); exit(0); } else { $status_msg .= "\nConnected to the new database <br />\n\n"; $action_required = 'tables';