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Sorry! Install tool works when I use 1-2-3 Install before!

I thought the 1-2-3-installer would come up automatically. But it doesn't?

I'm not using 1-2-3 install for all my installation until now! I started with setting ENABLE_INSTALL_TOOL in typo3conf and then typo3/install/. The Install Tool started with asking me a new install password. Next call opened part 5 'All Configurations'. From this point on I could not start 'Basic Configuration'.
HTH ?

I am experiencing a similar or the same problem.
Neither the 1-2-3 Installer nor the Advanced Installer will write any changes to localconf.php (Installer Password changes, DPI number for TTF, Database connection). After submitting the above err msg will show.

Permissions have been double checked; I have no reason to believe that apache cannot access/write there. Database connection (MySQL 5.1) works on the console via TCP and socket. This is a manual install on Debian sid.

BTW: After Install on my system the 1-2-3 comes up as default.

Another observation:
I manually inserted these 3 lines

$typo_db_username = '*********'; // Modified or inserted by TYPO3 Install Tool.
$typo_db_password = '*********'; // Modified or inserted by TYPO3 Install Tool.
$typo_db_host = '************'; // Modified or inserted by TYPO3 Install Tool.

after the

1. INSTALL SCRIPT EDIT POINT TOKEN - all lines after this points may be changed by the install script!

line. The install tool then worked fine and was also able to modify localconf.php without a problem in either mode (1-2-3/advanced). Maybe some database checks are run to early... ??

I can confirm the same behaviour:

trying to set db parameters through either the 1-2-3 tool or the basic configuration screen in a fresh installation does not work, since the parameters are not written to localconf.php

If you enter the database parameters manually in localconf.php, subsequent writes to localconf.php work. You then can also change the db parameters through the install tool.

Environment: PHP 5.3.0, TYPO3 4.3RC1, Gentoo Linux, safe_mode is off

Markus, which PHP version are you using?
I sucessfully installed TYPO3 4.3-RC1 on two Mac OS X server using PHP 5.2 and PHP 5.3.
Can someone dig into it deeper? Thanks in advance!

I could reproduce the problem on debian's latest (experimental) PHP apache module
libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.0-3
If it helps I can try and downgrade tonight to sid's libapache2-mod-php5 5.2.11
Any pointers how to enable verbose debugging and provide more information?! Have no typo3 developing background...

Confirmed on php4.3rc1 fast_cgi php 5.2.11

Phew, does this occur in TYPO3 4.2 as well?
Are there any settings for Suhosin active on the server?

I tried Typo3 4.2 on the same machine, which works. (Although generation of an encryption key fails...)

Typo 4.3RC1 Installer (Advanced Mode/Basic Settings) reports "Suhosin/Hardened PHP is not loaded".
I also attached my phpinfo report. Maybe this helps.

Markus, TYPO3 4.2.10?

Yes, Typo3 4.2.10.
It can set the DB connection parameters to localconf.php.

I also installed PHP 5.2.11 (as apache module) which yields the same problem for Typo3 4.3RC1.

Can somebody give me access to the install tool on a TYPO3 development installation where this occurs?
You can contact me via privat mail to oliver@typo3.org

"I also installed PHP 5.2.11 (as apache module) which yields the same problem for Typo3 4.3RC1."

I have to withdraw this information; I am sorry - with 5.2.11 and a fresh install of Typo3 4.3RC1 just now works. Don't know what I did wrong the last time. With PHP 5.3+ it still doesn't work.

Markus provided me access to his development system on PHP 5.3.
It turned out that a missing timezone-setting in php.ini caused this problem since before the localconf.php is written a temporary file is created using date values.

Thus, concerning PHP 5.3, this is no TYPO3 bug.

If others can reproduce it with PHP 5.2, please tell. Maybe you can give me access to your development systems - just write to oliver@typo3.org

there is a pending patch for this too in core list: #20786

I can confirm that a missing timezone-setting in php.in caused the problem. Simply setting the timezone-setting solved the problem.

The fix for #20786 is part of TYPO3 4.4beta2.

Can someone please test, if the problem still appears with that version?

I just had the same problem. TYPO3 4.3.3, on PHP Version 5.2.12 with Suhosin Patch 0.9.7 (FreeBSD ports)

BTW my timezone-setting was set in the php.ini. I would dig further but I am time limited.

I did a test install of TYPO3 4.4beta2 and the problem HAS gone away for me in that version.

Hi Dave,
did you have the same problems with the "basic settings" part? Was your localconf.php file updated with the accordant settings?

The problem was for both the 1-2-3 Install and Basic Configuration. It wouldn't get past the error message. I would have to physically go in and add the connection settings in localconf.php manually to get anything working. Once the connection vars existed in localconf.php I could then modify as normal from the install tool.

Problem still exists. When not using the 1-2-3 install wizzard I could set the databaseuser, password and hostname. When this settings has been written to localconf.php I still get the information "Could not connect to SQL database!". At the point I normally could select a database or create a new one only the message "(Can only select database if username/password/host is correctly set first)" is shown. The username, password and host are correct.

TYPO3 Version 4.4.0
PHP 5.2.6-1+lenny8
MySQL 5.0.51a-24+lenny4