DBD::mysql::db error

[kevin1ab]

Hello,
I'm starting a new thread as I decided that it would be best to re-install the latest version
of ZM.

I started fresh, ./configure... runs fine but when running 'perl ./zmconfig.pl', I get the following
error:

Saving config to 'zmconfig.txt'
Saving config to DB
DBD::mysql::db do failed: Table 'zm.Config' doesn't exist at ./zmconfig.pl line 1270, <> line 74.
Can't do 'delete from Config': Table 'zm.Config' doesn't exist at ./zmconfig.pl line 1270, <> line 74.

Looks like it's not creating zm.Config [?] and it didn't create the schema file to import into the db.
I tried installing 1.17.1 again with the same error so I must be doing something wrong as I had
1.17.1 basically running.

Any help is appreciated greatly,
TIA

Kevin

[kevin1ab]

Hello,

Just found this after posting. I'll work on it.

http://www.zoneminder.com/forum_install ... 94290c5a22

Kevin

[kevin1ab]

Well, the database does exist so I must have some other problem going on.
Is this error happening at the point where the script tries to contact the database??

Kevin

[pchan]

Maybe my other thread will shed a little light:

http://www.zoneminder.com/forum_install ... 0862d66601

I got the exact "error" that you got above.
Sounds like you have the database created but no tables. Try to drop the database as Phil suggests in the above thread.

[kevin1ab]

Hi

Thanks
That was exactly the problem. I had manually created the database so I dropped it
and let the script create it.

Thanks

Kevin