Hostgator + MySQL + ftp = total confusion

[krx]

I've been trying to upload the DomainNamePortfolio script onto one of my domains hosted at Hostgator. The instructions say to create a MySQL database and upload the script files to it. There seem to be 2 possible ways to do this: one is by ftp and the other is via the "import" button on phpMyAdmin. I tried ftp but wasn't able to upload directly to the mySQL database, only to the home directory. I can move it into my public_html folder but not into the mySQL database. Support says it is not possible to ftp or move a file/folder into a mySQL database. So I guess that's that. But I cannot import it either. Import won't load the unzipped folder on my desktop; I can only import the zip file and this returns an error message.

Can anybody tell me what I might be doing wrong or what the trick is to upload the script into the mySQL database, as the instructions require? I would be MUCHO grateful.

 

[SpareDomains]

ken you don't upload the files into mysql, create a mysql database and then upload the files into your home directory, then open includes/config.php and edit in your tech email and database information...

['host'] = 'localhost';
$config['Database']['user'] = 'username';
$config['Database']['pass'] = 'password';
$config['Database']['dbname'] = 'database_name';
$config['Database']['techemail'] = '[email protected]';

 

[krx]

ken you don't upload the files into mysql, create a mysql database and then upload the files into your home directory, then open includes/config.php and edit in your tech email and database information...

['host'] = 'localhost';
$config['Database']['user'] = 'username';
$config['Database']['pass'] = 'password';
$config['Database']['dbname'] = 'database_name';
$config['Database']['techemail'] = '[email protected]';

Greatly appreciate the feedback! I've done all that and when I go to www.namingventures.com/path/to/install/ I get a 404 error "page not found". NamingVentures is the domain I want it loaded on but should I move it into that folder or leave it in the home directory?

 

[whitebark]

go straight to www.namingventures.com and it looks like you haven't uploaded the files to the correct directory.

 

[krx]

go straight to www.namingventures.com and it looks like you haven't uploaded the files to the correct directory.

What would be the correct directory? I have it loaded on the namingventures.com folder in the home directory.

 

[~ServerPoint~]

That should be public HTML or www directory (depends on the web hosting provider)

 

[krx]

The instructions say: "Upload all files and folders to your server, however, do not upload the docs directory."

Is the docs directory the entire docs folder or a file within it?