Simple Clarification on Install Page

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1

Hi

To experienced people this will seem like a waste of time, but to a less experienced user who meets SuiteCRM for the first time, this will help a lot.

On the main page where the installer starts and the database connections are made (install/language/en_us.lang.php) it says this:

“Provide Database Name”

Although most people with experience will know this means:

  1. I must first create a db
  2. I must then enter those db credentials in these fields

However, to me, I misunderstood this section to mean:

  1. Enter your desired username / pw etc
  2. when you click ‘next’ a new database with these credentials will be created automatically

So, to help someone avoid this, I would suggest this wording right under “Provide Database Name”

(Enter the database details from your pre-created database)

I think this will help at least a few people along the way

Thanks!

2

You’re correct! Most of users do not know that they have to create DB first and then use those info on the installation page.

3

The SuiteCRM installer creates the DB for you. I never create it manually. For some reason, almost every non-official tutorial out there tells people to create it manually, which in my view only adds trouble because people then mess up encodings and permissions…

4

So, if I don’t create DB before installation page, then I can put whatever DB name I want and host as localhost and set password and SuiteCRM will create the DB for us?

5

Yes, this seems to be the case. After trying this (wiping out DB and starting again) it seemed that indeed suitecrm created the DB automatically with the installer tool. I have other problems now but that part seemed to work.