installing script?

[illios]

hey this is my first time every getting a website....
i am making a clan and i found some free scripts...
found here:
http://scripts.overdosed.net/

i am not sure how to install the scripts onto my site?
i have 1 mysql database avaliable.

i am using:
Operating system  Linux
Kernel version 2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp
Apache version 1.3.37 (Unix)
PERL version 5.8.7
PHP version  4.4.3
MySQL version 4.1.21-standard
cPanel Build 10.9.0-RELEASE 57
Theme cPanel X v2.6.0
cPanel Pro  1.0 (RC36)

can some help me?

[fenway]

Count me out... if you're using someone else's scripts, contact them; otherwise, post whatever portion of the code that's got you confused, and we can work through it.

[illios]

well this is my first time ever seeing mysql...
the scripts are for a full functional login clan site....

but the problem it i dont know how to install it....

on the installation directions it says
2) Import the db-skeleton.sql file into your database.

i have no idea what that means since i am new to this...

lemme know if this is the wrong forums for this kind of help

thx

[fenway]

Well, phpMyAdmin should have a place for you to upload a .sql file; alternatively, if you have access to a CLI, you can just read it in directly.

[illios]

ok... i logged in and went to inport.

when i browsed the file and tried to upload i got this error:

Error

SQL query:

-- phpMyAdmin SQL Dump
-- version 2.6.4-pl3
-- http://www.phpmyadmin.net
--
-- Host: testbed.scripts.overdosed.net
-- Generation Time: Feb 24, 2006 at 02:59 PM
-- Server version: 5.0.18
-- PHP Version: 4.4.2
--
-- Database: `script_test`
--
-- --------------------------------------------------------
--
-- Table structure for table `diplomacy`
--
CREATE TABLE `diplomacy` (
`uid` varchar( 10 ) NOT NULL default 'None',
`clan` text,
`leader` text,
`site` varchar( 30 ) default 'None',
`status` tinyint( 1 ) NOT NULL default '0',
`channel` text,
`description` text,
`date` date NOT NULL default '0000-00-00',
`embassador` varchar( 20 ) NOT NULL default 'None',
`log` text,
`realm` tinyint( 1 ) NOT NULL default '0',
`view` int( 10 ) NOT NULL default '0',
PRIMARY KEY ( `uid` )
) ENGINE = MYISAM ;

MySQL said: Documentation
#1046 - No database selected

[fenway]

Just add a "USE yourDBName;" line at the beginning.

[illios]

ok i got the .sql uploaded and it added a bunch of files to the myphp panel on the left.

then i uploaded all the files to the ftp.

but when i go to my website url it says "Unable to connect to the database server at this time."

anything else i need to do?

[fenway]

That's a PHP error, from what it sounds like .... are you sure the credentials are ok?