when installing vbulletin this error message comes up
"Step 2) Connect to the database

Attempting to attach to database

Warning: mysql_errno(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in /home/willpull/public_html/Vbulletin/files/includes/db_mysql.php on line 140

The database has failed to connect because you do not have permission to connect to the server. Please confirm the values entered in the 'includes/config.php' file."

Is the mysql server located on the same server as the site? Also if you could post your config.php file here but make sure and take out the username and password fields.

sorry it took me so long to respond

<?php
/*======================================================================*\
|| #################################################################### ||
|| # vBulletin 3.0.3
|| # ---------------------------------------------------------------- # ||
|| # All PHP code in this file is ©2000-2004 Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. # ||
|| # This file may not be redistributed in whole or significant part. # ||
|| # ---------------- VBULLETIN IS NOT FREE SOFTWARE ---------------- # ||
|| #                      Nullified by WDYL-WTN Team                  # ||
|| #################################################################### ||
\*======================================================================*/

/*-------------------------------------------------------*\
| ****** NOTE REGARDING THE VARIABLES IN THIS FILE ****** |
+---------------------------------------------------------+
| If you get any errors while attempting to connect to    |
| MySQL, you will need to email your webhost because we   |
| cannot tell you the correct values for the variables    |
| in this file.                                           |
\*-------------------------------------------------------*/

// ****** DATABASE SERVER NAME ******
// This is the hostname or IP address of the database server.
// It is in the format HOST:PORT. If no PORT is specified, 3306 is used.
// If you are unsure of what to put here, leave it at the default value.
$servername = 'http://willpull22.remnetworks.com:2082';

// ****** DATABASE USERNAME & PASSWORD ******
// This is the username and password you use to access MySQL.
// These must be obtained through your webhost.
$dbusername = 'root';
$dbpassword = '';

// ****** DATABASE NAME ******
// This is the name of the database where your vBulletin will be located.
// This must be created by your webhost.
$dbname = 'forum';

// ****** TECHNICAL EMAIL ADDRESS ******
// If any database errors occur, they will be emailed to the address specified here.
// Leave this blank to not send any emails when there is a database error.
$technicalemail = 'dbmaster@example.com';

// ****** PERSISTENT CONNECTIONS ******
// This option allows you to turn persistent connections to MySQL on or off.
// The difference in performance is negligible for all but the largest boards.
// If you are unsure what this should be, leave it off.
// 0 = Off; 1 = On
$usepconnect = 0;

// ****** PATH TO ADMIN & MODERATOR CONTROL PANELS ******
// This setting allows you to change the name of the folders that the admin and
// moderator control panels reside in. You may wish to do this for security purposes.
// Please note that if you change the name of the directory here, you will still need
// to manually change the name of the directory on the server.
$admincpdir = 'admincp';
$modcpdir = 'modcp';

// ****** USERS WITH ADMIN LOG VIEWING PERMISSIONS ******
// The users specified here will be allowed to view the admin log in the control panel.
// Users must be specified by *ID number* here. To obtain a user's ID number,
// view their profile via the control panel. If this is a new installation, leave
// the first user created will have a user ID of 1. Seperate each userid with a comma.
$canviewadminlog = '1';

// ****** USERS WITH ADMIN LOG PRUNING PERMISSIONS ******
// The users specified here will be allowed to remove ("prune") entries from the admin
// log. See the above entry for more information on the format.
$canpruneadminlog = '1';

// ****** USERS WITH QUERY RUNNING PERMISSIONS ******
// The users specified here will be allowed to run queries from the control panel.
// See the above entries for more information on the format.
// Please note that the ability to run queries is quite powerful. You may wish
// to remove all user IDs from this list for security reasons.
$canrunqueries = '';

// ****** UNDELETABLE / UNALTERABLE USERS ******
// The users specified here will not be deletable or alterable from the control panel by any users.
// To specify more than one user, separate userids with commas.
$undeletableusers = '';

// ****** SUPER ADMINISTRATORS ******
// The users specified below will have permission to access the administrator permissions
// page, which controls the permissions of other administrators
$superadministrators = '';

// Prefix that your vBulletin tables have in the database.
// For example: $tableprefix = 'vb3_';
$tableprefix = '';

// Prefix that all vBulletin cookies will have
// For example
$cookieprefix = 'bb';

/*======================================================================*\
|| ####################################################################
|| # Supplied/Nullified/Tested/Packaged by WDYL-WTN Team 
|| # CVS: $RCSfile: config.php.new,v $ - $Revision: 1.19 $
|| ####################################################################
\*======================================================================*/
?>

Ok I see your problem.... since you are using Cpanel your mysql server is probably the same server as your web server so change:

$servername = 'http://willpull22.remnetworks.com:2082';
to
$servername = 'localhost';


Now if you were on a cluster system and your mysql server was seperate from your web server then it would look likt this:

$servername = 'mysql.yourmysqlserver.com';

hey thanks i will try it out
but do i need to setup another mysql database or will the install do it for me.

it didnt work
can i trust you enough to grant you access to my files and do it for me.

i could i also setup a database through the microsoft sql server i have on my computer. As you can see i have a subdomain and a person here (bluzman32) is letting my site be hosted for free on his. I also have postgres sql.

when installing vbulletin this error message comes up
"Step 2) Connect to the database

Attempting to attach to database

Warning: mysql_errno(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in /home/willpull/public_html/Vbulletin/files/includes/db_mysql.php on line 140

The database has failed to connect because you do not have permission to connect to the server. Please confirm the values entered in the 'includes/config.php' file."

Install wamp 5

vBulletin is not a free program and we take piracy very serriously, If you need vBulletin support please ask at vBulletin.com

Just to clarify Zachary, the line:

|| # Nullified by WDYL-WTN Team # ||

in the file that mikeandike posted represents a piracy team and, hence, an illegal version of vBulletin.

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