Installing flarum on shared hosting

ChristopherKhawand

When I was done filling the details to install flarum, I got this huge error

Something went wrong: Error: Call to a member function execute() on boolean in file /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/illuminate/database/Connectors/MySqlConnector.php on line 57 Stack trace: 1. Error->() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/illuminate/database/Connectors/MySqlConnector.php:57 2. Illuminate\Database\Connectors\MySqlConnector->connect() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/illuminate/database/Connectors/ConnectionFactory.php:60 3. Illuminate\Database\Connectors\ConnectionFactory->createSingleConnection() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/illuminate/database/Connectors/ConnectionFactory.php:49 4. Illuminate\Database\Connectors\ConnectionFactory->make() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/flarum/core/src/Database/DatabaseServiceProvider.php:29 5. Flarum\Database\DatabaseServiceProvider->Flarum\Database{closure}() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/illuminate/container/Container.php:738 6. Illuminate\Container\Container->build() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/illuminate/container/Container.php:631 7. Illuminate\Container\Container->make() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/flarum/core/src/Foundation/Application.php:513 8. Flarum\Foundation\Application->make() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/flarum/core/src/Install/Console/InstallCommand.php:219 9. Flarum\Install\Console\InstallCommand->storeConfiguration() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/flarum/core/src/Install/Console/InstallCommand.php:164 10. Flarum\Install\Console\InstallCommand->install() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/flarum/core/src/Install/Console/InstallCommand.php:95 11. Flarum\Install\Console\InstallCommand->fire() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/flarum/core/src/Console/Command/AbstractCommand.php:37 12. Flarum\Console\Command\AbstractCommand->execute() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/symfony/console/Command/Command.php:266 13. Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command->run() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/flarum/core/src/Install/Controller/InstallController.php:84 14. Flarum\Install\Controller\InstallController->handle() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/flarum/core/src/Http/Handler/ControllerRouteHandler.php:52 15. Flarum\Http\Handler\ControllerRouteHandler->invoke() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/flarum/core/src/Http/Middleware/DispatchRoute.php:71 16. Flarum\Http\Middleware\DispatchRoute->invoke() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/zendframework/zend-stratigility/src/Dispatch.php:224 17. Zend\Stratigility\Dispatch->dispatchCallableMiddleware() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/zendframework/zend-stratigility/src/Dispatch.php:88 18. Zend\Stratigility\Dispatch->invoke() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/zendframework/zend-stratigility/src/Next.php:160 19. Zend\Stratigility\Next->invoke() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/flarum/core/src/Http/Middleware/StartSession.php:33 20. Flarum\Http\Middleware\StartSession->invoke() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/zendframework/zend-stratigility/src/Dispatch.php:224 21. Zend\Stratigility\Dispatch->dispatchCallableMiddleware() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/zendframework/zend-stratigility/src/Dispatch.php:88 22. Zend\Stratigility\Dispatch->invoke() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/zendframework/zend-stratigility/src/Next.php:160 23. Zend\Stratigility\Next->invoke() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/zendframework/zend-stratigility/src/MiddlewarePipe.php:111 24. Zend\Stratigility\MiddlewarePipe->invoke() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/flarum/core/src/Http/AbstractServer.php:53 25. Flarum\Http\AbstractServer->__invoke() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/zendframework/zend-diactoros/src/Server.php:166 26. Zend\Diactoros\Server->listen() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/vendor/flarum/core/src/Http/AbstractServer.php:34 27. Flarum\Http\AbstractServer->listen() /storage/ssd1/820/2127820/public_html/index.php:16

clarkwinkelmann

Check your database address in config.php. You might have to use an explicit ipv4 address (like 127.0.0.1) in place of localhost or the opposite. We've seen a similar issue here https://discuss.flarum.org/d/6031-non-ssh-version and it seemed there was just no way to make that particular database hosting work with Flarum ?

ChristopherKhawand

I cannot use remote SQL in 000webhost sadly :/

luceos

Also remove the strict line in your config.php if you have it.

NucutaNetwork

000webhost is a freehost right? then find another freehost, something like hostinger.

[deleted]

NucutaNetwork i do not recommend hostinger.... they’ll just drive you nuts.... they keep disabling more and more features from their free plan on a regular basis.... you can’t even use their online ftp client anymore, which isn’t even theirs since it’s net2ftp.