david kramer wrote: > dan moylan wrote: > > sorry, it wasn't (reading more closely). > > php-mysql-5.1.6-3 is now installed -- is that what you meant? > > Did you reboot or restart Apache after installing it? aha, i hadn't, but now have done so and indeed got the drupal setup page -- yea! thank you. however, i've been going in circles trying to set up the basic administration account. i get an email message with a onetime login url, enter that into my browser and get a login button. push that and immediately get a login page (user name/password ... all filled in) with the note: Access denied -- you are not authorized to access this page. what else have i not done? any way to shortcircuit this process? ted roche wrote: > You can confirm how your PHP is configured by creating a testme.php > file in the directory that contains your html documents with the line: > > Accessing that file with a browser with an address like > "http://localhost/testme.php" should display your current > configuration. Search for mysql. did that, very interesting -- but then, i'm over that hurdle now. thanks. tia, dan j. daniel moylan 84 harvard ave brookline, ma 02446-6202 617-232-2360 (tel) 810-454-1823 (fax) jdm@moylan.info www.moylan.info -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.