"Begin installation" error

[Joshua]

After I click Begin Installation at step 1b (/install/index.php?install/step/1b) the button goes inactive for a couple seconds then reactivates. A click again and it loads a new page with "Error: You cannot proceed unless all XenForo database tables are removed."
I dropped all tables via PHPMyAdmin and the same thing happens again and again. I have 8 active XF licenses, many on this same machine - never have come across this before.
Please help

 

[Dodgeboard]

Maybe try deleting the database and starting with a fresh database. Also, did you give the user to this database all privileges?

 

[Joshua]

Tried giving it a brand new DB. No dice.
The user has ALL privileges

 

[Slavik]

I came across this problem previously, the tables were being created and then the server would hang and not proceed.

I *think* it was a mod security errror, can you check if you have it enabled?

 

[Chris D]

I had this recently when I was trying to use MySQL 5.6 on my local machine. I gave up and went back to 5.5.

 

[Joshua]

Will check on modsecurity
Currently installed: MySQL 5.5.28

 

[Joshua]

Now I can select to remove all existing tables from the db, when I do so it hangs on a 500 ISE

 

[Lawrence]

Now I can select to remove all existing tables from the db, when I do so it hangs on a 500 ISE

Have you checked your servers error log? Sometimes more information can be found there for 500 error codes.

 

[Joshua]

[Sun Feb 24 00:15:50 2013] [warn] [client] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 40 seconds, referer: install/index.php?install/step/1b
[Sun Feb 24 00:15:50 2013] [error] [client] Premature end of script headers: index.php, referer:install/index.php?install/step/1b

 

[Chris D]

Timeout of 40 seconds. And seemingly creating some of the tables.

I would see if your hosts would up their maximum execution timeout for PHP. But, at the same time, is there a reason that is so slow? Usually creating the tables takes no more than a few seconds. Is this some sort of shared hosting you're on?

 

[Joshua]

I'm on a Servint.net Flex Express machine. I have no idea why it's taking so long. I've never had this issue before and I've done a fair share of XF installs

 

[Slavik]

I'm on a Servint.net Flex Express machine. I have no idea why it's taking so long. I've never had this issue before and I've done a fair share of XF installs

The timeout and end of script headers suggest a suEXEC error.

It may be a simple fix by dropping the tables and rebooting your server.

 

[Joshua]

A reboot didn't work either. Back at square one...

 

[Slavik]

Are you running cpanel?

 

[Joshua]

Yes

 

[Joshua]

So this magically started working last night.