Install.php fails

[duffb]

My photopost files are uploaded in public_html/gallery. CHMOD for the gallery folder is set for 777. I browse to http://www.mysite.com/gallery/install.php and I get:
The page cannot be displayed
HTTP 500 - Internal server error
Internet Explorer

If I reload the page I get the below error and checking back I find that CHMOD for the gallery folder is reset to 755.

Warning: main(config-inc.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/mysite/public_html/gallery/install.php on line 112

Warning: main(config-inc.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/mysite/public_html/gallery/install.php on line 112

Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'config-inc.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/mysite/public_html/gallery/install.php on line 112

[duffb]

I'm guessing I was supposed to rename the config_inc.phpNEW and config_int.phpNEW to get rid of the NEW? That gets me half way through the install process before a new issue occurs at least.

[Chuck S]

well if you have an issue half way through please post.

[duffb]

I can’t get past step three.
Step 3: installation error. Could not connect to or create the PhotoPost database.

Mysql account maintainence shows this:
artwhisk_forum
Users in forum
artwhisk_duffb (Privileges: ALL PRIVILEGES)
Connection Strings
Perl $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:artwhisk_forum:localhost","artwhisk_duffb","<PASSWORD HERE>");
PHP $dbh=mysql_connect ("localhost", "artwhisk_duffb", "<PASSWORD HERE>") or die ('I cannot connect to the database because: ' . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db ("artwhisk_forum");

I filled out the install info thus:

Photopost database host:localhost
Photopost database name:artwhisk_forum
Photopost database user:artwhisk_duffb
Database password:<the password>
Photopost database prefix: (left as default)p p_
User Database Host (enter same info as above if not integrating with a third party forum): I am trying to integrate with vbulletin. I left defaults and ran it without success and changed it all to the same as above and ran it with the same result. Which one should it be?

Any ideas to get past step 3?

[Chuck S]

Hello

You need to ensure the database exists with the user assigned permissions set to it and then in the config enter the correct database info.

If you get there error the info is wrong or the database user perms have not been setup in your site control panel so an active connection can be made