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and does the error message have the right string with user name / password etc for your DB.

Does your user name / password / db name have any non-alphanumeric characters in it? If so, might want to try removing them

lobo

Can no one answer this?

Ok so I have tried everything I can think of. I created an .htacces file and php.ini file and nothing. I called 1and1 and they said there should be a file within the crm that I can adjust the default socket. There is no direct domain because I am on a dedicated server. The crm is obviously seeing the database because it gives me green bars, but when it goes to install something is not connecting properly. I appreciate all the help and hopefully we can fix this. FYI...i also installed on our GoDaddy hosting plan and it worked great. However I would like to get it on the dedicated server because it was just running to slow on GoDaddy

Wanted to add a solution to this problem. I replaced the dsn code with this and fixed the problem

$dsn = array(
    'phptype'  => 'pgsql',
    'username' => 'someuser',
    'password' => 'apasswd',
    'hostspec' => 'localhost',
    'database' => 'thedb',
);

$options = array(
    'debug'       => 2,
    'portability' => DB_PORTABILITY_ALL,
);

$db =& DB::connect($dsn, $options);
if (PEAR::isError($db)) {
    die($db->getMessage());
}

Can you copy and paste here the text of the error you see?

Did you / can you ask your host for help?

I dont think they can assist me.

Well, if you don't ask them, then they for sure won't help you.

I would definitely suggest you ask them because the installer has been successfully used thousands of times so we know it works on a normal server setup. I am uncertain as to the true identity of your host as they are somewhat unlisted, but we anyhow have no data regarding your server and the various settings used so perhaps they have some unusual configuration options set and the installer is not expecting those. The installer can not account for every possible server configuration.

the database works, civi says all green to go and the fail.
is definately a civi thing

Based on what you wrote, the only idea I have is perhaps mysql vs mysqli is the issue.

Did you however, see what Lobo wrote above? Is that applicable?