Magento 1.5 install on Mac OSX - Errors on Installer

Question

I'm trying to install Magento 1.5 Community Edition on Mac OSX. I'm using MAMP Pro to redirect the url test.com to run a specific Magento 1.5 folder.

I get a set of error messages before I even begin the install process. Can anyone help decipher?

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SQLSTATE[42000] [1044] Access denied for user ''@'localhost' to database 'andrey_konosov_build'

Trace:
#0 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/magento15/lib/Zend/Db/Adapter/Pdo/Mysql.php(96): Zend_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Abstract->_connect()
#1 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/magento15/lib/Varien/Db/Adapter/Pdo/Mysql.php(251): Zend_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Mysql->_connect()
#2 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/magento15/lib/Zend/Db/Adapter/Abstract.php(459): Varien_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Mysql->_connect()
#3 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/magento15/lib/Zend/Db/Adapter/Pdo/Abstract.php(238): Zend_Db_Adapter_Abstract->query('SET NAMES utf8', Array)
#4 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/magento15/lib/Varien/Db/Adapter/Pdo/Mysql.php(333): Zend_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Abstract->query('SET NAMES utf8', Array)
#5 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/magento15/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Resource/Type/Db/Pdo/Mysql.php(45): Varien_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Mysql->query('SET NAMES utf8')
#6 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/magento15/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Resource.php(93): Mage_Core_Model_Resource_Type_Db_Pdo_Mysql->getConnection(Object(Mage_Core_Model_Config_Element))
#7 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/magento15/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Mysql4/Abstract.php(297): Mage_Core_Model_Resource->getConnection('core_read')
#8 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/magento15/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Mysql4/Abstract.php(312): Mage_Core_Model_Mysql4_Abstract->_getConnection('read')
#9 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/magento15/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Mysql4/Cache.php(41): Mage_Core_Model_Mysql4_Abstract->_getReadAdapter()
#10 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/magento15/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Cache.php(434): Mage_Core_Model_Mysql4_Cache->getAllOptions()
#11 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/magento15/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Cache.php(469): Mage_Core_Model_Cache->_initOptions()
#12 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/magento15/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/App.php(1137): Mage_Core_Model_Cache->canUse('config')
#13 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/magento15/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Config.php(412): Mage_Core_Model_App->useCache('config')
#14 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/magento15/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Config.php(294): Mage_Core_Model_Config->_canUseCacheForInit()
#15 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/magento15/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/App.php(395): Mage_Core_Model_Config->loadModulesCache()
#16 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/magento15/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/App.php(329): Mage_Core_Model_App->_initModules()
#17 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/magento15/app/Mage.php(627): Mage_Core_Model_App->run(Array)
#18 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/magento15/index.php(80): Mage::run('', 'store')

Answer 1

My name is Dmitriy, i'm technical project manager of Magento Core Team. 1.5.0.0-rc1 packages were wrongly packaged and contains local.xml file from test installation. Please remove local.xml file from app/etc folder or download package one more time. We have fixed packages. Sorry for this issue but like you know the old saying sais "He is lifeless that is faultless".

Thank you for pointing this out.

Answer 2

Yes, please remove local.xml comming from downloaded archive. It's definety bug.

Answer 3

Are you trying to install the latest RC1 release candidate? I just downloaded it myself, and it looks like their build process (accidentally?) left this information in. The local.xml file is where Magento keeps come configuration information, such as the username and password to use for a database. In previous version of the system, it shipped without a local.xml. This file was created during the installation process.

My guess is, as mentioned, the file was included accidentally. I'd try renaming it to something else, or removing it from the folder, and starting your installation. If that doesn't work, then I'd just enter your mysql DB information in local.xml to work around the problem

Worth reporting as a bug

http://www.magentocommerce.com/bug-tracking

Answer 4

Access denied for user ''@'localhost'...

You are missing a username.

Edit:
Look in the /app/etc/ directory for both local.xml and config.xml. Either of those might already have database details set in advance which would derail the installation process.