Trying to install modules gives an error

udarts

Hi There,

I have tried to install a module, but in the terminal it generates the following error:
Started in the root (where fuel and index.php are located)

php index.php fuel/installer/install validate

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning
Message: mysqli::real_connect(): (HY000/2002): No such file or directory
Filename: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/fuel/codeigniter/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
Line Number: 201

Backtrace:
File: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/fuel/modules/fuel/core/Loader.php
Line: 473
Function: DB

File: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/fuel/modules/fuel/core/MY_Model.php
Line: 159
Function: database

File: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/fuel/modules/fuel/core/MY_Model.php
Line: 112
Function: initialize

File: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/fuel/modules/fuel/core/Loader.php
Line: 241
Function: load_class

File: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/fuel/modules/fuel/core/Loader.php
Line: 455
Function: model

File: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/fuel/modules/fuel/libraries/Fuel_modules.php
Line: 969
Function: module_model

File: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/fuel/modules/fuel/libraries/Fuel_permissions.php
Line: 71
Function: model

File: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/fuel/modules/fuel/libraries/Fuel_permissions.php
Line: 52
Function: initialize

File: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/fuel/modules/fuel/core/Loader.php
Line: 205
Function: __construct

File: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/fuel/modules/fuel/core/Loader.php
Line: 448
Function: library

File: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/fuel/modules/fuel/libraries/Fuel_advanced_module.php
Line: 1152
Function: module_library

File: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/fuel/modules/fuel/libraries/Fuel_advanced_module.php
Line: 393
Function: load_library

File: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/fuel/modules/fuel/libraries/Fuel.php
Line: 479
Function: attach

File: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/fuel/modules/fuel/libraries/Fuel_installer.php
Line: 368
Function: __get

File: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/fuel/modules/fuel/libraries/Fuel_installer.php
Line: 134
Function: create_permissions

File: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/fuel/modules/fuel/libraries/Fuel_advanced_module.php
Line: 1238
Function: install

File: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/fuel/modules/fuel/controllers/Installer.php
Line: 62
Function: install

File: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/index.php
Line: 364
Function: require_once

Database error: A Database Error Occurred

Unable to connect to your database server using the provided settings.
Filename: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/newsent/fuel/modules/fuel/core/MY_Model.php
Line Number: 112

I have the database setup correctly, as I can see the dashboard of the fuelcms.

So what is wrong?

admin

I've ran into a similar issue on Mac due to having multiple version of PHP installed. Make sure you use an absolute path to the PHP binary. So for example, if you are using MAMP, /Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.3.6/bin/php