VisualGuideToInstallingStendhalStep5

Step 5. Configure marauroa to access the MySQL database

Now you will generate a marauroa *.ini file so that marauroa knows where and how to access the database with the user accounts and other info.

Open a command prompt window,and cd to marauroa/ folder

Note: If you use Vista or 7 instead of XP, you will see that Documents and Settings has become Users.

At prompt, copy from here

 java -cp marauroa.jar;stendhal-server-1.48.jar games.stendhal.server.core.engine.GenerateINI

which is Case SenSiTivE!

Now USE your mouse and right-click anywhere inside the window and choose paste.

Then press enter

Warning: depending on how you have copied it maybe there's no need to press enter this time after you paste (you might have copied the enter character too).

When prompted for the name of the database, press enter to accept the default or write your own.

Then press enter

When prompted for the name of the database host, this time you can safely press enter to accept the default localhost

Warning: When prompted for the name of the database user you have to write exactly the same user you chose earlier when creating the database at Step 2. So copy from here:

 stendhal_user

and USE your mouse and right-click anywhere inside the window and choose paste. Then press enter

Warning: When prompted for the name of the database user password you have to write exactly the same password you chose earlier when creating the database at Step 2. So copy from here:

 stendhal_passwd

and USE your mouse and right-click anywhere inside the window and choose paste. Then press enter

Here, like I have just done, it reminds you that you should have granted all permissions to access the marauroa database to the user stendhal_user with password stendhal_passwd. And that is precisely what we have just done already when creating the database at Step 2.

Note: Depending on the power and memory of your PC you can get warnings (later in the server window) of turn time overflow (I do) if you set it this value or lower but that does not hurt (I think).

When prompted for the size for the RSA key:

Press enter to accept default

This key is used for users' passwords encryption inside the database. Press enter to accept the default (512) and wait a while or longer to finish.

Roughly estimated time (one Mississippi, two Mississippi...) on my computer: 45 seconds (who knows if more, who knows if less)

When you see a message that server.ini has been generated, only then, Close the window: Type exit or simply click on the X (yes, I will be declared a genius for this sentence)

Go to Step 6. Run MySQL as a service (if it is not running already)

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