Comments on: Found solution for Magento – “SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error” on installation

By: me

me — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:16:00 +0000

had same problem. solved it only by dumping the sample data sql file into database.
provided migrations in the php files didnt work (magento 1.4.0.1)
greetings

By: Ana

Ana — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:57:00 +0000

Tks a lot, it worked just fine after dropping and recreating the database. Keep on the good work!
Ana

By: Nash

Nash — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:20:00 +0000

I am unable to repair the tables. I am getting the error

The storage engine for the table doesn’t support repair

By: marcM

marcM — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:13:00 +0000

Thanks for the post. I was getting the same error and found it was due to some missing packages. For reference here’s where I finally found a solution. Thx

http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewreply/89448/

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:09:00 +0000

Thanks very much. This sent me in the right direction.

Using phpmyadmin I selected all tables and did a ‘repair’ function which is found in the ‘structure’ tab. It cured the problem instantly.

Thanks so much.

Jay

By: march hare

march hare — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:47:00 +0000

thanks Shuron… please keep posting your thought on magento.. very helpful.

By: shuron

shuron — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:03:00 +0000

A could’ solve the problem by editing any file.
Check if you try to install Magento in already used Database (DB-Schema). Try to use new one (create new one if you can) and then install Magento. This should help.

By: Sergio

Sergio — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:53:00 +0000

I am having this same problem, but I’m not sure I am getting it right. What’s the file to edit and what should i edit?

Thanks a lot for your help!