Errors with install (free version)

[proxpromo]

So after several years of dreaming of starting a game I've decided it's time. I'm starting to evaluate scripts and am onto NWE. After checking out the full version demo I've decided it's reasonably nice but I want an install I can muddle with and go back to the next day and know my settings will still be there.

So, next step install free version to continue testing.

I've tried

a) downloaded zip package, extracted, uploaded, entered installer password, then next screen entered DB info then got error.

b) deleted all files and uploaded self installer which never even showed me options just went to my error page.

I'm fairly inept at scripting but not totally incompetent. I have installed numerous scripts and can edit some php/html coding although I am a little rusty.

Also when running the zip installer it did say that my server does have the required 'bits' to work, I'm on hostgator shared hosting which I am seriously considering dumping because I'm sick of asking them to turn stuff on that I think should be enabled by default.

So, here's my error

Warning: mysqli::query() [mysqli.query]: Couldn't fetch mysqli in /home2/myusername/public_html/mydomain.com/nwe/libs/db.php on line 538

Warning: Resultset::Exec() [resultset.exec]: Property access is not allowed yet in /home2/myusername/public_html/mydomain.com/nwe/libs/db.php on line 542

Fatal error: Call to a member function fetch_row() on a non-object in /home2/myusername/public_html/mydomain.com/nwe/libs/db.php on line 556

nwe is the folder I am installing it to as it is just for testing and I'm using the domain for another site. I did create a new DB and user etc but as I said using the depack it didn't even ask for this info..

[KyleMassacre]

hmm......

Never seen that error on instal. Might be a stupid question but are you sure you have mysqli enabled on your box? Also, I have had some issues with read/write perms but it usually resulted in like a file does not exist error but check to make sure your file and folder perms are ok

[Veramys]

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Worked fine for me. Did you fix the config file before trying to install?

[a_bertrand]

It could very well be a problem with your hosting, would it be possible for you to try to install it on your own PC after installing XAMPP or WAMPP? As anyhow that would be the best solution for the development: develop locally and then once you know it works upload it to your server.

[proxpromo]

Thanks everyone for your comments, I'm a bit busy today but will try everything out and see what happens.