thx hcgtv.
didn't know you were active on this board as well 
by the way I figured it out. it was the way I created my database. I set the default character to korean. and that caused problem.
Thx again for helping me.
1 2004-07-09 22:06
Re: Installation Error (3 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 troubleshooting)
2 2004-07-09 21:12
Topic: Installation Error (3 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 troubleshooting)
As soon as I am finished installing. when I do to my index.php, it gives me the following error.
An error was encountered
Error: Unable to delete from online list.
how do i fix this?