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remove all the tables and try to reinstall.

Deleted tables, re-installed, same problem

Yes, everything is right in config.php.  I am getting this error when I run admin_index.php:

An error was encountered
Error: Unable to fetch table status.

I ran this query in PHPMyAdmin:

SHOW TABLE STATUS FROM PUNBB

and I get an error near 'TABLE STATUS FROM PUNBB'

The problem is in the DB.  I just figure out where.

using PHP 4.2.3 and MySQL 3.23.52 on Apache 1.3.27

delete the database, its corrupted maybe?

if that doesn't work....i suggest you run around the room screaming and pulling your hair untill it magically comes into your head that you are insane, then call the police so they take you to a big padded room in a small padded box,where you will spend the rest of your days fearing mysql.

okay start screaming.

try upgrading php

btw, at one of the forums i post at, i went from member to official pcf groupie in one day (thats about 200 posts)

lol, i like it too,

digimatt: Please enable DEBUG and try again. It won't work then either, but we'll see whats going wrong.

You enabled DEBUG by removing // from the beginning of a line in include/common.php. Open it up and you will see.

Line 64:

$result = $db->query('SELECT c.id AS cid, c.cat_name, f.id AS fid, f.forum_name, f.forum_desc, f.moderators, f.num_topics, f.num_posts, f.last_post, f.last_post_id, f.last_poster, f.closed FROM '.$db->prefix.'categories AS c INNER JOIN '.$db->prefix.'forums AS f ON c.id=f.cat_id'.$extra.' ORDER BY c.position, cid, f.position') or error('Unable to fetch category/forum list', __FILE__, __LINE__, $db->error());