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I should update this

Looks like I need to update the guide again, my host just kind of took a crap on itself...All the info should still be fine, though.

How about you tell us what the issue is?

You aren't supposed to know what it is because that's a privacy issue. If you want to change a user's password however, you can do that in the mangosd.exe command window if I remember correctly.

Make sure that your realm is set to your WoW realmlist (so if you want to play locally, you need to set your realm's IP in your realmd database to 127.0.0.1 or localhost). Alternatively, it's possible that you have some kind of security blocking the connection to the realm such as a firewall or anti-virus.

Look at the revision you downloaded (mangos database -> tables -> db_version), then look at the SQL updates. Apply every update after your db_version. Even though you're on a network, I believe you still need to forward the ports through your router. Don't quote me on that though, I'm no network expert

Open GIT through the Start menu then. Start -> Programs -> Git -> Git GUI Just because the MaNGOS CMD window tells you to do 1 update doesn't mean that it should fix everything on it's own. Check your MaNGOS revision and apply all the newest updates. If you're lazy, then go on UDB and grab some update packs.

"fatal: bad revision '^' fatal: bad revision '^'" This is the source of your error. Something's up with the revision number. I can't tell from what you've posted, but it's possible that you're trying to update/merge from an older version of MaNGOS (just throwing that out there, I'm no git expert).

It wouldn't matter if his client was out of date , he would get individual map errors not an error for every single map. What I'm thinking is that you don't have the maps folder in the same place as your MaNGOS executables are. Once you extract the maps, you need to move the folder into your MaNGOS folder along with the dbcs. If you have done this, then I'm pretty sure that you have vmaps enabled when you didn't extract them. You can toggle vmaps in mangosd.conf.

You're most likely missing all the updates in between the two revisions that you're having issues with. Try applying the update packs on UDB and if your thing still doesn't work, apply individual updates from 9539 to the current revision. You can't skip updates, lol

Alright the new guide is up, hope everyone likes it

Just thought I'd let everyone know that there's some news on my original post; new guide coming soon.

I know this isn't mangos related, but I didn't know where else to turn to. I'm trying to port forward so that me and my friend can mess around on my server, but I can't seem to get it right. I've done research, tried tons of stuff, used port forwarding applications, etc. Nothing. Is. Working. Everything is allowed through my firewall, anti-viruses aren't an issue, I'm on Windows 7, have a dynamic IP (I change everything as needed though) and have a DLink DIR-615. Like I've said I've done tons of research, so what I'm starting to think is that I need help on MaNGOS port forwarding specifically since all the general help doesn't seem to be helping me. Any help or even a point in the right direction is extremely appreciated, thanks

I haven't gone through the guide for a while, so if there are any mistakes please let me know via PM.

I cbf to look at your original reply to determine your problem, but if it's a database issue you'll most likely get better help from the database provider's site.

Thank you, I'll update it right now. Since I play retail WoW a lot, I actually haven't really been into private servers lately since Mangos doesn't yet have support for 3.2.

Mangos.sql is a blank database. If you want content, you need to download a content database, such as UDB.

I personally think that more information should be placed (don't ask me what, it just looks a little empty) but without making it look like a useless cluttered webpage.

I updated the guide a little bit, I noticed that MaNGOS now supports 3.1.3. Re-extract DBC/map/vmap files and update your core.

You apply the patch files to your downloaded source folder, then compile.

There's obviously an issue with your MySQL server configuration. Click Start > Programs > MySQL Server and use the reconfiguration tool to reset the pass. I'd use the default "mangos" for now until you get it all working. If you still have issues, try again but turn off your Firewall and any Anti-Viruses that may conflict with permissions. If you're using Vista, try running the reconfiguration as an administrator (right click > Run As Administrator).

Have you compiled VC90?

EDIT: Nevermind.

Thank you, I added that part in. The security problem with the config is most likely due to a firewall and/or a virus scanner. Try turning them off, configuring the MySQL server, then turning them back on. It's also possible that you may not have the permissions to do it (you need admin permissions to configure the server). As for your compile issue try redownloading the source. Also; make sure you have the Microsoft C++ 2008 libraries and maybe even 2005 if 2008 alone doesn't work. It's also possible that this is also a permissions issue, I'm not sure, I've never gotten that error before. Hope that helps!

That would be an issue with your conf files, make sure you changed the info correctly (do not include the square brackets that I had shown in my example).