@@ -, +, @@ connection fails sort of horrible error message. --- installer/install.pl | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) --- a/installer/install.pl +++ a/installer/install.pl @@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ my $step = $query->param('step'); my $language = $query->param('language'); my ( $template, $loggedinuser, $cookie ); +eval { + my $dbh = C4::Context->dbh; +}; + +if ($@) { + print "Unable to connect to database. Please check your database configuration in koha-conf.xml"; + exit; +} + my $all_languages = getAllLanguages(); if ( defined($language) ) { --