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joomla installation stuck at step 2 (creating tables), I saw a suggestion for this problem:

"Hi all,
this post helped my installation to finish quickly .. it first was hanging as described by others above
.. thanks !!

sovainfo wrote:
Edit installation/model/database.php making it look like below starting from line 804:
Code:
// Get an array of queries from the schema and process them.
$queries = $this->_splitQueries($buffer);
set_time_limit(0);
foreach ($queries as $query)"

Is this reasonable? and how do I get to this code?

ygwolf wrote:Is this reasonable?

Maybe. If you serach the internet there are two common solutions for this problem:
- increase the max_execution_time limit
- change from InnoDB to MyISAM
Both seem to be plausible.

ygwolf wrote:how do I get to this code?

This is a joomla specific question better been asked at a joomla specific board.

best wishes,
Altrea

This refers to the xampp code.

Google for installation/model/database.php and you will find Joomla specific hits only

So edit your php.ini file, using the xampp manager menu system

PHP -> php.ini
Find the parameter

max_execution_time = 30
And change it to

max_execution_time = 200
Once the install has completed go back and change it back to a value no more than 60.