Tried to re-install with git
I tried to re-install, this time with git, but got the same results.
The MySQL installation is completely standard. It was installed during the OS install. It's MySQL 5.1. I can't figure out why osTicket doesn't recognize that MySQL is there. Very frustrating.
I have started MySQL, I've tried creating a blank database, creating a user and giving that user access to the new database. All to no avail. osTicket thinks MySQL isn't even there.