diff --git a/install.php b/install.php
index 098e1323b54..c737e636799 100644
--- a/install.php
+++ b/install.php
@@ -410,21 +410,21 @@ if ($config->stage == INSTALL_DATABASE) {
 
     $disabled = empty($distro->dbhost) ? '' : 'disabled="disabled';
     echo '<div class="formrow"><label for="id_dbhost" class="formlabel">'.$strdbhost.'</label>';
-    echo '<input id="id_dbhost" name="dbhost" '.$disabled.' type="text" value="'.s($config->dbhost).'" size="30" class="forminput" />';
+    echo '<input id="id_dbhost" name="dbhost" '.$disabled.' type="text" value="'.s($config->dbhost).'" size="50" class="forminput" />';
     echo '</div>';
 
     echo '<div class="formrow"><label for="id_dbname" class="formlabel">'.$strdbname.'</label>';
-    echo '<input id="id_dbname" name="dbname" type="text" value="'.s($config->dbname).'" size="30" class="forminput" />';
+    echo '<input id="id_dbname" name="dbname" type="text" value="'.s($config->dbname).'" size="50" class="forminput" />';
     echo '</div>';
 
     $disabled = empty($distro->dbuser) ? '' : 'disabled="disabled';
     echo '<div class="formrow"><label for="id_dbuser" class="formlabel">'.$strdbuser.'</label>';
-    echo '<input id="id_dbuser" name="dbuser" '.$disabled.' type="text" value="'.s($config->dbuser).'" size="30" class="forminput" />';
+    echo '<input id="id_dbuser" name="dbuser" '.$disabled.' type="text" value="'.s($config->dbuser).'" size="50" class="forminput" />';
     echo '</div>';
 
     echo '<div class="formrow"><label for="id_dbpass" class="formlabel">'.$strdbpass.'</label>';
     // no password field here, the password may be visible in config.php if we can not write it to disk
-    echo '<input id="id_dbpass" name="dbpass" type="text" value="'.s($config->dbpass).'" size="30" class="forminput" />';
+    echo '<input id="id_dbpass" name="dbpass" type="text" value="'.s($config->dbpass).'" size="50" class="forminput" />';
     echo '</div>';
 
     echo '<div class="formrow"><label for="id_prefix" class="formlabel">'.$strprefix.'</label>';
diff --git a/install/css.php b/install/css.php
index 16bfaba0642..2bceff6c9e9 100644
--- a/install/css.php
+++ b/install/css.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ h2 {
 .formrow label.formlabel {
   display:block;
   float:left;
-  width: 260px;
+  width: 160px;
   margin-right:5px;
   text-align:right;
 }