Odd MySQL Problems

[Tom]

I'm having a strange problem:

If I use localhost as the hostname I get an unable to connect error. If I specify the IP address, I can connect only if I don't include a password (but then I can't access my database). If I go to a TelNet session, I have no problem getting into MySQL with my user id and password.

[werehere]

Please give as many details as you can for us. Is this a shared mysql server or a dedicated one? So the password and username that you can use with telnet does not get you in?

[Tom]

It is a shared MySQL. The user id and password that works in a TelNet session does not work using the script.

I can't connect at all specifying localhost. Here is the message I get:
Warning: Can't connect to local MySQL server (111) in db_mysql.php on line 31

If I run the script with an IP address and a user id and password, I get a message:
Warning: Access denied for user: 'xxxxxx@' (Using password: YES) in db_mysql.php on line 31

If I run the script with an IP address and no password, it connects but then I can't access the database.

Thanks for any help. It is greatly appreciated!


[Edited by Tom on 06-19-2000 at 07:35 PM]

[manifesto]

Does the database have a password? I only ask since you said without a pw is the only time you can actually connect to it.

[eva2000]

yeah i am getting a similar problem with the lite version - i just got php3 and mysql installed on my dedicated server

Warning: Host '' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server in db_mysql.php on line 31

Warning: 0 is not a MySQL link index in db_mysql.php on line 37

any ideas ?

[eva2000]

well i solved my problem - i had the wrong server name in the config.php file

[Tom]

Then database does have a password. Anyone can connect to MySQL witout a password but you have very limited functionality (you can only access a test database). I can connect to localhost MySQL using id and password through TelNet. It just doesn't work through the install.php.

[Tom]

I figured it out! For some reason, localhost must start with an uppercase "L". I changed my server name to Localhost and everything went perfect. I just bought the real version and the installation was flawless.