upgrading from v2.3.4

[johnmccallum]

I tried to upgrade from version 2.3.4 and got the following error:

Database error in vBulletin :

mysql_connect() [<a href='function.mysql-connect'>function.mysql-connect</a>]: Access denied for user 'amayes00_mcc'@'www114.genericdns.com' (using password: YES)
/home/amayes00/domains/dsquared-dev.com/public_html/Forums/includes/class_core.php on line 273

MySQL Error :
Error Number :
Date : Friday, April 27th 2007 @ 03:26:09 PM
Script : http://www.dsquared-dev.com/Forums/install/upgrade.php
Referrer :
IP Address : 216.228.200.150
Username :
Classname : vB_Database

One set of instructions said I should run upgrade28.php through upgrade35.php but these files were not included in the download so I tried to run upgrade.php. I'm sure the password in the config.php file is correct, so don't know why I am being denied access. I notice there are a lot of other upgrade files. Do I need to run these?

[Steve Machol]

You are upgrading to 3.6.5, right?

The most likely cause of this error is that the info in your config.php file is wrong or your db user does not have full permissions to this database. Please read this for all the known causes of this error:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=194542

[johnmccallum]

Thanks, Steve.

The problem was that I had put in the actual name of the server, when I changed that to "localhost" as per your instructions, that allowed me to upgrade.

John