Database Issue: (Resolved)

[lordoblivgtool]

I created a database and a file isn't working I think the database isn't connected to the website?

Any help/advice?

[Tyler]

Make sure your trying to connect to the right server, our MySQL server is mysql (NOT localhost)

Otherwise posting more information about the problem is always a good start. Posting without details is like me asking you why I cant download a song that i want... there are 90 million different reasons when it could be as simple as I havent tried, or as complex as a firewall issue or a corrupt file.

[skatecardiff]

Make sure your trying to connect to the right server, our MySQL server is mysql (NOT localhost)

Otherwise posting more information about the problem is always a good start. Posting without details is like me asking you why I cant download a song that i want... there are 90 million different reasons when it could be as simple as I havent tried, or as complex as a firewall issue or a corrupt file.


Here's what i've inserted into the wp-config.php for wordpress:
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define('DB_NAME', '8266_database'); // The name of the database
define('DB_USER', '8266_database'); // Your MySQL username
define('DB_PASSWORD', '*****'); // ...and password
define('DB_HOST', 'mysql'); // 99% chance you won't need to change this value
define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');
define('DB_COLLATE', '');
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Yet still, wordpress keeps giving me an error saying:
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Error establishing a database connection
This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can't contact the database server at mysql. This could mean your host's database server is down.

Are you sure you have the correct username and password?
Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname?
Are you sure that the database server is running?
If you're unsure what these terms mean you should probably contact your host. If you still need help you can always visit the WordPress Support Forums.
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PLEAAASE help me on here, or email me at getonyourboard@hotmail.co.uk

Thank you. :)

[UnlimitedMB]

That looks right, must be wrong somehow or you wouldnt get that error.
Goto http://account.ulmb.com/mysql/ and click Config and copy/paste all the information exactly from that page into your config.php.

[wwe]

Are you going through the auto-install or just editing the file manually?

[skatecardiff]

That looks right, must be wrong somehow or you wouldnt get that error.
Goto http://account.ulmb.com/mysql/ and click Config and copy/paste all the information exactly from that page into your config.php.

Hmm, it seems to be right. I just looked on wordpress.org and someone wassaying that PHP5 + versions don't have built in support for MySQL, so that might be why it's not working.

Thanks for the help.

Joe.

[skatecardiff]

WOW! :) Today, I tried changing the config.php file, and it worked!! :)
Must've been a bad day yesterday :)

Joe.