Joomla 1.5 Install problem - cannot connect to mysql database

[mikeyp]

Dear all,
I have read the installation miniguide on this site which was really helpful and now I am able to run the installation process. Unfortunately I cannot get te installation to see the database I have set up.

I have tried so many permutations of host, dbname, password and all of them give the following errror message:

Could not connect to the database. Connector returned number: Unable to connect to the database:Could not connect to MySQL


My database is called JoomlaDB - it appears as mikeyp_JoomlDB
The user is mikeyp and the username appears in the CP as mikeyp_mikeyp

I have tried various settings for the hostname - localhost , mysql.x10hosting.com, http:// mydomain.x10hosting.com, http://my real domain name.com

I have tried the db name as JoolaDB and mikeyp_JoomlaDB,a d also both the username mikeyp and mikeyp_mikeyp.

Everything I do gives the same error message.

The user has been added to the database and has all permissions. The DB checks out OK.

Any ideas please?

Cheers
Mike

 

[bugfinder]

Hmm, the database hostname would be "localhost", the username and password would be that of which you made in the database wizard so, yes, if it shows as mikeyp_mikeyp that would be the username and the password - whatever you set, the database name would be mikeyp_JoomlDB do remember all are case sensitive.

 

[mikeyp]

Thanks for the advice. As I had tried that and it hadn't worked, I decided to delete the database and re-add it and the user.

The install then worked fine and I am now up an running!

Cheers
Mike

 

[Corey]

Great,

I'm going to go ahead and close this, let us know if you need further assistance by re-opening this thread or creating a new one.

-Corey