mySQL still not connecting

[Algorath]

I have changed my phpbb3 forum dbhost path to 'localhost' as requested by the admins. For some reason I am still getting the following error:

General Error

SQL ERROR [ mysql4 ]

Can't connect to MySQL server on 'mysql-lotus.x10hosting.com' (4) [2003]

An sql error occurred while fetching this page. Please contact an administrator if this problem persists.

which makes it pretty obvious that it is still trying to connect to the old dbhost address. Any idea how I can make this stop trying to connect to the old address and read the new address of 'localhost' out of the config.php file?

 

[Zubair]

The error show you you don`t enter any username in config file.
Your config file should be look like this

<?php
// phpBB 3.0.x auto-generated configuration file
// Do not change anything in this file!
$dbms = 'mysql';
$dbhost = 'localhost';
$dbport = '';
$dbname = 'cpaneluser_dbname';
$dbuser = 'cpaneluser_dbuser';
$dbpasswd = 'password hidden';
$table_prefix = 'phpbb_';
$acm_type = 'file';
$load_extensions = '';

@define('PHPBB_INSTALLED', true);
// @define('DEBUG', true);
// @define('DEBUG_EXTRA', true);
?>

 

[Algorath]

Both a username and password, which are correct, are present when I look at the file. This is the config.php that PhPbb3 set up on its own, as well as creating the database when it installed it, so there are still the same username and password, which I have confirmed in my mysql databases on cpanel.

Password hidden for security purposes

The forum address is http://deathbringers.algorathogame.exofire.net/forum/index.php



FIXED:

It appears that if I am connected via Cpanel as well as through FTP and I change the file on CPanel but not on FTP, it won't really change the file . . . figure that one out lol. Opened the file through FTP and it was the same as the original, so I changed it there, saved it, and everything works.

 

[Zubair]

What is your forums link...

I found this http://uncle.servegame.org:81/phpbb/ and it is opening fine for me...

are you still seeing error page???

then try clearing browser cache and flush you DNS and then try again.

 

[calistoy]

I'm able to see your site just fine when I click your link.

 

[Zubair]

Both a username and password, which are correct, are present when I look at the file. This is the config.php that PhPbb3 set up on its own, as well as creating the database when it installed it, so there are still the same username and password, which I have confirmed in my mysql databases on cpanel.

Password hidden for security purposes

The forum address is http://deathbringers.algorathogame.exofire.net/forum/index.php



FIXED:

It appears that if I am connected via Cpanel as well as through FTP and I change the file on CPanel but not on FTP, it won't really change the file . . . figure that one out lol. Opened the file through FTP and it was the same as the original, so I changed it there, saved it, and everything works.

I am able to see these forums with no problem.

If you can`t then try clearing browser cache and flush you DNS and then try again.

 

[Algorath]

Fixed it.

FIXED:

It appears that if I am connected via Cpanel as well as through FTP and I change the file on CPanel but not on FTP, it won't really change the file . . . figure that one out lol. Opened the file through FTP and it was the same as the original, so I changed it there, saved it, and everything works.

 

[neosurfer2695]

How do you change it in FTP?
I'm having a similar problem.
Please help.
Thanks-

 

[Algorath]

I use Firfox, so I have an add-on called FireFTP. You log in to your FTP server, and navigate to the config file same way you would in Cpanel file manager. Then open the file, edit, and save.