osCommerce mysql connection

[havencycles]

hi im trying to make a oscommerce site to see how it works but im stuck at the first hurdle ha!

i have made my database in the mysql section and am trying to connect to it.

There was a problem connecting to the database server. The following error had occured:Access denied for user '#####'@'#####' (using password: YES)
Please verify the connection parameters and try again.

i have input the web addy for database server and input the username/pass and database name but it just gives the above error

heeeeellllpppp! lol :nuts:

 

[Christopher]

Did you create a mysql user and give it full permissions on the database?

 

[havencycles]

Did you create a mysql user and give it full permissions on the database?

yes i made the user name and gave full rights to the database is there a specific way im supposed to type this info in ive tried both with just the database username and with my account username_database username.

not sure where im going wrong...
Edit:
the only thing i can think of is the fact that im putting havencycles.pcriot.com in the database server section as im unsure of what i should type here i also tried 74.86.240.236.

 

[havencycles]

Finally worked it out after trawling through lots of sites and this forum i just had to type the words localhost in where i was typing my ip address as the database server.

i mentioned this in my posts surprised no1 could solve the problem as i'm a newbie with this kinda thing.