what is my Database host?

[sksystems]

hi, when im installing my template and scripts, one of them, the shopping cart, needs the database host (where i put localhost etc)
how can i find out my database host?
Server NameStarka.x10


thank you!

 

[hoschakj]

your database host is localhost

make sure that for username you put: cpanelusername_nameofmysqluser
and database name: cpanelusername_nameofmysqldatabase

Example: cpanel username: happy
database name is wordpress
mysql user: admin

in your configuration files you would pu username: happy_admin
and database name: happy_wordpress

 

[sksystems]

ok thank you!
Edit:
wheneveri upload an item into my database, such as a PC, it dosent save it...

 

[hoschakj]

I believe you are talking about the php app that you have running on your site. Is that correct?

 

[sksystems]

that is right. it works on other hosts, however, i cannot seem to get scrolldown menu on the admin panel to work. everytime i create an item into the database, it does not save it.

 

[hoschakj]

What item specifically, because I just looked at your site again and I see A LOT of products on there that were not there when I checked your site for your first problem.

 

[sksystems]

they are the default 'demo' items that came along.
when you last checked i accedently deleted all the items, thats why you couldent see anything,but then i reinstalled.
any idea?

 

[hoschakj]

Unfortunately I am not familiar with that program, so without actually seeing what is happening, I cannot help.
If you want to PM me a temp. username and password that will get me into admin, I will be more than happy to take a look.

 

[sksystems]

it seems it is from the database Host, i put localhost when there shud be another host IE: Mysql12.x10hosting.com
but i cannot find anything

 

[hoschakj]

There should be no other host. The mysql host refers to the location of MySQL on the server that your site is on. Localhost will automatically use the server that you are on. If your site is displaying the demo items, those items are in the database already so your site is accessing the database and it is showing everything there properly.

Items not showin up when saved does not sound like a MySQL issue, it sounds that a software issue. MySQL is only the place that information is stored, it is not in charge of putting that information there, the php application does that.

Perhaps there is a bug in the shopping cart software that you are using. Does it give you any errors?

 

[Hired_Goon]

Is your shopping cart actually on your website or hosted externally via paypal or similar.

If it's hosted externally, then it won't work due to remote access to mysql not being available anymore. (I miss that functionality)

Essentially, access to your MYSQL database can only be by using localhost as your hostname and only works for pages hosted on your website.

Possibly using includes for external sites may work, but I haven't tried it.