just do it using grant statement so that you can connect from another host.
use grant to username@'%' instead of localhost
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From: "Emre Yildirim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 12:40 AM
Subject: cannot connect to database
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> Hello folks,
>
> This is probably some very stupid mistake, but I don't know what else to
do.
> I just installed the latest mysql source. Everything compiled nice and
> without errors and installed correctly. My problem is, I can't connect to
> the database. Here is the error message:
>
> Warning: Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: YES)
>
> The password is set, but I still get this. Also, is there a way to let
other
> hosts, other than localhost connect to the db? Thanks for any help.
Please
> e-mail any answers to me directly, as I am not on this list. Cheers...
>
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