Alex, Wednesday, September 18, 2002, 9:25:33 PM, you wrote: AK> I've got a weird conundrum here that I'm hoping I can get some help on. I'm AK> attempting to install a chat board system called Ikonboard AK> (www.ikonboard.com) with MySQL as the database; setup on it went smoothly AK> until it tried to talk to the database. No matter what I do, I get:
AK> "mySQL connection error: Access denied for user: 'alex@localhost' (Using AK> password: YES) " AK> This is despite several things that would indicate I should have no trouble: AK> 1. I can connect from a shell with the same username and password no AK> problem. AK> 2. I've quadruple-checked the spelling of the username and password, so it's AK> not a typo. AK> 3. I can connect to the database from a test script with the same username AK> and password. AK> The only reason I can think of that the installer program can't connect is AK> because it's a web script (installer.cgi), and some sort of permissions AK> might be wrong there. Alex, installer.cgi is located on the same host as host from you successfully connected via test script and shell? -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Egor Egorov / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
