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I am trying to install magento onto my webhost, during install i get "database connection error" i have input all the values correctly (have contacted my webhost to be sure as I am stumped at this point) they said to refer to magento forums for extra support. I cannot find a fix. Any ideas / help would be MUCH appreciated.
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Try this script which tests your connection and reports the actual MySQL error. It might be useful to determine whether the credentials you were given will work, or which part of the process is failing. Since you are using it on a remote webhost I recommend you hard-code the database username and password to avoid passing them in clear over the open Internet.
(Note: Not my own work - script comes from webune.com)
<?php
###################################### C O P Y R I G H T S ####################################
# THIS SCRIPT IS DISTRIBUTED BY WEBUNE.COM UNDER LICENSE UNDER THE GPL RULES
# PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THIS MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF OUR HARD WORK TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FREE SUPPORT
###############################################################################################
# OK, HERE WE GO
# Use this varialble if you are using an installation script
$step = $_GET['step'];
if (!$step) {
$page_title = 'Form';
}
else{
$page_title = 'Test MySQL step '.$step;
}
############## BEGIN FUNCTIONS ##############################
# FUNCTION TO TEST USERNAME AND PASSWORD IN MYSQL HOST
function db_connect($server, $username, $password, $link = 'db_link') {
global $$link, $db_error;
$db_error = false;
if (!$server) {
$db_error = 'No Server selected.';
return false;
}
$$link = @mysql_connect($server, $username, $password) or $db_error = mysql_error();
return $$link;
}
# FUNCTION TO SELECT DATABASE ACCESS
function db_select_db($database) {
echo mysql_error();
return mysql_select_db($database);
}
# FUNCTION TO TEST DATABASE ACCESS
function db_test_create_db_permission($database) {
global $db_error;
$db_created = false;
$db_error = false;
if (!$database) {
$db_error = 'No Database selected.';
return false;
}
if ($db_error) {
return false;
} else {
if (!@db_select_db($database)) {
$db_error = mysql_error();
return false;
}else {
return true;
}
return true;
}
}
function step1 ($error) {
echo '<h1 style="color:#FF0000">'.$error.'</h1><hr>';
?>
<form name="form1" method="post" action="<?php $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>?step=2">
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5">
<tr>
<td><div align="right">mysql hostname:</div></td>
<td><input name="server" type="text" value="<?php echo $_REQUEST['server']; ?>">
(usually "localhost" or enter IP Address of MySQL Server)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">mysql username:</div></td>
<td><input type="text" name="username" value="<?php echo $_REQUEST['username']; ?>"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">mysql username password:</div></td>
<td><input type="text" name="password" value="<?php echo $_REQUEST['password']; ?>"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="right">mysql database name:</div></td>
<td><input type="text" name="database" value="<?php echo $_REQUEST['database']; ?>"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
<?php
}
?>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<title>Webune MYSQL TEST - <?php echo $page_title; ?></title>
</head>
<body>
<h1><?php echo $page_title; ?></h1>
<?php
############## END FUNCTIONS ##############################
switch ($step) {
case '2':
if ($_REQUEST['server']) {
$db = array();
$db['DB_SERVER'] = trim(stripslashes($_REQUEST['server']));
$db['DB_SERVER_USERNAME'] = trim(stripslashes($_REQUEST['username']));
$db['DB_SERVER_PASSWORD'] = trim(stripslashes($_REQUEST['password']));
$db['DB_DATABASE'] = trim(stripslashes($_REQUEST['database']));
$db_error = false;
db_connect($db['DB_SERVER'], $db['DB_SERVER_USERNAME'], $db['DB_SERVER_PASSWORD']);
if ($db_error == false) {
if (!db_test_create_db_permission($db['DB_DATABASE'])) {
$error = $db_error;
}
} else {
$error = $db_error;
}
if ($db_error != false) {
$error = "failed";
echo step1($db_error);
} else {
echo '<h1 style="color:green">Congratulations!</h1>
Connected Successfuly to datbase <strong>
<a href="http://www.webune.com/forums/how-to-test-mysql-database-connection.html">Continue >> </a></strong>';
}
} else {
$error = "ERROR: please provide a hostanme";
echo step1($error);
}
break;
default:
echo step1('Step 1');
break;
}
?>
<div align="center">
<img src="http://www.webune.com/images/headers/default_logo.jpg">
</div>
<div align="center">
Script Courtesy of
<a href="http://www.webune.com">Webune PHP/Mysql Hosting</a></div>
</body>
</html>
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