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#1 2006-12-22 20:10:33

tehdreamer

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Registered: 2006-12-22

Posts: 2

newbie needs mysql installation help

and yes I’ve read the detailed textbook guide. It says:

MySQL login: yourhostID_databaseUserID
MySQL password: databasePassword
MySQL server: localhost (If “localhost” does not work, check with your host provider about what to use.)
MySQL database: yourhostID_datbaseName
Table prefix: prefix_ (e.g., txp_, txp2_, cats_, whatever_)

I have a site hosted at 1&1, and I created a mysql database through the control panel. I have the following information on it (I put x’s in place of actual names for security):

Database Name: dbxxx
User Name: dboxxx
Password: Wxxx
Host Name: dbxxx.somewhere.net
Description: textpatternDB
Status: ready

I am confused as to which of the bottom things correspond to the top part. I am attempting to set up Textpattern and I have tried using many combinations of these names. When I use host name as localhost, I get a connection error, and when i use the dbxxx.somewhere.net, I get an ‘access denied’ error.

I think my general question is what is “yourhostID”, as exemplified by the textpattern textbook. And/Or what is databaseUserID, from the information that I have.

I apologize for being confusing and confused, please help!

#2 2006-12-22 20:35:35

els

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Registered: 2004-06-06

Posts: 7,458

Re: newbie needs mysql installation help

This should be it:

MySQL login: (User Name:) dboxxx
MySQL password: (Password:) Wxxx
MySQL server: (Host Name:) dbxxx.somewhere.net
MySQL database: (Database Name:) dbxxx
Table prefix: (whatever you want here, or leave it empty)

#3 2006-12-22 21:31:04

tehdreamer

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Registered: 2006-12-22

Posts: 2

Re: newbie needs mysql installation help

oh yay, it worked T_T
thanks. ^^