cantyman
Friend
I already installed Joomla1.5 on my local machine, so I didn’t find it necessary to install JA Edenite using Quickstart. Instead, I created a separate directory on my web server and inserted the ja_edenite folder there.
When I try to connect to it, however, I get the following error message:
Database Error: Unable to connect to the database:Could not connect to MySQL
How do I fix this? How do I connect a new database to this template?
Sherlock
Friend
Hi cantyman !
Please check database name , database user, pass in configuration.php file , did you install edenite qucickstart ?
cantyman
Friend
OK, I have setup a new database and updated the settings in the configuration.php, as you suggested. However, I am still unable to connect to the database.
I did not install Quickstart since I already had joomla1.5 installed. Is there a way to populate the template’s database tables without using Quickstart?
stylez4men
Friend
I’m doing a fresh install using quick start and getting the same error
pfchute
Friend
I am doing fresh install with vauxite and getting same error, Ive done lots of quickstart installs with no problem before
Arvind Chauhan
Moderator
Do you have cpanel on your hosting server? may be you are missing some step. Where do you host your sites? whats the error? unable to connect to mysql? this error suggest that your database settings in joomla are not right.
pfchute
Friend
I am doing the same process that i have done for 100’s of installs. The database is on the server. I can connect with PHPMyAdmin. Even when I manually install configuration.php I get the error unable to connect to mysql.
Im hosted with heart internet in the UK. I am doing the same steps as before and having the same problem with multiple quickstart templates, so it is making me think it is a hosting problem. any ideas
Arvind Chauhan
Moderator
<em>@pfchute 121715 wrote:</em><blockquote>I am doing the same process that i have done for 100’s of installs. The database is on the server. I can connect with PHPMyAdmin. Even when I manually install configuration.php I get the error unable to connect to mysql.
Im hosted with heart internet in the UK. I am doing the same steps as before and having the same problem with multiple quickstart templates, so it is making me think it is a hosting problem. any ideas</blockquote>
Well, not questioning your experience with joomla installation, but as i said earlier unable to connect to database error has to do with database settings,
1. May be changing the host entry to localhost or 127.0.0.1 or host specified by your hosting co might help.
2. Some hosting co auto attach prefix to database name and user name, you can cross check those too.
3. Might have accidentally shuffled the database user name with database name or vice versa.
Putting in a support ticket with your hosting co wont do any harm, may be they have changed something on their server and have not notified your of the changes.
pfchute
Friend
Hi drarvindc
Thanks for the advice, after lenghty talks with the hosting company it turns out it was a DNS issue. Thanks for your help.
Arvind Chauhan
Moderator
<em>@pfchute 121738 wrote:</em><blockquote>
after lenghty talks with the hosting company it turns out it was a DNS issue. </blockquote>
Hmmm, that’s interesting, no wonder none of us had any clue about it. DNS generally doesn’t come under such scenario. But now it does.
Regards
arvind
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