Create the following script, save as ‘dbTest.php’, upload to your host and view in the browser.
Replace the host, user & password fields with your information.
<?
if ($cn = mysql_connect("host", "user", "password")) {
echo "connected";
} else {
echo "not connected - " . mysql_error();
}
?>
You should see the error message being thrown by the server.
Usually this can be a DB client mismatch. I’d patch the error message produced by the install, but it’s trivial to step around and roll your own.
Enjoy,
James
