MYSQL connections - please help

Question

New to databases, have set up one remote, and use FTP access.
I've contacted my host, and they say all is well with the info I'm
providing in DW, but cannot get MYSQL testing server connection to
work in DW 8. Can connect using MySql-Front, so I know my user name
and password info is correct. Getting access denied, permissions
problem. I've spent WAY to many hours already browsing forums and
other help online, but nothing has worked. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

jillypie wrote:
> New to databases, have set up one remote, and use FTP
access. I've contacted
> my host, and they say all is well with the info I'm
providing in DW, but
> cannot get MYSQL testing server connection to work in DW
8. Can connect using
> MySql-Front, so I know my user name and password info is
correct. Getting
> access denied, permissions problem. I've spent WAY to
many hours already
> browsing forums and other help online, but nothing has
worked. Any suggestions?
If you are using MySQL 5, you must also enable MySQLI and
mbstring in
php.ini. The PHP MySQL extension does not support the new
password
authentication protocol in MySQL 4.1 and higher.
Add this to the Windows extensions section of php.ini:
extension=php_mysqli.dll
Also remove the semicolon from the beginning of this line:
;extension=php_mbstring.dll
Restart your web server.
David Powers
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
Author, "Foundation PHP 5 for Flash" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/