Title: mysql problem
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# mysql problem

 *  [torweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/torweb/)
 * (@torweb)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-problem-2/)
 * I do have the correct mysql login information but am still getting the error 
   to check my username, user password, etc.
 * I’ve been looking at different applications and have installed the MoveableType
   blog application. It also needs mysql. I got that running fine with the exact
   same mysql info from my host provider.
 * There has got to be another issue going on here…any help?
 * Thanks
 * Tom

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 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-problem-2/#post-200127)
 * There are two errors that WP gives – which one did you get ?
 * Did you also check for any spaces in / before / after names?
 *  Thread Starter [torweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/torweb/)
 * (@torweb)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-problem-2/#post-200128)
 * Here’s a copy of the error message followd by by config script. Again, this is
   the same mysql database info I used for MT (moveabletype) application which just‘
   popped’ into action.
 * Error establishing a database connection
    This either means that the username
   and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can’t 
   contact the database server at duke. Are you sure you have the correct username
   and password? Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname? Are you 
   sure that the database server is running?
 * <?php
    // ** MySQL settings ** // define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘you55’); // The name of 
   the database define(‘DB_USER’, ‘you55’); // Your MySQL username define(‘DB_PASSWORD,‘****’);//…
   and password define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘duke’); // 99% chance you won’t need to change
   this value
 * // Change the prefix if you want to have multiple blogs in a single database.
   
   $table_prefix = ‘wp_’; // example: ‘wp_’ or ‘b2’ or ‘mylogin_’
 * // Change this to localize WordPress. A corresponding MO file for the
    // chosen
   language must be installed to wp-includes/languages. // For example, install 
   de.mo to wp-includes/languages and set WPLANG to ‘de’ // to enable German language
   support. define (‘WPLANG’, ”);
 * /* Stop editing */
 * define(‘ABSPATH’, dirname(__FILE__).’/’);
    require_once(ABSPATH.’wp-settings.
   php’); ?>
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-problem-2/#post-200129)
 * define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘duke’)
 * Are you absolutely certain that is correct ? It seems the weakest point right
   now.
 *  Thread Starter [torweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/torweb/)
 * (@torweb)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-problem-2/#post-200131)
 * Well, I just received confirmation from my host provider about mysql settings
   which are:
 * MySQL Server : mysql.consultyou.net
    MySQL Database Name : Same as your Valueweb
   username MySQL Username : Same as your Valueweb username MySQL Password : Your
   MySQL password Port: 3306
 * I entered the new MySQL Server above (instead of duke), but still am getting 
   the same error message.
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-problem-2/#post-200132)
 * mySQL password ? That’s the next possible culprit. Do you get to set that or 
   was it provided ?
 *  Thread Starter [torweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/torweb/)
 * (@torweb)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-problem-2/#post-200133)
 * with my host provider, the pass word is the same one assigned when I established
   the account and is the one used to login to my control pannel. I’ve got several
   applications using mysql so I know it’s working.
 *  [YellowSwordfish](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowswordfish/)
 * (@yellowswordfish)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-problem-2/#post-200135)
 * I’m a newbie here but is this anything to do with the change to the hashing of
   passwords in newer versions of MySQL? Perhaps someone else can pick this up but
   I know I have had problems and have had to change the SQL query to use OLD_PASSWORD
   in more than one DB. It;s just a thought.
 *  Thread Starter [torweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/torweb/)
 * (@torweb)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-problem-2/#post-200138)
 * Hooooray! Well I did have everything correct, however it appears I had to reset
   my password, which I did with the same password. That fixed everything…
 * Seems strange to me, but it fixed it.
 * Thanks for the replies…
 * Tom

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