When you contact them, tell them you need a datasource configured in coldfusion admin for the database "X". If they offer different database options, tell them you want MySQL. Tell them what you want the datasource NAME to be as well. Hopefully they will let you choose the name.
Good luck! Mike -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan Gravois [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 9:18 AM To: CF-Newbie Subject: Re: Connecting to MySQL I understand. When I contact IX, I need to ask them to set up what exactly? Jon On 4/22/06 9:10 AM, "Mike Chytracek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Correct. You are setting the datasource on your local cf server. Since > you don't host it on your laptop, you need to contact your provider to set > it in theirs. > > Anything you set in the administrator is for your instance of cf mx > > Mike > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:15:1789 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/15 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:15 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.15 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
