On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 9:07 PM, Jan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all together, > > I installed PHP and MySQL on my box (running apache). When I try to install > Joomla, the MySQL Database is recognized by the precheck of the install > script. But when I try to connect to the database I get the following error > msg: > > Unable to connect to the database: Could not connect to MySQL > > I'm a newbie using BSD. I tried really hard, but a simple mistake could be > possible. > > I added the following 3 packets, installed MySQL and set the symbolic links: > mysql-server-5.0.51ap1.tgz > php5-core-5.2.6.tgz > php5-mysqli-5.2.6.tgz > > I start mysql using the command: > /usr/local/bin/mysqld_safe & > > I'm also able open the DB using "mysql -u root -p".
What happens when you try: mysql -h localhost -u root -p But as the error messages says - Joomla cannot connect to your database (mysql). Have a look in /var/www/logs/ especially the error logs and also in the error logs for mysql - they should help resolve this issue. hth Fred
